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Finding Ways to ‘Drug the Undruggable’ Diseases
Greg Verdine, a force behind pancreatic cancer progress, learned from a devastating family accident the value of improvisational thinking
Greg Verdine, a force behind pancreatic cancer progress, learned from a devastating family accident the value of improvisational thinking
There May Be Several on Your Beach Reads List. Ever Wonder Why?
Mysteries blend puzzle-solving with kind of catharsis, according to scholars, writers
Mysteries blend puzzle-solving with kind of catharsis, according to scholars, writers
Constitution Was Made to Be Amended. So What’s Stopping Us?
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
A Life — and Afterlife — in Poetry
For Christian Wiman, ‘dead on the table’ more than once, suffering is no longer the only authentic thing
For Christian Wiman, ‘dead on the table’ more than once, suffering is no longer the only authentic thing
Many Children Like Ebooks. Experts Cast a Wary Eye.
They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less
They say certain features helpful for developing comprehension skills but can also distract — particular problem in era when kids read less
Read Before Running
New to the sport or just rusty? Doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries.
New to the sport or just rusty? Doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries.
How Loneliness Became Major Public Health Issue
U.K., U.S. experts trace rise in awareness through research, political involvement, pandemic
U.K., U.S. experts trace rise in awareness through research, political involvement, pandemic
Why Are White-Black Marriage Rates So Low?
Americans rarely marry outside of their race or class in a nation where residential segregation is relatively common.
Americans rarely marry outside of their race or class in a nation where residential segregation is relatively common.
20 Societal Problems, 20 Solutions
Curbing the spread of malaria, catching breast cancer before it becomes deadly, and creating an immersive archive on the Giza pyramids are the goals of just a few of the 20 faculty research projects recently awarded grants through the Frontiers of Innovation for Societal Impact Fund.
Curbing the spread of malaria, catching breast cancer before it becomes deadly, and creating an immersive archive on the Giza pyramids are the goals of just a few of the 20 faculty research projects recently awarded grants through the Frontiers of Innovation for Societal Impact Fund.
‘Effort Still Matters’ in Age of AI, Garber Tells Grads
In Baccalaureate address, president urges Class of 2026 to seek out the mountains worth climbing.
In Baccalaureate address, president urges Class of 2026 to seek out the mountains worth climbing.
‘I Didn’t Know How Much Time I Had Left, but I Wanted to Go Down Fighting for What I Believe In’
The first in his family to pursue a college education, Lusty was raised by his mother in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The first in his family to pursue a college education, Lusty was raised by his mother in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Predicting Cancer Outcomes With a Selfie
Slower ‘face aging’ linked to better survival odds, according to second study of AI tool designed to aid precision care
Slower ‘face aging’ linked to better survival odds, according to second study of AI tool designed to aid precision care
Hantavirus Likely to Be Fully Contained but May Take Time, Hanage Says
Disease much deadlier than COVID but a lot harder to spread
Disease much deadlier than COVID but a lot harder to spread
Would It Be Fair if You Could Bet on Date of Your College Reunion?
Financial regulation expert says greater oversight needed of wager-on-anything prediction markets given risk of insider trading, worsening of gambling problems
Financial regulation expert says greater oversight needed of wager-on-anything prediction markets given risk of insider trading, worsening of gambling problems
Glint of Light in Therapy for Deadly ALS After Decades of Struggle
New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’.
New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’.