Campus & Community
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‘Goodnight, sweet prince’
New holiday film reimagines couple’s searing grief over death of young son, how it inspired creation of ‘Hamlet’
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On the sea or in the lab, Olivia Hogan-Lopez knows the value of perseverance
Senior is researching how PFAS chemicals impact humans and the environment
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How do you make a game-winning field goal?
It’s all in the preparation, Crimson kicker says. And don’t worry. Either way, you’re only as good (or bad) as your last kick.
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An animal obsession, singing gadget, and secret accessory
Psychology professor defies the cold with cuddly, hearty, cozy things
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Life and times of ‘the birth certificate of the U.S.’
First-years spend semester delving into 1770s texts, influences that shaped nation, its founding document
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Building momentum on open inquiry
Schools implement recommendations to foster more, better conversations on tough topics around campus
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City approves new home for A.R.T. in Allston
Project includes large residential building for Harvard affiliates, will add to vibrancy of emerging hub of creativity, innovation
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Committee to review request to dename Winthrop House
Inquiry led by Professor Sean Kelly will report findings to Gay, Hoekstra
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Stepping toward justice
Repair & Responsibility conference brings together Native, University leaders to advance conversation
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Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery launches first grant program
Seeks proposals from community, Harvard that will address systemic inequities
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10 from Harvard named Rhodes Scholars
Nine U.S. recipients, one international; areas of study include higher education, philosophy, neuroscience
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A minority within a minority — women vets at College
They come from different backgrounds, but all agree on need to put themselves out there and hang in
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Hilary Whitehall Putnam, 89
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Hilary Whitehall Putnam was spread…
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Franco Fido, 88
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Franco Fido was spread upon…
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Oh. My. Gourd.
The stunt was a fundraiser for Harvard OpenBio, a student-run laboratory aimed at democratizing biology.
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Breaking ground on a groundbreaking project
City and University leaders celebrate mixed-use development in Allston
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‘Sharing scholarship in many different registers’
George Aumoithe rings the bell teaching history, exploring electronic music
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147 sworn in as U.S. citizens at Harvard Business School
Dean commends ‘determination, commitment, and courage’ of honorees hailing from 40-plus countries
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Refreshing Harvard’s halls and walls to reflect ‘21st-century ethos’
Campus curator Brenda Tindal discusses plans to update spaces while honoring past
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Capturing curiosity
Harvard labs open their doors to let a photographer record the essence of discovery
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Celebrating Mass STEM Week with astrophysics and AI
“Astronomy Is for All of Us: Celebrating Women Astrophysicists and the History of Cosmic Discovery” recognized Mass STEM week, a statewide effort to boost high schoolers’ interest in and awareness of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Peabody Museum charts progress on repatriation
NAGPRA project staff doubled to support three-year commitment for consultation, return of all ancestors and associated funerary belongings.
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Graham Blanks can really motor
First-place finishes pile up for rising cross-country star, who talks about team, goals — and that time he passed the lead car.
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Your period started. Of course the tampon dispenser is empty.
All-too-familiar frustration for women sparked campaign to make menstrual products in campus bathrooms as basic an expectation as toilet paper.
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Hearth and home — in Stone Age
Motivating Professor Amy Elizabeth Clark’s interest is what she calls a “feminist approach” to studying human history.
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Using math as bridge within disciplines
Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications welcomes new director, a Harvard alum who will explore “beautiful, deep” interactions between mathematics and science.
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Funny thing happened on way to med school
Years at College proved formative for the new women’s ice hockey coach. Now she hopes to help her players find their paths.
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Harvard reports strong financial position, yet urges caution
University expenses outpace revenue for fiscal year 2023.
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What a difference a year makes
Students who described themselves in three words last fall get a chance to change their answers.
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Extending financial aid beyond the Yard
Students with zero parent contribution — those whose annual family income is $85,000 or less — will now receive a $2,000 “launch grant” in the fall of their junior year.
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Andrea Baccarelli named next dean of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Andrea Baccarelli, noted scientist, educator, and leader, will begin his new role on Jan. 1
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This woman’s work
Faculty and friends of trailblazing Harvard economist Claudia Goldin react to her historic Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences win.
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‘Those inequalities are inequalities that occur within households’
The Henry Lee Professor was honored for her research on women in the workplace
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Voices, faces, and a forum to make trans students visible
Conference on trans rights puts activism and advocacy front and center.
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Keeping faith in time of political, social backlash
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch argues arc of moral universe may bend toward justice but is long, requires devotion to progress.
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‘We are not people of the past’
Brings Native students, others from neighboring Indigenous communities together to connect, celebrate roots.