The Science Behind Ceviche

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Looking to cook fish in a new way? Try ceviche — a technique for cooking without heat. Watch Pia Sörensen, course faculty for HarvardX’s Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science, demonstrate ceviche and explain the science that makes it possible. Read more about The Science Behind Ceviche

Which Came First: Harvard or Calculus?

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True or false: Harvard University was founded before calculus was invented. Read more about Which Came First: Harvard or Calculus?

How to Start Your STEM Career – Six Science Courses

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Dive into science with these courses, including our self-paced Cell Biology: Mitochondria and Super-Earths and Life. Read more at the edX blog.

Sparking the Architectural Imagination: HarvardX Learners Share their Work

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The Harvard Graduate School of Design and HarvardX’s The Architectural Imagination course on edX has truly tapped into a global audience of learners who are passionate about architecture. To see some of the amazing architectural models and drawings that learners have been sharing with each other on social media, check out the edX blog.

Course Trailers Our Learners Love

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edX features over 1,000 course trailers — which ones resonate most with learners? We're thrilled to say that our very own The Architectural Imagination and Introduction to Computer Science took the #1 and #4 spots respectively. Read more about Course Trailers Our Learners Love

EdX Partners Top QS World University Rankings

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Learn with the best! The 2018 QS World University Rankings list was recently released, and we are very excited to announce that seven of the top 10 universities in the world are edX partners! EdX founding universities MIT and Harvard University took spots in the top three on the list. Read more at the edX blog.

Defeating Malaria through Biology and Online Education

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I'd always been very frustrated by health inequities that I saw in our community and communities internationally. I also became very interested in biology and experimentation and discovered that biology could be a very important tool for solving global health problems.

— Deepali Ravel, PhD ’17, course developer for "MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe"

Sometimes inquiry at the microscopic level can lead to solutions on a global scale. That's the inspiration driving the work of Deepali Ravel, a doctoral student in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and content developer for the HarvardX online course MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe. Read more about Defeating Malaria through Biology and Online Education

Spreading the Love of Learning: Meet, Sonal

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Sonal, a true life-long learner, has found inspiration from the many courses she’s taken on edX, including China and the Modern World XSeries from HarvardX, which motivated her to learn Mandarin! Read more about Sonal and her philosophy of life-long learning at the edX blog.

The most important thing is not how well you do in the course or how many certificates and degrees you earn, but how you apply what you learn to connect with the world, improve yourself, inspire others to learn and help others in every way possible. —Sonal Read more about Spreading the Love of Learning: Meet, Sonal

'Super-Earths' Course Coincides with New Exoplanet Discovery

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HarvardX has relaunched its popular online course Super-Earths and Life, and the timing couldn’t be better—scientists have just discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. Read more about 'Super-Earths' Course Coincides with New Exoplanet Discovery

#WorldMalariaDay: MalariaX Course Explores Ways to Eliminate Malaria

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Did you know that nearly half of the world's population is at risk of malaria? In recognition of World Malaria Day, HarvardX is excited to announce the launch of MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe, a new online course that explores cutting-edge science and technology, and examines policies needed to control and eliminate malaria. Read more about #WorldMalariaDay: MalariaX Course Explores Ways to Eliminate Malaria

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