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The Good and the Bad of Meritocracy

Harvard College Dean David Deming, PhD '10, and Harvard professors Randall Kennedy and Michael Sandel discuss the causes of the populist backlash against higher education—and how to respond to it.

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Michael Sandel, Randall Kennedy, and David Deming
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US Stillbirths Higher than Previously Reported

Study led by PhD student Haley Sullivan also finds that, while most stillbirths had at least one identified clinical risk factor, a substantial share had none, particularly those occurring at 40+ weeks of gestation.

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A Leg Up on Better Running Data

Lauren Baker, PhD '25, lead author of a new study, thinks wearable sensor technology could enable runners to better understand the forces they generate with each stride, helping them stay healthier.  

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Study co-author Andrew Chin demonstrates the wearable sensors while running on the Harvard McCurdy Outdoor Track.
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Extinction Rates Have Slowed, Study Shows

A new study by Harvard Griffin GSAS student Kristen Saban and Professor John Wiens of the University of Arizona Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology reveals that extinctions in plants, arthropods, and land vertebrates peaked about 100 years ago and have declined since then.

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Malabar gliding frog
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You See Saturn’s Rings. She Sees Hidden Number Theory.

To find equations that predict real-world systems such as planetary motion, Harvard Griffin GSAS alumna Laura DeMarco researches sequences of numbers that are generated recursively.

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Laura DeMarco
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