Harvard and Amazon Web Services partner to transform impact computing

New alliance between Harvard Data Science Initiative and Amazon Web Services set to transform how faculty use data to solve the world’s biggest problems.

Gray Milkowski • harvard
Nov. 8, 2022 ~12 min

Divisive elections linked to sleep disruption, alcohol consumption

A new BIDMC study suggests that divisive political events like elections can negatively affect one's sleep and emotional well-being.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 7, 2022 ~6 min


AI tool predicts melanoma survivor’s risk of recurrence

A new AI tool may help clinicians determine which early stage melanoma patients would likely benefit from aggressive treatment even at the onset of the disease.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Nov. 4, 2022 ~4 min

An algorithm to detect gerrymandering

Harvard team’s tool maps out thousands of nonpartisan options, simulates outcomes, holds up results to those of proposed plans.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Nov. 3, 2022 ~10 min

Excerpt from Siddhartha Mukherjee’s ‘The Song of the Cell’

Cells are the building blocks of life, Siddhartha Mukherjee says in his new book, but their vulnerabilities are also our vulnerabilities.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 2, 2022 ~13 min

A global beacon on climate change

Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability casts off with University-wide, interdisciplinary approach to begin finding real solutions to existential crisis .

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 27, 2022 ~8 min

Study details better outcomes for Omicron BA.2 patients

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital has determined that Omicron BA.2 is weaker than both Delta and the original Omicron variant.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Oct. 26, 2022 ~3 min

MIT physicist on mystery of dark matter in Harvard talk

MIT’s Peter Fisher details his new book, “What Is Dark Matter?,” at Harvard science event.

Clea Simon • harvard
Oct. 26, 2022 ~6 min


Climate opportunities in U.S. and around the world, but not enough action

Climate as a technological, intergovernmental, and people problem: experts gather at Radcliffe to discuss climate change.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 25, 2022 ~5 min

Uniting Harvard on climate progress

Jim Stock discusses climate and sustainability mission and goals as the University community marks the launch of the Salata Institute.

Gray Mikowski • harvard
Oct. 25, 2022 ~8 min

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