July 19, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

In control In the laboratory of researcher Lene Hau, temperatures drop to within a billionth of a degree of absolute zero low enough to all but stop the constant jiggling and twisting of atoms. (Gazette file photo by Kris Snibbe) Full story

Female genes outtraveled those of males, research shows
For most of human history, men have traveled as explorers, warriors, hunters, and traders, so it's logical to assume that they have spread their genes more widely than women. But what seems logical isn't always right.

Adult stem cells effect a cure
The permanent reversal of Type 1 diabetes in mice may end the wrenching debate over harvesting stem cells from the unborn to treat adult diseases.

Coldest place in the universe
The coldest place in the universe is not millions of miles away in a dark corner of outer space but in an exotic laboratory in Cambridge, Mass.

School segregation on the rise
A new study from The Civil Rights Project shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s.

Fireflies seen in a new light
New understanding of their flashing lights illuminates secrets of cellular communications.

Study on state of housing released
"The State of the Nation's Housing: 2001," released last month by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, found that despite the weakening economy, home sales entered the year at near record levels; prices and rents continued to climb; and residential fixed investment in 2000 was off a mere half percent.

Pushing the envelope at the Grad School of Design
"Everyone talks about the energy consumed by cars, but buildings use at least as much energy as cars," said Spiro Pollalis, professor of design technology and management at the Graduate School of Design and director of the Center for Design Informatics.

Law School launches digital divide policy initiative
Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society has announced a new project to create public policies that support digital entrepreneurship.

Harvard Professor Michael Porter to lead new institute
Organization has interdisciplinary and global agenda

Fellowship tackles Latin American, Caribbean poverty
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has announced a $3.6 million dollar grant to LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas to administer a new program - the Leadership Fellowship Program for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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