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  • Deep devotion, explored

    Harvard Divinity School’s annual convocation included an address by Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies Stephanie Paulsell, who explored the theme of devotion in the texts of the Bible’s “Song of Songs,” and in the work of author Virginia Woolf.

  • Updated Quincy a happy home

    After 15 months of construction and renovation, Old Quincy, the first test project in the House Renewal initiative, began welcoming students this week.

  • David S. Landes, 89, dies

    David S. Landes, a renowned historian whose work focused on the complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance, died Aug. 17 at age 89.

  • Heaney’s death caught ‘the heart off guard’

    Irish poet Seamus Heaney, the 1995 Nobel laureate in literature with longtime ties to Harvard, died Aug. 30 in Ireland at age 74.

  • How the garden grows

    Thanks to an abundant garden, the Harvard Faculty Club is saving money and producing even better-tasting food.

  • Panel opens door to disabilities discussion

    To address the growing numbers and concerns about disabilities, Harvard????s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Human Resources organized a community discussion titled “Working with People with Disabilities: What Happens After You Say Hello?”

  • Paws to refresh

    On the Science Center Plaza for the next several Thursdays, Harvard freshmen and others will be able to spend time lingering at a small petting zoo, part of a new Common Spaces initiative.

  • Harvard men’s basketball unveils 2013-14 schedule

    The 103rd season of Harvard basketball opens Nov. 10 against Holy Cross as part of a tripleheader at TD Garden.

  • Young scientists awarded $719,701 in grants

    This year, Harvard researchers are receiving $719,701 in funding from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, formerly known as the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, or NARSAD.

  • Boxes, bins, and bedding

    Harvard Yard began to come alive again Monday morning as the Class of 2017 arrived on campus.

  • Eat, play, sleep

    As freshmen move into dorms in and around the Yard, fellow students, faculty, and administrators offer their advice on how best to adjust to the Harvard experience. Their suggestions range from maintaining basic wellness to making sure to have fun.

  • Old Quincy, suddenly new

    After 15 months of construction and renovation, Old Quincy is ready to welcome back students for the academic year.

  • David K. Smith, former dean of Radcliffe admissions, 77

    Former dean of Radcliffe admissions David K. “Deke” Smith of Topsham, Maine, died Aug. 14 at the age of 77, following a brief battle with cancer.

  • Harry Parker honored with inspiring memorial, row

    A memorial service for Harry Parker on Aug. 17 gathered the coach’s family and former students. Parker passed away June 25 at the age of 77. He served as the Thomas Bolles Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Heavyweight Crew for 51 seasons.

  • A walk in Thoreau’s woods

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History’s “The Language of Color” exhibition, which was supposed to close in 2009 but remained popular among visitors, will close in October to make way for a new exhibition on Thoreau’s Maine woods, featuring the work of photographer Scot Miller.

  • A shoe thing

    A limited-edition sneaker honoring the “three lies” of the John Harvard Statue goes on sale, drawing fashion fans from far and wide.

  • Lepore to deliver Radcliffe lecture Sept. 10

    Award-winning author and Harvard Professor Jill Lepore will talk about her latest title, “Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin,” on Sept. 10 at the Radcliffe Institute.

  • Harry Parker memorial service set for Aug. 17

    A memorial service for Harry Parker will be held 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. There will also be a row in Parker’s honor at 9 a.m. and an afternoon tea at 3:30 p.m.

  • The story deepens

    East Boston elementary school children are exploring and interpreting “The Wizard of Oz” through the creative arts using a program called Pre-Texts, which was developed by Doris Sommer, the Ira and Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and director of the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard.

  • Tommy Amaker to be honored in D.C.

    Harvard men’s basketball head coach Tommy Amaker has been selected for induction into the Washington Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame, adding to the growing list of honors he has received this offseason. The ceremony will be held Sept. 24 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., as part of “An Evening with the Legends of the Game” event.

  • Loeb House garden: Colorful blooms of Elizabeth Gray

    Elizabeth Gray, senior associate secretary to the University, has tended the Loeb House garden in Harvard Yard since 1985.

  • A boost to international learning

    Harvard’s President’s Innovation Fund for International Experiences has provided a boost to four new programs, as well as providing renewal or extension funding to three other projects.

  • Motivation through mentors

    During a panel discussion, Crimson Summer Academy mentors, themselves graduates of the program, tell current students how they reached their academic goals.

  • Study mixed with cello

    Seoul native Hansung Ryu has returned home from Harvard after two months as an intern at the Joslin Diabetes Center, where he also found time for the Harvard Summer School Orchestra.

  • Elizabeth Jones, 94, former conservator at Fogg

    Elizabeth H. Jones, former head of conservation at the Fogg Museum, died on May 20 in Woodbury, Conn. She was 94.

  • Fresh storytelling

    While Harvard’s Farmers’ Market is known for transforming the Science Center Plaza into a farm fresh mecca, it also hosts a weekly read-aloud where children of all ages can enjoy stories read by a Cambridge Public Library staff member.

  • At 101, another look around

    The only one of the Class of 1933 to return at Commencement has led a life of adventure and accomplishment.

  • Seniors from a different generation

    For the 38th year, Harvard and the city of Cambridge hosted more than 1,000 of the city’s senior citizens for a day of food, fun, music, and community.

  • Reducing the juice

    The Office of Sustainability hosted a “lighting fair” Tuesday that offered members of the Harvard community energy-efficient bulbs at a fraction of their regular cost.

  • Weather doesn’t affect ice cream consumption

    As July — National Ice Cream Month — winds down, the National Weather Service shows Cambridge’s temperatures going back up, so chances are you’ll find someone from the Harvard community dipping into a frozen delight. At Harvard, ice cream is a year-round staple.