New group of Harvard College Professors
June 26, 2018
Old Fashioned Mom Magazine showcases the New Group of Harvard College Professors! Check out this article to see the new faculty additions…
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Old Fashioned Mom Magazine: Einstein Proven Right Even in Other Galaxies. Read this amazing article on the testing of relativity…
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Minow named University Professor
June 22, 2018
Human rights expert Martha Minow, the Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence at Harvard Law School and a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, has been named a University Professor, Harvard’s highest faculty honor.
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The Harvard Gazette: Music Lessons
May 29, 2016
TRACING LINKS BETWEEN MUSICAL TRAINING AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION — AND BOLSTERING THE CASE FOR MUSIC IN SCHOOLS If educators…Read More »
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Heart Disease:
May 11, 2016
Heart Disease: By ELAINE ST. PETER Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. In a…Read More »
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The Harvard Gazette: Hand Raising Problem
December 4, 2015
Hand-raising is a quick, cost-effective, time-tested technique for gauging student knowledge and progress, but it may not give an accurate…Read More »
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The Harvard Gazette: How to Raise a Voracious Reader~Promoting Literacy at Dinnertime
November 19, 2015
As we gather around the family table for festive holiday banquets or low-key daily suppers, we’re nourishing our minds as much as our bodies, says Anne Fishel, cofounder of the Family Dinner Project, housed under the Project Zero umbrella at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In fact, regular family dinner may be a more powerful vocabulary-builder for young kids than reading.
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Harvard Gazette: Investigating how bilingual experiences affect learning in Children
October 12, 2015
What do we know about bilingualism? Much of what we once thought we knew — that speaking two languages is confusing for children, that it poses cognitive challenges best avoided — is now known to be inaccurate. Today, bilingualism is often seen as a brain-sharpening benefit, a condition that can protect and preserve cognitive function well into old age.
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Harvard Gazette: Harvard’s endowment and University endowments in general
September 15, 2015
Viceira spoke with the Gazette about the importance of Harvard’s endowment — and university endowments in general — in creating an enduring institution that will benefit not just today’s students, but generations of them to come. | Michelle-Marie Heinemann Fashion From Old Fashioned Mom Magazine
