Astrophysics student’s baked treats are out of this world

Claire Lamman doubles as an astronomy graduate student at Harvard and an expert space baker.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
March 11, 2021 ~8 min

New tool finds PFAS compounds on Cape Cod

New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod.

Leah Burrows • harvard
March 5, 2021 ~8 min


Harvard researchers engineer proteins

Researchers prove they can engineer proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments to help neuroregeneration, cytokine storm.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
March 4, 2021 ~7 min

AI reveals current drugs that may help combat Alzheimer’s

A team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence-based method to screen currently available medications as possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The method could represent a rapid and inexpensive way to repurpose existing therapies.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
March 4, 2021 ~6 min

Researchers find conversations don’t end when people want them to

Conversations don’t end when people want them to because few people know how to end them politely, a Harvard study finds.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
March 3, 2021 ~6 min

Sign language for quantum science being developed at Harvard

Harvard’s Center for Integrated Quantum Materials and The Learning Center for the Deaf are working together to develop American Sign Language modules on quantum science topics for undergraduate students with the aim of increasing STEM opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Adam Zewe • harvard
March 2, 2021 ~7 min

What will green computing look like in the future?

Examining the environmental impact of computation and the future of green computing.

Leah Burrows • harvard
March 2, 2021 ~6 min

COVID-19 lockdown highlights ozone chemistry in China

During COVID-19 lockdown, China saw an increase in ozone pollution despite a drop in emissions from transportation and manufacturing sources. The question is, why?

Leah Burrows • harvard
March 1, 2021 ~4 min


Telemedicine for stroke improves patient outcomes, saves lives

The first national analysis shows patients at hospitals that offer remote stroke consults fare and were more likely to survive than patients who presented at hospitals without stroke telecare.

Jake Miller • harvard
March 1, 2021 ~4 min

Tech breakthrough combines motion capture and neural learning

Harvard researchers develop a new motion-tracking system that delivers an unprecedented look at how animals move and behave naturally.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Feb. 25, 2021 ~7 min

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