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Harvard Gazette

Article | May 26, 2023

Danielle Allen thinks our democracy needs renovation

Danielle Allen's new book lays out vision for power-sharing liberalism that will lead to greater inclusion, responsiveness,...

Harvard Gazette

Article | May 18, 2023

Behind the scenes of ‘Succession’ election episode

Harvard Extension School faculty member Thomas M. Nichols played an analyst on a recent episode of HBO’s dark satire “Succession.”

Harvard Gazette

Article | May 15, 2023

Laurence Tribe explains how 14th Amendment can help Biden avoid default

Constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe says in requiring the president to pay U.S. debts it supersedes debt-limit law, breaks impasse...

Harvard Gazette

Article | May 15, 2023

How birth year predicts exposure to gun violence

Long-term study examines risk of getting shot or witnessing a shooting by race, sex, and birth year.

Harvard Gazette

Article | May 10, 2023

Ukraine doctors get urgent training through fellowship

Harvard Scholars at Risk program allows physicians to continue their education during wartime.

Harvard Gazette

Article | May 5, 2023

Doctor’s lessons from Haiti, Turkey, Ukraine border

Rushing to war and disaster zones to provide urgent care has convinced Morgan Broccoli there’s a smarter way to help.

Harvard Gazette

Article | April 27, 2023

Rep. Justin Pearson, Parkland survivor David Hogg ’23 speak at Kennedy...

Tenn. lawmaker Justin Pearson, Parkland survivor David Hogg ’23 talk about tighter gun control, GOP attempts to restrict voting rights,...

Harvard Gazette

Article | April 26, 2023

We should be fighting for our cognitive liberty, says ethics expert

Sensors capable of detecting and decoding brain activity are already embedded into everyday devices, said experts at a webinar.