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Teaching Retreat to Explore the Future of Undergraduate Science Education at Harvard

Faculty, instructors, postdoctoral fellows, and teaching staff from across Harvard will gather on Tuesday, May 19, for a daylong Teaching Retreat focused on undergraduate science education, innovative classroom…

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Jeff Lichtman Named a Harvard College Professor

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointment of five new Harvard College Professors, including Jeff Lichtman, the Jeremy R. Knowles Professor of Molecular and Cellular…

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MCB Students Honored with Harvard College Student Leadership Awards

Several MCB-affiliated students have been recognized with prestigious Student Leadership Awards from the Dean of Students Office. Each spring, the Dean of Students Office celebrates individuals and student…

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Sniffing Out Distance: How the Brain Tracks Odor Dynamics

A dog unearths a bone buried months ago. A moth flies across a forest toward an orchard. A person opens container after container in the fridge, trying to…

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Mapping the Sense of Smell, Molecule by Molecule

A new study from the lab of Catherine Dulac, the Xander University Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard, in collaboration with Xiawei Zhuang of Harvard’s Departments…

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MCB Honors 2026 Mentorship Awardees for Building a Culture of Support Across All Levels

The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology has named its 2026 Mentorship Award recipients, recognizing a group of scientists whose approaches to guidance, collaboration, and community-building span career…

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Small Model, Big Insight: RNA Structure Rules Emerge from Minimal Data

MCB Senior Research Fellow Elena Rivas and colleagues have demonstrated that the fundamental rules governing RNA structure can be learned using a remarkably simple computational model—challenging assumptions that…

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