The Harvard Gazette July 15, 2026
 
Lab technician pulls test tubes of specimens.
Lab technician pulls test tubes of specimens.
A genetic window on ‘All of Us’

Broad Institute researcher details U.S. biobank’s value as global resource in study of roots of disease, health.

 
Lauren Groff.
Lauren Groff.
Lauren Groff’s poet alter ego

Acclaimed novelist reveals she has published verse under pen name in Harvard Radcliffe Institute talk.

 
Illustration of political party mascots on scales with U.S. flag.
Illustration of political party mascots on scales with U.S. flag.
Will Court campaign-finance ruling make big difference for parties?

Nicholas Stephanopoulos says probably not but may make it easier for wealthy donors to bypass individual giving limits.

 
Star-Friedman finding winners.
Star-Friedman finding winners.
‘High risk, high reward’ research wins Star-Friedman funding

Projects include microchip-sized lasers, red blood cells engineered to detect disease, and others.

 
Sad person looking out window from darkened room on sunny day.
Sad person looking out window from darkened room on sunny day.
Mental health can suffer on hot days

Growing body of literature shows various disorders, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, hospitalizations rise with mercury.

 

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