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  • Leading man

    Hasty Pudding Theatricals honored Chris Pratt on Friday as its 2015 Man of the Year.

  • Harvard Campaign hits milestone

    The Harvard Campaign has raised $5 billion as of the end of last year to support the University and its programs.

  • Lauding journalism’s ‘watchdog role’

    The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard presented the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence to documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, and the I.F. Stone Lifetime Achievement Award to broadcast journalist Amy Goodman.

  • Seriously funny

    Harvard student comics just flew in from the coast, and, man, are their arms tired.

  • Record 37,305 apply to College

    A record 37,305 students have applied for admission to Harvard College’s Class of 2019.

  • Ice to entice

    Amid festivities, Harvard Skate opens its popular outdoor rink for another season.

  • The case of the disappearing dishes

    Undergraduate and graduate students took part in jDesign, a four-day, hands-on Wintersession workshop that harnessed student energy and creativity to tackle real-world design problems — in this case, the loss of dishware from the University’s dining halls.

  • Smith Campus Center, re-envisioned

    Harvard unveiled its initial design concepts for the new Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center during two open houses.

  • Rhythm and motion

    Here’s a sound and snapshot sample of Wintersession classes in action.

  • Robert Kirshner receives Wolf Prize

    Harvard’s Clowes Professor of Science Robert P. Kirshner ’70 will share the 2015 Wolf Prize in Physics with Professor James Bjorken of Stanford University. They will split the $100,000 award.

  • Hamburger receives Anneliese Maier Research Award

    Jeffrey Hamburger, the Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture and a world authority on the religious art of the Middle Ages, is among this year’s recipients of the Anneliese Maier Research Award.

  • Faculty Council meeting held Jan. 28

    On Jan. 28, the Faculty Council met to change the status of the Standing Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights to an instructional program committee.

  • Exploration, transformation

    The fifth annual Harvard College Wintersession featured a host of events, from print-making on clay tablets to yoga classes to programming featuring prominent alumni.

  • Harvard University Housing establishes new rents for 2015–16

    In accordance with the University’s rent policy, Harvard University Housing charges market rents. To establish the proposed rents for 2015–16, Jayendu Patel of Economic, Financial, & Statistical Consulting Services performed and endorsed the results of a regression analysis on three years of market rents for more than 2,900 apartments.

  • Snark and recreation

    “Parks and Recreation” star Amy Poehler livened up Harvard Square as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year.

  • Beyond the lab and library

    For the past seven years, January has been a time when students in Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences can delve into topics they might not otherwise have the chance to explore — everything from the mating habits of insects to writing grant proposals to various imaging techniques.

  • Strong showings

    The Crimson men’s ice hockey will compete in the Beanpot tournament on Feb. 3, facing off against second-ranked Boston University. Harvard is nationally ranked in both men’s and women’s ice hockey.

  • Lentz to step down

    After successfully rebuilding the Harvard Art Museums, and more than a decade at the helm, Director Thomas W. Lentz will step down on July 1.

  • LaBrie, 76, substance abuse researcher affiliated with HMS

    Richard Anthony LaBrie, 76, of Watertown, who long held an affiliation with Harvard Medical School (HMS), died Dec. 31, 2014.

  • Harvard Campaign has early impact

    With The Harvard Campaign in mid-stride, its early impact already can be seen and felt across campus and beyond.

  • New director for Women’s Center

    Naisha Bradley has been named director of the Harvard College Women’s Center.

  • Greening the Harvard Art Museums

    The revitalized Harvard Art Museums have earned LEED Gold status for their energy efficiency.

  • Justice Ginsburg to receive Radcliffe Medal

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, will receive this year’s Radcliffe Medal on May 29 during Radcliffe Day, an annual celebration of Radcliffe’s past, present, and future.

  • Chris Pratt is Man of the Year

    Hasty Pudding Theatricals named Chris Pratt the recipient of its 2015 Man of the Year Award.

  • Learning from student athletes

    More than 750 students from two Allston schools packed the stands at Lavietes Pavilion to watch the Harvard women’s basketball team in action and learn about student athletes.

  • Plans for Smith Campus Center

    With a series of open houses scheduled for later this month, planners recently unveiled design concepts for the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center that include new formal and informal gathering areas, a wide variety of eating options, flexible meeting or event spaces, fireplaces, landscaped gardens, and even a roof terrace.

  • Damian Woetzel to receive Harvard Arts Medal

    Ballet dancer, director, and now arts leader Damian Woetzel, M.P.A. ’07, has been announced as recipient of the 2015 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard President Drew Faust at a Farkas Hall ceremony on April 30 at 4 p.m.

  • A breadth of learning

    Harvard’s Online Learning gateway houses the University’s open online learning opportunities under one roof for the first time, and anyone can access the breadth and depth of Harvard’s learning content.

  • Amy Poehler is the 2015 Woman of the Year

    Golden Globe Award-winning actress, comedian, producer, writer, and best-selling author Amy Poehler has been named Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2015 Woman of the Year.

  • Harvard Business School’s Paul Vatter dies at 90

    Paul A. Vatter, Harvard Business School’s Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration Emeritus, died on Jan. 4 at the age of 90.