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Taking the measure of legal pot
AP photos Health Was legal pot a good idea? Researchers detail what we know about impact on revenue and health — and what we still need to find out Saima Sidik Harvard...
IT Summit focuses on balancing AI challenges and opportunities
Michael D. Smith and Klara Jelinkova at the IT Summit.Photo by Neal Adolph Akatsuka Campus & Community IT Summit focuses on balancing AI challenges and opportunities With the tech here to stay,...
Faber appointed chief development officer for Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Michael Faber.Credit: Scarlet Studio Campus & Community Faber appointed chief development officer for Faculty of Arts and Sciences New associate vice president and dean of development for FAS to begin Aug. 25 July...
Solomons’ treasure
Arts & Culture Solomons’ treasure From “The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond,” a detail of Three Male Heads from “The Capitulation of Madrid,” Dec. 4, 1808. Antoine-Jean Gros (Paris 1771-1835 Meudon).Photos...
Does AI understand?
Science & Tech Does AI understand? Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer July 16, 2025 6 min read It may be getting smarter, but it’s not thinking like humans...
Public servant, trusted mentor, conduit to congressional campaign — and clam bake host
CAMBRIDGE, MA – NOVEMBER 06: David Gergen co-moderates a discussion with United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the Harvard University Institute of Politics John F. Kennedy School of Government John F....
Committee recommends maintaining name of Winthrop House, adding historical context
Campus & Community Committee recommends maintaining name of Winthrop House, adding historical context Winthrop House.Photo by Grace DuVal July 17, 2025 4 min read Garber, Hoekstra accept review panel’s proposal The Review Committee...
Rockefeller president Richard P. Lifton releases statement on proposed federal budget cuts to science
Responding to a White House budget proposal that calls for an 18 percent decrease in funding for the National Institutes of Health, Rockefeller President Richard P. Lifton today released a...
Rockefeller tops ranking of 1,300 universities in measures of scientific impact and productivity
Released by the European Commission–funded U-Multirank, the survey placed Rockefeller first in categories related to scientific impact and research productivity. The results incorporate data on more than 1,300 institutions in...
Math puzzle: Can you meet me at the mall?
Solve the math puzzle from our August 2025 issue, which takes you back to the time before cell phones.
Pistachio trees 'talk' to their neighbours, reveals statistical physics
Ising model could account for nut production of pistachio orchards
Contributor: RFK Jr.'s rhetoric masks the real tragedy people with autism are facing
The catastrophe for the country isn't so much the CDC's latest autism report, it's the threat that those with developmental disabilities will lose crucial Medicaid support
RFK Jr. announces a plan to ban certain food dyes, following California's lead
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services will work toward eliminating more than half a dozen common dyes from the U.S. food supply.
Fight or flight? Some California nonprofits won't remain silent in face of Trump budget slashing
Some nonprofits are fighting back, including an L.A. provider that's leading a campaign to try to stop potential GOP cuts to healthcare for low-income Americans.
Can $1,000 a month help more students land nursing careers? An L.A. pilot effort says yes
L.A. Community College District is giving hundreds of low-income students $1,000 a month in unrestricted income in hopes of keeping them enrolled and helping deliver a more diverse and multilingual...
Barabak: She was wrongly snagged by Trump's word police. Now her medical research is down the drain
A UC San Francisco eye doctor mentioned "hesitancy" and "uptake" in her grant application. That cost her $3 million in funding for shingles vaccine research.
RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking
Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.
Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California
Indigenous tribes without federal recognition fiercely opposed a bill that would treat tribes with and without federal recognition differently during land development disputes, prompting the author to pull it.
Facing self-imposed budget cuts, Republicans in Congress mull the future of Medicaid
Republicans are scrambling to find creative ways to fulfill budget cuts they voted on without gutting Medicaid.
Antelope Valley residents say they are fed up with rampant dumping, official inaction
Thousands of tons of trash are being dumped at unauthorized waste sites across the Antelope Valley, lawsuits claim. Authorities say they are aware but have done little to stop it.
You need more than Ozempic to fight food addiction. Here's how
In 'Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine,' former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler offers a comprehensive guide to weight loss.
Firefighters make significant progress on Mono County blaze that prompted evacuations
Fire crews started making progress on containment Sunday after the Inn fire grew to more than 500 acres Thursday night, prompting evacuations.
Contributor: Slashing NIH research guarantees a less healthy, less wealthy America
The administration's cuts at the National Institutes of Health will obliterate billions in economic gains, America's scientific predominance and untold human lives.
California asks FDA to undo limits on abortion pill mifepristone amid RFK Jr. scrutiny
California and three other states have called on the FDA to ease restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, which they say has a strong safety record.
State rescinds suspension efforts for troubled nursing home in Hollywood
It is still pursuing license suspensions for six other L.A. nursing homes.
'We are still here, yet invisible.' Study finds that U.S. government has overestimated Native American life expectancy
A new study found that the gap in life expectancy between American Indians and Alaska Natives and the national average was 2.9 times greater than official U.S. statistics.
Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage
Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don't pay for the chromatograph I use in my experiments, but they do pay for...
Hims & Hers' ugly split with Wegovy maker weighs on the telehealth company's future
San Francisco telehealth company Hims & Hers saw its stock plunge more than 30% earlier this week after a partnership with weight-loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk abruptly ended.