Even Albert Einstein, the father of the theory of relativity, a pillar of modern-day physics, had another, less obvious side. If he wasn’t a physicist, he once declared, he would have been a musician. “I often think in music,” he said. “I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of […]
She calls herself a cactus, with thorns to protect her and the resilience to withstand anything. A Texas prickly pear cactus can survive snow, drought and injury. When a cactus gets cut, it scars and keeps growing. And it produces life in the delicate yellow flowers that sprout along its hard ridges. After three bouts […]
First McFee Scholars begin their journey to become physicians Fifty years ago, Arthur McFee, M.D., like all Harvard medical students at the time, was a resident of Vanderbilt Hall. For four years they ate together, studied together, worried together. They mentored each other and supported each other through the rigors of medical school. “We had […]
Hearst Foundations’ gift supports congenital heart disease patients and their families When Lyla Grace Santos was born, her parents, Matthew and Amy, noticed she was breathing rapidly. But everything looked fine—born at 41 weeks, she was a solid 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Two hours later, she was blue. Within hours, arrangements were made to fly […]