Science
Brian Greene Talks the Physics of Free Will at Science Center Lecture
Theoretical physicist and Columbia University professor Brian R. Greene ’84 emphasized humanity’s unique place in the cosmos — despite occupying a miniscule sliver of space and time — at a Science Center talk Wednesday night.
Harvard, Vanderbilt Scientists Find “Stellar Budget” for Colliding Stars
Scientists at Harvard and Vanderbilt University released a study showing that only a fraction of stars eventually collide as black holes on Friday.
Harvard, Tufts, UVM Scientists Create Living Robots from Frogs
Scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Tufts University, and the University of Vermont published a study detailing their creation of programmable, living nanobots built from frog DNA on Jan. 13.
Harvard University Health Services Falls Short of Flu Vaccination Goal
Harvard University Health Services fell short of a goal it set last year to increase the undergraduate flu vaccination rate by 20 percent, according to HUHS Senior Director of Nursing and Health Promotion Maria Francesconi.
Harvard Chemists Perform the Coldest Chemical Reaction in the Known Universe
A team of Harvard chemists has succeeded in performing the coldest chemical reaction to ever occur, according to a Nov. 29 paper they published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Science.
Harvard, MIT, Industry Leaders to Create Center for Innovation and Manufacturing Medicines
The center, which is estimated to cost $50 million dollars, will be an independent non-profit located in the Greater Boston area. The board of directors of the new center includes leaders from Harvard, MIT, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, and GE Healthcare Life Sciences.
‘It’s Beautiful. It’s Wrong’: Physicist Lee Smolin Discusses ‘Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution’ in Talk
Theoretical physicist Lee Smolin explained the incomplete nature of quantum theory before a packed lecture hall in the Science Center on Wednesday evening, discussing his newest book, “Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum.”
Students and Faculty Flock to Discussion on the Relationship Between Humans and Whales
Graduate students, professors, and whale enthusiasts gathered to hear Brown University Professor Bathsheba Demuth discuss the history and ethics of humanity’s relationship with whales Wednesday at the Center for Government and International Studies.
Jessica Cundiff
Since February 2001, Jessica Cundiff has worked as a Curatorial Associate in the Verterbrae Paleontology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, working on projects including a collection renovation, a website redesign, and the digitization of collections data.
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs, the Dean of Science, teaches in the physics and astronomy departments.
Sciences Dean Stubbs Hopes to Improve Division's Gen-Ed Offerings
Dean of Science Christopher W. Stubbs said in an interview on Friday that he hopes to help members of his division develop and improve their General Education offerings in the coming year.
Harvard Professor Wins Biomedical Science Award
Rockefeller University named Harvard Chemistry Professor Xiaowei Zhuang as the 2019 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize — an international award celebrating women in biomedical science.
Physicist Sylvester J. Gates, Jr. Discusses History of Relativity At Harvard
The conversation — which was moderated by Harvard physics graduate student Delilah E. A. Gates — promoted the book “Proving Einstein Right,” co-authored by Sylvester Gates and novelist Cathie Pelletier.
Fabulous Fungus Fair
The Fabulous Fungus Fair, led by Harvard students, features a variety of museum collections, displays, and activities surrounding mushrooms, yeasts, and molds.
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Elizabeth U. Keeley explains a possible connection between a fungus known to cause delirium and the Salem Witch Trials.
Harvard Scientists Make Lab-Grown Meat Breakthrough
Harvard scientists have engineered a structural innovation in lab-grown meat that gives it a more palatable, realistic texture, according to a paper published in Science of Food last week.
Harvard Groups Host Discussion of Controversial Hawaii Telescope Project
More than 50 people gathered Monday evening to discuss ongoing protests against the proposed construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the Mauna Kea summit of Hawaii’s Big Island.
Broad Institute
Scientists at the Broad Institute in Kendall Square have made advances in gene-editing technology in recent years.
Researchers Discuss Technology and Social Justice at Harvard Law School
Two researchers discussed the potential for innovations in the use of artificial intelligence and digital phenotyping to advance social justice causes at a Harvard Law School panel Friday.
Harvard Professors Win International Award for Renewable Energy Research
Chemistry Professor Ray G. Gordon ‘61 and Materials and Energy Technologies Professor Michael J. Aziz received an award earlier this month for their work to create an innovative battery to store wind and solar energy.
SEAS Students Conflicted About Allston Expansion
As the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences prepares to expand into the new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston — which is slated to open in June 2020 — current and prospective SEAS concentrators are largely conflicted about the expansion.
Ed Macomber
Ed Macomber opens a chamber of a sputter deposition system in Harvard's Center for Nanoscale Systems cleanroom. Macomber is an engineer in the CNS Nanofabrication Group.
Nanofabrication
Chamber of an electron beam deposition system in Harvard's Center for Nanoscale Systems cleanroom.
Nanofabrication Facility
Harvard's Center for Nanoscale Systems is a facility that focuses on nanofabrication, imaging, and nanoscale analysis. It is located in The Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering at 19 Oxford Street.
Barbara Schaal Discusses Artificial Selection at Harvard Museum of Natural History
Schall’s talk, entitled “An Evolutionary Journey through Domestication,” drew on her work as a biology professor and dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.