Research
Obama's Budget Boosts Science Funding
In welcome news for universities, President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposal released on Monday focuses on promoting and investing in innovation and includes funding increases for science research and continued support for student financial aid.
Harvard Biologist Receives BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Entomology Professor Edward O. Wilson, a ground-breaking biologist who coined the terms “biodiversity” and “sociobiology,” has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Ecology and Conservation Biology category, in recognition of his long and varied career in the field.
A Monkey, a Banana, and a Bit of Violence
The Graduate School of Education might want to consider adding animal self-defense to the course catalog. When Anjali Adukia traveled to India to retrieve data for her dissertation at the GSE, she never expected to have her intellectual property (physically) stolen by a furry animal, or by a cute kid in a costume, for that matter. Her escapade was reenacted by the GSE's magazine here.
Harvard Prof. Dislikes Term 'Low-Fat'
Before you sit down to eat a low-fat muffin, hold the cheese on your salad at lunch, or indulge in a bowl of low-fat frozen yogurt, you might want to think again.
New Summer Programs Focus on Research
For the first time this summer, two new pilot programs modeled after the six-year-old Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE) will offer undergraduates an opportunity to conduct research in business and the social sciences.
Ed School Report Calls for Job Preparation
A Harvard Graduate School of Education report released today calls for an increase in vocational training in high schools, suggesting that attending college may not be the best choice for all secondary school students.
Study: Creative Minds May Be Cheaters
Due to their increased capacity for innovative rationalization, creative people are more likely to engage in unethical behavior, according to a Harvard Business School study.
Harvard Debates Life on Other Planets
Harvard Astronomy Lecturer Howard A. Smith recently declared that life beyond Earth is impossible, after examining some 500 planets and finding that they were all hostile to life, but not all members of the Harvard community are convinced.
HBS Professor Slams Google’s Methods
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Benjamin G. Edelman ’02, who this month published a study accusing Google of bias, says that the company is attempting to discredit him for his work.
Harvard Scientists Control Minds of Worms
To the extent that a worm smaller than a pinhead has a mind, Harvard scientists have shown that they are capable of controlling it.
Study: Recognition Of Faces Peaks at 30
Our ability to recognize faces improves as we age, according to a new study conducted by Harvard scientists and published online in the journal Cognition earlier this month.
Tool Finds Trends in Google Books
A team of Harvard researchers has created a new tool that analyzes language patterns in published books to quantify cultural and historical trends from 1800 to 2000.
Coffee Causes Strokes...Sort Of
Now that finals are in full swing, many Harvard students are undoubtedly staying up all night, trying to learn what they were supposed to have learned throughout the fall term. As a result, most will likely turn to coffee, the quintessential source of caffeine, to fuel their late night study sessions.
