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Geology is destiny

Paul Hoffman’s quest to discover the Earth’s ancient past full story»

Scholar makes robots that detect land mines

Work supported by Scholars at Risk program full story»

Carol Robinson: Pushing a technology’s boundaries

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Climate change an ‘opportunity’ as well as a threat

Mittermeier stresses the importance of biodiversity, locates global hot spots full story»

Countway marks development of ‘the pill’

HMS Professor Rock played key role full story»

Narayanamurti named director of Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Belfer Center

Longtime dean replaces Holdren, who became Obama's science adviser full story»

Skin biology illuminates how stem cells operate

Adult skin stem cells have treated burn victims for decades full story»

Computer science pioneer Barbara J. Grosz awarded Allen Newell Award

Prestigious honor from ACM/AAAI recognizes career contributions in bridging computer science with other fields full story»

First Suzanne Murray Professor named

Nancy Hill chosen for Radcliffe professorship and HGSE appointment full story»

Connie Cepko

Uncovering the mysteries of vision full story»

Microbiologist Gary Ruvkun:

A career built on imagining the unimaginable full story»

Driven:

Fatherhood focuses Doug Melton’s powerful intellect on cure for diabetes full story»

Peter Ashton: A legacy written in trunk, limb and leaf

Tropical forests fuel Ashton’s intellect full story»

Louise Ivers: 'I can’t sleep at night because of the things that I see.'

Assistant professor dedicates work to Haitian poor full story»

M. Judah Folkman, biomedical pioneer, dies at 74

Surgeon, research scientist, teacher and mentor, created field of angiogenesis full story»
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