Annushka Agarwal
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Gene Therapy Designed by Harvard Researchers Restores Hearing in Clinical Trial
A gene therapy developed with the help of Harvard Medical School researchers restored hearing in 90 percent of patients with a rare form of inherited deafness, according to a study published last month.
Researchers Find Random Movement Helps Robots Navigate Crowds Faster
A team of researchers led by Harvard Ph.D. student Lucy Liu ’22 found that robots moving through crowded spaces reached their destinations faster when programmed to move with a small degree of randomness — a finding that could help researchers better understand traffic jams, pedestrian flow, and crowd management.
Researchers Document Rare Sperm Whale Birth, Find Evidence of Cooperative Behavior
A team of scientists with Project Cetacean Translation Initiative published the most detailed record of a sperm whale birth last month, offering the first quantitative evidence that non-primates assist one another in giving birth.
Filmmaker Ken Burns Says America Has Been ‘Way More Divided’ Than Today at IOP Forum
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns argued Wednesday that America’s current political divisions, while concerning, pale in comparison to those of the Revolutionary era, urging Americans to look to the nation’s founding for perspective at an Institute of Politics forum.
Corcoran Park Redevelopment Proposal Moves Forward After Completing AHO Review Process
A proposal to redevelop Corcoran Park, an affordable housing complex in West Cambridge managed by the Cambridge Housing Authority, cleared its final Planning Board hurdle Tuesday — allowing construction to move forward despite disagreement over a controversial expansion of on-site parking.
Harvard Needs More Quizzes
Testing isn’t the enemy of intellectual curiosity. It’s an ally of convenience — an invitation to stop hoodwinking our peers on a weekly basis and hit the stacks instead.
The Endowment Should Be Taxed
Harvard has a complicated social role. It is neither entirely charitable nor entirely self-interested. I believe that its investment income should be taxed at a rate that reflects this middle ground.