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Connection Howdowefixthelonelinessepidemic? Howdowefixthelonelinessepidemic? Lifestyle Howmuchdrinkingistoomuch? Howmuchdrinkingistoomuch? Awardwinnersinourcommunity ThisyearwelearnedaboutandcelebratedtheawardwinningworkofsomanypeoplefromourUniversity. WealsohadtwoalumsintheSuperbowl TheNobelPrize inphysiologyormedicinewasawardedtoGaryRuvkun,aprofessorofgeneticsatHarvardMedicalSchoolandaMassachusettsGeneralHospitalresearcher. 13Olympicmedals wonbyHarvardathletesatthe2024Parisgames,anewschoolrecordformostOlympicmedalswoninayear. 8RhodesScholars fromHarvard,representingfourcountriesandseveralU.S.states,willcontinuetheiracademicpursuitsattheUniversityofOxfordnextyear. NAACP’sSpingarnMedal wasawardedtoHenryLouisGatesJr.,professoranddirectoroftheHutchinsCenterforAfrican&AfricanAmericanResearch. 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