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  • Harvard men’s lacrosse secures Ivy title

    The No. 16 Harvard men’s lacrosse team did what no other Crimson team had done in 24 years on Saturday, as it clinched the program’s first Ivy League championship since 1990 with an 11-10 win at No. 13 Yale.

  • Visitas memories

    A sophomore reflects on her Visitas experience, when Harvard welcomed her as an admitted freshman.

  • The poetry of slam

    The Harvard slam poetry group Speak Out Loud will perform during Visitas, the weekend event that welcomes admitted freshmen.

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 204 new members

    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of 204 new members, including 16 from Harvard University.

  • Double takes

    These layered and complex views can be found in plain sight on Harvard University’s campus.

  • ‘My life was going to have to deal with issues of social injustice’

    Interview with Dean Martha Minow as part of the Experience series.

  • William Cromie, Gazette science writer, dies at 84

    William J. Cromie, a longtime Harvard Gazette science writer who retired in 2007 after 18 years of writing about the latest scientific findings out of Harvard laboratories and field research, has died at his home in Somerville, Mass., at age 84.

  • Cultural Revolution comes to Allston

    When Peter K. Bol was in college, a revolution halfway around the world changed his life. Bol, the Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, explored the history of China at a HarvardX for Allston talk earlier this month at the Harvard Allston Education Portal.

  • Harvard moves beyond a day and into ‘Earth Month’

    Throughout April, Harvard’s Office for Sustainability has coordinated with Schools across campus to create a month worthy of being called “Earth Month.” The highlight will be Earth Day, Tuesday, in the Science Center Plaza.

  • A capstone to learning

    Forty-one students from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Doctor of Education and Doctor of Education Leadership programs have been presenting their dissertations and capstone projects in front of public audiences since April 11, continuing through April 22.

  • In shared run, a sort of stand

    As Massachusetts and the nation remember the tragic events at last year’s Boston Marathon, Harvard runners are getting ready to move ahead the best way they know: together.

  • Meaningful meal

    Donors and students recently gathered for the Celebration of Scholarships dinner, an annual event that brings together students who benefit from financial aid with donors who support the program.

  • New policy on access to electronic information posted

    Harvard University has posted a new University-wide policy on access to electronic information.

  • The people’s toll

    The Lowell House bells have been a staple at Harvard since 1930.

  • A Q&A forum with the president

    Harvard President Drew Faust answered a wide range of student questions in an open meeting hosted Wednesday by the Harvard Undergraduate Council.

  • Physics Department wins $1M award

    The Harvard University Department of Physics recently won a $1 million award from the Moore Foundation to study quantum systems.

  • House renewal in ‘full swing’

    The renovation of Dunster House, which will be the first full House to undergo renewal, is to begin immediately after Commencement and last 15 months. The Dunster community will be relocated for the next academic year to “swing” facilities, with its temporary hub at the former Inn at Harvard, which is undergoing a complete renovation. Other House communities will also stay at the inn during future renewals.

  • Working toward the Higgs

    François Englert, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work on the Higgs boson, will deliver the David M. Lee Historical Lecture in Physics on April 17 at 8 p.m.

  • Remembering the marathon

    At the Memorial Church on Tuesday, runners, students, and others paid their respects on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings.

  • Richard Barth ’89 named Commencement’s chief marshal

    The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) announced that Richard Barth ’89, chief executive officer of the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Foundation, has been chosen to serve as the University’s chief marshal for Commencement 2014.

  • ‘Search until you find a passion and go all out to excel in its expression’

    E.O. Wilson has devoted his life to a better understanding of the workings of the natural world and to sharing his research and insights with Harvard students.

    E.O. Wilson
  • HBS gift establishes entrepreneurship fund

    The Bertarelli Foundation of Switzerland, co-chaired by Ernesto Bertarelli, M.B.A. ’93, has established the Bertarelli Foundation Health and Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Fund with a gift to Harvard Business School.

  • Senior wins Churchill Scholarship

    Harvard Senior Levent Alpoge ’14 will study mathematics at the University of Cambridge on a Churchill Scholarship.

  • Harry’s books

    A look at the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Collection at Widener Library.

  • A specialist in hows and whys

    Matthew Rabin wants to know what makes you tick. One of the nation’s top scholars of behavioral economics, Rabin has been appointed to the first of three endowed professorships in…

  • At 125, Johnston Gate gets a facelift

    Johnston Gate, Harvard’s main portal since it was finished in 1889, is getting a landscaping facelift to celebrate its 125 years.

  • The Pershing Square Foundation awards $17M to Harvard

    Harvard University announced today that New York–based The Pershing Square Foundation (PSF), founded by alumni Bill Ackman ’88, M.B.A. ’92, and his wife, Karen Ackman, M.L.A. ’93, has awarded the University $17 million to catalyze the work of its Foundations of Human Behavior Initiative.

  • Bursts of thought

    Twelve professors delivered short lectures on research or teaching in an event sponsored by the Harvard Graduate Student Government.

  • By the people, for the people

    Annual dinner honors Harvard staff who became U.S. citizens with help from the Harvard Bridge Program and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.

  • Faculty Council meeting held April 9

    On April 9 the members of the Faculty Council discussed multi-year financial planning and continued their conversation about University finances.