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Gov. Baker To Sign ‘Laura’s Law’ To Improve Hospital Signs, Lighting
By CBSBoston.com StaffJanuary 15, 2021 at 10:24 am BOSTON (CBS) — Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to sign ‘Laura’s Law’ on Friday. The legislation requires the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to create regulations to improve hospital signs, lighting, and surveillance. The bill’s namesake, Laura Levis, walked to the Somerville Hospital on Sept. 16, 2016, when she started experiencing an asthma attack and died on a bench outside a locked emergency room door.
Rashida Jones ’97: “Don’t Just Follow the Rules”
In 2007, actress Rashida Jones ’97 had just come off a highly successful stint on the hit sitcom The Office, and was in a bit of a rut. As she auditioned for television roles as the “wife or sassy best friend” on various shows, Jones found herself increasingly demoralized, frustrated, and pondering a new career path: writing. Looking around at all of her successful writer friends, she began to doubt herself.
Matika Wilbur photographs Native American women at Radcliffe exhibition
Three years ago, photographer and social documentarian Matika Wilbur set out on an ambitious journey to photograph members of every Native American tribe in the United States, with the hope of shedding light on the lives and experiences of Native communities across the country.
Harvard endocrinologist David Ludwig says all calories are not created equal
Low fat. Low carb. Vegan. Atkins. Paleo. South Beach. Zone. As television shows, magazine covers, podcasts, and books release an endless flood of diet advice, the average person finds it difficult at best to know how to find a sustainable method of weight loss. The latest scientific debate in the world of nutrition is no less heated: are all calories created equal?
Actress Rashida Jones ’97 named 2016 Harvard College Class Day speaker
Comedic actress Rashida Jones ’97 will be the principal guest speaker for Harvard College seniors celebrating their Class Day in Tercentenary Theatre on May 25. She was chosen and invited to speak by a subcommittee of eight class marshals, who considered speakers suggested by classmates as part of a senior-class survey. “I am truly honored to come back to campus and speak at Class Day 2016. Harvard was such a transformative place for me in so many ways,” Jones said in a statement.
Updates on Harvard projects in Allston
Planning for Harvard’s expanded campus in Allston has been advancing this winter, as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and University officials published two amendments to Harvard’s Institutional Master Plan for development, approved in 2013, as well as details for the renovation graduate housing at Harvard Business School (HBS). The first amendment provides more details about the John A.
Sarah Jessica Parker to speak at Harvard Law School Class Day
Award-winning actor, producer, businesswoman, and philanthropist Sarah Jessica Parker will speak at Harvard Law School’s (HLS) Class Day ceremony on Wednesday, May 25. The invitation is issued by the marshals of the graduating class of 2016.
March-April 2016 Cryptic Puzzle by John de Cuevas
No one has carved wood like David Esterly since... well, about 1700. July-August 2013
Harvard Law School students fight for veterans’ at the Veterans Legal Clinic
The letter arrived right on time—and for Wilson Ausmer Jr., that turned out to be a very bad thing. It was 2011, and Ausmer, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, was in Afghanistan, serving his third tour of duty overseas. The decorated soldier had already paid a personal price to serve his country: he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to his time on the battlefield, and had incurred a significant foot injury as well.
Harvard's Hasty Pudding names Kerry Washington Woman of the Year
Kerry Washington has been chosen to receive the 2016 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award, honoring a “talented and socially engaged film, TV, and stage actress who keeps breaking barriers in Hollywood,” the Harvard student group announced on January 6.
Harvard researchers have found neurons that that play a role in consciousness
Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers have identified a specific class of neurons that help synchronize activity in the cortex, triggering brain waves characteristic of consciousness, perception, and attention. The findings, which appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, may help to identify therapies in disorders such as schizophrenia.
HSPH study suggests people naturally regulate coffee intake
Could genetic code determine someone’s Starbucks habit? Apparently so, according to a new study by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH). Their data suggest that people instinctively regulate their coffee intake in order to experience the optimal effects of caffeine.
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