Science
Red Meat Study Sparks Public Debate
Media outlets around the world are covering the release of a Harvard School of Public Health study stating that red meat consumption leads to an increased risk in mortality, stirring debate among the public and experts.
Award Winner Is A Scientist At Heart
A graduate student at Harvard, Itay Budin has been a scientist for as long as he can remember. He spent much of his childhood “playing around”—building airplanes, rockets, and generators.
Professor Receives National Science Foundation Award
Harvard Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Robert J. Wood will be one of this year’s recipients of the Alan T. Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation, according to a recent NSF press release.
This Spring Break, a Few Kitchen Mishaps
When Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics Michael P. Brenner debuted his "Science and Cooking" course in September 2010, 600 students showed up to the opening lecture, forcing the course to be lotteried. Harvard's enthusiasm for cooking hasn't diminished, but it seems like certain freshmen could still use a few lessons.
Daylight Saving Time
Remember to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed tonight, as daylight saving time begins on March 11 at 2 a.m. This applies to almost everyone, although it's worth mention that those visiting Hawaii, Arizona, and the Midway Islands this spring break needn't bother. Enjoy the break, everyone!
Peppered Moths Did Evolve Through Natural Selection, Study Confirms
The darkening color of the peppered moth during the nineteenth century, often used as a case study for adaptation, was confirmed as an accurate example of natural selection in a paper co-authored by a Harvard faculty member.
Two Monkeys Die At HMS Research Center
Two monkeys have died at the Harvard Medical School’s New England Primate Research Center in the past three months, resulting in the suspension of all new experiments at the Center indefinitely.
Microchip Eases Drug Delivery
A group of researchers has created an implant which can be electrically stimulated to release drug doses through a specially designed microchip.
Griffin Investigates Biomechanics of Furry Jerboas
In Organismic and Evolutionary Biology professor Andrew A. Biewener’s lab, Mary M. Griffin ’13 studies the techniques that jerboas use to stabilize their vision fields.
Harvard Researchers Discover "Water World"
The first planet outside of our solar system that is largely composed of liquid water has been discovered by researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
