Excerpt from ‘Why We Meditate’

Daniel Goleman, Tsoknyi Rinpoche walk us through science, practice of meditation in book excerpt.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Jan. 10, 2023 ~15 min

Modeling the power of vaccines

Scientists have designed a mathematical model that can predict COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness over the long term in healthy individuals and those who have cancer or suppressed immune responses.

Katie Marquedant • harvard
Jan. 9, 2023 ~4 min


Giving students everywhere up-close access to a world of art

The International Image Interoperability Framework makes online access as good as, or better than, physical interaction with library collections.

Anna Burgess • harvard
Jan. 9, 2023 ~7 min

Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ might offer a lifeline

The next time you want to hassle your teenager about sleeping in on Saturday, maybe go back to bed instead.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 6, 2023 ~7 min

In mouse model, scientists develop cancer vaccine that kills brain tumors

Scientists at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer in advanced mouse models.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Jan. 4, 2023 ~4 min

With an eye on climate, a helping hand for health care’s front lines

The Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment has teamed up with the nonprofit Americares to develop a toolkit for community-based health centers offering advice to clinicians, patients, and facility administrators on how to prepare for and handle climate-related emergencies.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 3, 2023 ~6 min

It’s heart attack season

Circumstances differ person to person, specialist says, but likely culprits include medication lapses and stress.

Liz Mineo • harvard
Dec. 20, 2022 ~5 min

What we learned in 2022

Highlights from another year of discovery at Harvard, where inquiring minds are the norm.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Dec. 20, 2022 ~3 min


Exoplanet spiraling toward its doom as it orbits aging star

For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star.

Adam Hadhazy • harvard
Dec. 19, 2022 ~6 min

Send cash, not goods, and other suggestions for giving

There is no shortage of global suffering and need, says the director of Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, but you can still help.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 19, 2022 ~8 min

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