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COVID-19 a driver of widespread gender inequality, study finds
Women are almost twice as likely as men to have lost their job and suffered an anxiety attack during lockdown, according to a study that reveals how COVID-19 has driven...
Watch: Marlo Thomas confirms she turned down 'Rosemary's Baby'
"That Girl" star Marlo Thomas discussed "Rosemary's Baby" and her long-lasting marriage to Phil Donahue.
Online tutoring improves disadvantaged school pupils performance and wellbeing in lockdown
Eliana La Ferrara (Bocconi University's LEAP, Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies) and Michela Carlana (Harvard Kennedy School) have demonstrated the improvement of the academic performance, aspirations, well-being, and socio-emotional skills...
1 in 5 PhD students could drop out. Here are some tips for how to keep going
Doctoral students show high levels of stress in comparison to other students, and ongoing uncertainty in terms of graduate career outcomes can make matters worse.
In Photos: Moments from Scarlett Johansson's career
Actress and singer Scarlett Johansson stars in Marvel's upcoming film, "Black Widow." Take a look back at Johansson's career ahead of the premiere of "Black Widow."
Back to school in Orange County without masks and social distancing? Many call that reckless
The county Board of Education's recommendations attempt to cast doubt on the necessity of wearing masks and social distancing among students
'Vertical cruise ships'? Here's how we can remake housing towers to be safer and better places to live
After 3,000 people in nine public housing towers in Melbourne were placed under the harshest coronavirus lockdown in Australia so far, acting Australian Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly referred to...
If we love our cities, we'll make better decisions about their future after the COVID-19 pandemic
It's the most famous city slogan in the world: I Love New York. And yet, surprisingly, love doesn't seem to play a part in how urban planners build cities.
Seoul to investigate sex harassment claims against late mayor
The Seoul metropolitan government announced Wednesday that it will open a probe into allegations of sexual harassment by Mayor Park Won-soon, who died last week.
Watch: Colin Jost says he stole a photo from Bill Murray's house on 'Tonight Show'
Colin Jost appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to discuss staying indoors with his fiancee, Scarlett Johansson, and the time he stole a photo from Bill Murray's house.
B.C. RCMP officer suspended over racially offensive content posted on Facebook
An RCMP officer in B.C. has been suspended and has resigned from the force after members of the public complained about posts on his Facebook account criticizing the Black Lives...
Letters to the Editor: Read COVID-19 horror stories, then answer: Why aren't you wearing a mask?
Forcing mask refusers to read a hospice chaplain's harrowing op-ed article should change a few minds, hopefully.
Seoul o open probe into sexual harassment claims against late mayor
The Seoul metropolitan government announced Wednesday that it will be opening a probe into allegations of sexual harassment by Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead in a wooded area.
US rescinds order denying visas for foreign students
The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19
Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat.
U.S. abruptly drops new visa rules for international students
Facing widespread opposition led by Harvard and MIT, the federal government on Tuesday abruptly dropped its plans to deport or deny entry to international students at U.S. colleges and universities offering virtual instruction...
Humans have partnered with sled dogs for 9,500 years
Sled dogs are not only incredibly adorable, but have unique genes that make them powerful travel-mates. (Benjamin Zanatta on Unsplash/)To an owner, every dog is special. Maybe your Beagle is brilliant, or your...
African grey parrot outperforms children and college students
What happens when an African grey parrot goes head-to-head with 21 Harvard students in a test measuring a type of visual memory? Put simply: The parrot moves to the head of the...
New study reveals how the brain organizes information about odors
The premiere of the movie “Scent of Mystery” in 1960 marked a singular event in the annals of cinema: the first, and last, motion picture debut “in glorious Smell-O-Vision.” Hoping to wow moviegoers...
Harvard to bring up to 40% of undergrads to campus this fall
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) will bring up to 40 percent of undergraduates to campus for the fall semester, including all first-year students, Harvard announced today. University President Larry Bacow, FAS...
How college admissions might change in the wake of the pandemic
Applying to college is stress-filled during the best of times. But in the age of coronavirus, the annual effort by high school students to combine their grades, recommendations, test scores, extracurricular activities, and...
Harvard panel discusses the future of police reform
In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by a white police officer, police reform has become a rallying cry, with many activists demanding states, cities, and towns defund their police departments and...
Du Bois Society offers community to minority grad students
When Jeraul Mackey joined the W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Society in his second year of grad school, he was searching for a community that could help him thrive as a doctoral student...
Long-term survey reveals Chinese government satisfaction
Understanding what Chinese citizens think about their own government has proven elusive to scholars, policymakers, and businesspeople alike outside of the country. Opinion polling in China is heavily scrutinized by the government, with...
Harvard students on why they protest
Since May, Black Lives Matter protests have been staged from the West Coast to the East and around the globe, triggered by the killing of George Floyd, who died after a white...
3 takes on dealing with uncertainty
In this time of profound uncertainty, society can be sure of one thing: more uncertainty. The seemingly opaque path forward for us, individually and collectively, was the Gazette’s topic with three Harvard professors...
McCarthy’s brush with Harvard examined in new book ‘Demagogue’
The following is excerpted from the new book “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy” by Larry Tye. The fear-mongering and reckless accusations associated with Joseph R. McCarthy were said...
Professor explores meaning of a river between countries
On opposite sides of the Oxus River border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan live two poet-singers who share a common language, faith, and family network, and yet remain separated by vicissitudes of the Great...