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Notes From a Writer's Desk: Code for Writing

Being well-written is a merit as valid for coding as for writing. Conversely, some writing foibles prompt me to think, “A computer will not be able to understand this!” It occurred to me that coding principles and best practices can actually help to promote more lucid writing. 

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Realizing the Promise of Gene Editing

Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD '89, on how new technologies could treat and even cure diseases and the need for equitable access to treatment.

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Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna at Harvard Medical School.
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Fruitful Research

Repouliou studies fruit flies to uncover the molecular mechanisms that enable proteins to work.

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Photo of fruit flies on an orange
Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Cold Facts about Global Warming

Research by PhD student Kara Hartig could help forecasters predict weather patterns as climate change makes them more extreme.

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Kara Hartig standing in front of an iceberg
Courtesy of Kara Hartig
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Find Your Center: Sounds of Spring

The Student Center’s choir, jazz, orchestra, and world music collective ensembles are each managed by one of the Center’s four music fellows who work together and individually to connect students through the music they love. 

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Student Center Orchestra Winter 2023 Concert in Paine Hall
Courtesy of the Student Center at Harvard Griffin GSAS
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