The Social Epidemic
Harvard professors and students take aim at the social and behavioral factors that contribute to HIV.
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The Mindfulness Chronicles
Psychologist Ellen Langer’s unconventional research. Plus, read about applying mindfulness techniques to eating.
8.19.10
Healing the Whole Patient
From traditional healing to modern medicine, a multifaceted approach to HIV care in South Africa. With audio
8.19.10
Cultural Education
Harvard students helps a theater troupe in Uganda teach about HIV.
8.19.10
Subtle Improvements
Seemingly small changes at a Durban hospital have major effects on patient care.
8.19.10
The Choice to Bear Children
Rethinking the conventional wisdom that HIV-positive adults should forgo having children
8.19.10
Life, on the Soccer Field
South African teens learn about leadership and health through their country’s most popular sport.
8.19.10
Bringing Pride and Plans to Life
Small loans for business help HIV patients in Uganda pay for treatment—and food.
8.19.10
Fighting Brain Drain
Relationships with Harvard scholars bolster scientific research in sub-Saharan Africa.
8.19.10
Stories from Botswana
In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.
8.19.10
Slide Show: The Women of Mburahati
Supporting each other in living with HIV
8.18.10
Slide Show: On the Front Lines
A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa
8.18.10
Social Sciences Dean Kosslyn Departs
The cognitive psychologist will become director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.
8.3.10
New Study Finds Long-Lasting Influence of Early Education
Kindergarten teachers and class sizes can affect adult outcomes, researchers discover.
7.30.10
In Russia, Economic and Political Effects of the Holocaust Linger
The Russian regions that lost the most Jews have shown slower economic growth and resistance to political reform, a new study finds.