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Campus & Community
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Going with the flow
Blake Mincey’s been soldier, professional drummer. Now at 39 (and father of toddler) he’s finishing his physics degree, looking for what’s next.
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How much do you know about Harvard?
Sure, you might have earned a diploma, but can you earn an A on this quiz?
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Quiz
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Ronny Chieng named Class Day speaker
Emmy-winning comedian to address College grads on May 27
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Getting to the root of what drives war
After years of photographing combat, Seth Rosenberg finds new focus: psychology of power
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A vital link between astronauts and mission control
After a year at the Kennedy School, Grier Wilt returning to NASA ready for next lunar missions
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Overseers name new senior officers
Raymond J. Lohier Jr. to serve as president, Sheryl WuDunn as vice chair
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Need a time-saving robot? Find a busy person to build it.
Lael Ayala’s thesis project combined her passions for softball and engineering
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‘I didn’t know how much time I had left, but I wanted to go down fighting for what I believe in’
Blake Lusty battled through cancer to steam toward Navy dreams
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First rule of a disease fighter: Be curious
Ph.D. candidate Isaac Witte retraces ‘incremental advances’ that unlocked CRISPR technique
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Answering the call to serve
From first responder to alumni leader, David Battat ’91 brings a lifelong commitment to community to his new role as HAA president
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Graduating at 79 — with her daughters cheering her on
After decades of fits and starts, Rosie Rines is finally realizing the college dream she wished for her mother and urged for her kids.
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Lessons from Beyoncé on public policy
Professor sees parallels between songs on overlooked life experiences of the marginalized, unintended gaps in government safety net
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Lampoon looks back at 150 years of laughs
Alumni of humor magazine reunite for pop-up exhibit celebrating sesquicentennial
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Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals
Public database advances research on University’s ties to slavery, bolsters effort to help descendants recover family histories
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Helping to give birth to nation — and Harvard Med
School founder John Warren numbered among alumni who were part of revolutionary generation
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In the tiniest, most vulnerable patients, she saw herself
Caring for premature babies sparked Alison Farrar’s passion for psychiatry. Helping callers to a crisis hotline during COVID sealed it.
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Moved to act
Eco-friendly, AI, medical, and other inventions earn funds for President’s Innovation Challenge winners
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Probing the war of public opinion
Seeing Americans rally for her native Ukraine inspired Anastasiia Pereverten’s thesis
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How immigrant doctors propped up U.S. healthcare, the tale of America’s last prison ship, and other stories
Faculty authors discuss books at Weatherhead Center’s annual International Book Blitz
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Dennis Frank Thompson, 84
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Martin Karplus, 94
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Akira Iriye, 91
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Catalyst Professorship fosters collaboration with the private sector
New part-time role allows leading faculty to pursue industry employment alongside academic work
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At the heart of the Science and Engineering Complex, a library named for a trailblazing alumna
Gift from the Troper Wojcicki Foundation honors the late technology executive Susan Wojcicki
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Harvard deepens commitment to HBCUs with $1.05 million grant
The award, through the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, will strengthen research capacity at 15 schools
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Presidential dreams can wait. For now, she can’t stop painting.
When Daniela Solis took an art class junior year, ‘it felt like time stopped.’
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Why are other kids starving?
Witnessing poverty as a child sparked Luiza Lima Vieira’s quest to vanquish hunger — but first, she had to learn to listen to her own body
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Three alumni leaders honored with Harvard Medal
Annual award recognizes exceptional service.
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What makes a good student
Inner drive, integrity, open-mindedness among qualities highlighted by faculty
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Harvard leaders salute National Security Fellows
Garber, Allison, O’Sullivan speak to strong ties between University and military, thank cohort for impact on campus life, students
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Getting to know your colleagues’ creative side
Staff Art Show puts hundreds of Harvard staffers’ talents on display
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William Paul, 94
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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‘Truth is rarely found in echo chambers’
Faculty, staff, and students explore what it takes to connect across difference at Community and Campus Life forum
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Two new Corporation members
Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Michael S. Chae to join governing board
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‘Best college tradition anywhere’
Smurf-blue hair, chain-mail suits, vuvuzelas, and bagpipes abound as students flood Yard for annual raucous rite of Housing Day
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‘OK, I get it. This makes sense.’
Grade-inflation panel says updated plan focuses on reining in A’s, restoring integrity of system, freeing students to follow curiosity
