Scholar: Health facts about U.S. Latino communities belie stereotypes
Decades after predicting Latinos will become California’s majority, a leading researcher into Latino health argued Wednesday (Oct. 8) that the development might mean a healthier population. David...
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How the West was written
Teaching poetry at an all-boys school was more drama than actor Robin Williams asked for in “Dead Poets Society.” But that was a film, and in real life poet Katie Peterson probably wouldn’t mind a...
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Understanding the deadly deathcap
It is thought to have been responsible for the deaths of emperors. In parts of California’s forests, it is everywhere. It is the deathcap mushroom, Amanita phalloides, so filled with toxins that a...
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Troubled youth
“My mother hasn’t gone to the grocery store for a few weeks — it just keeps slipping her mind, she told us — so for the last few nights we’ve been putting together meals based on whatever we can find...
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The line that defines
For nearly 2,000 miles, it runs alongside California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. It begins in the east in Brownsville, Texas, and marches west along the Rio Grande, halting at the Pacific, in the...
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On climate issues, look to states
The head of California’s air pollution regulatory board said Monday (Feb. 27) that with climate change action stalled in Washington, D.C., the states are taking the lead in creating ways to reduce...
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The climb of her life
In her mind’s eye, Pamela Thompson summits California’s 14,000-foot Mount Shasta on a beautiful day. “It’s absolutely clear. Blue sky. You can see forever,” Thompson said. “I really want to make it.”...
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The Supreme Court, redux
In the spring, the U.S. Supreme Court saved a trio of critical rulings involving same-sex marriage, voting rights, and affirmative action for the final days of its term, and the repercussions from...
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Finding comfort at home and here
I joke that I never really became a Californian until coming to Harvard. In many ways I fail to meet the stereotype. I don’t surf, I don’t really like the beach, I’m neither blond nor tan. Yet in my...
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Lights, camera, access
Throughout his two-decade career in business and finance, Brickson Diamond, M.B.A. ’99, always had an interest in helping talented people of color rise to the level of success they deserved. “Diversity...
View ArticleWhat to expect from California gas-powered car ban
Last month, California regulators passed rules banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a move hailed as a significant victory in the fight against climate change. The Gazette spoke with Henry...
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