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Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance

As a leading researcher on suicide, Matthew K. Nock knows the subject’s grim statistics by heart. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Americans aged 10 to 34, trailing only accidents. It ...
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Lab-grown brain ‘organoids’ set longevity record

Harvard stem cell scientists reported a new record for sustaining human brain “organoids.” The cell cultures were kept for more than five years. Lab-grown organoids replicated the developmental stages ...
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In ‘Remake,’ Ross McElwee navigates the loss of his son

The latest film by Ross McElwee, photographed this summer on campus, will air September 7 on PBS. Carlos Sanchez/Harvard FAS Staff Photographer Ross McElwee has often set out to make a film about one ...
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Donors meet fundraising goal for Ph.D. fellowships — and raise their hands to do it again

Rallied by the urgent need to support graduate students and research at Harvard, donors contributed $100 million for endowed Ph.D. fellowships. The match challenge launched in February by the Faculty ...
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Mapping source of volcanic activity deep within the Earth

Mantle plumes are formations of hot rock in the Earth’s mantle, located up to 1,800 miles deep, that are believed to be the origins of volcanic “hotspots.” These structures have been mapped using the ...
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Angela Bassett, Mavis Staples, Didier Drogba among 2026 W.E.B. Du Bois Medalists

Actress Angela Bassett, singer Mavis Staples, and soccer star Didier Drogba will receive their medals next month in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre. Photos by D’Andre Michael, Elizabeth De La Piedra, ...
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Measuring the mental toll of a rising sea

Emmanuel Akyeampong, Ellen Gurney Professor of History, leads a research cluster on climate adaptation in vulnerable African coastal communities. The cross-disciplinary effort, launched three years ...
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How blazars, ‘among the most luminous objects in the sky,’ caused an illusion

Blazars, or galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, act as anchor points in the sky. They shine brightly in telescope observations, with glowing nuclei that send jets of particles and radiation ...
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Lives saved by sociologist’s fix for skin tone bias

Skin color affects many medical diagnostic technologies. But the majority were designed to take readings from light (or “white”) skin. Professor of Sociology Ellis Monk’s Monk Skin Tone (MST) scale ...