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Top stories of 2016 Looking back at some of our most-read articles of the year News| DateDecember 22, 2016November 20, 2018
Style with staying power Local shops help give the Ivy League a certain flair Campus| DateDecember 22, 2016March 1, 2018
Recognition for their discoveries Harvard researchers receive Breakthrough Prizes News| DateDecember 21, 2016November 13, 2018
Backstage at Harvard’s Oberon Theater What happens behind the scenes in a Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club production Campus| DateDecember 21, 2016December 22, 2016
A platform for rapid innovation New agreement streamlines Harvard research collaborations with Facebook Science| DateDecember 21, 2016December 21, 2016
Making magic out of 26 letters Harvard’s creative writing program is thriving, growing in breadth, size Arts| DateDecember 21, 2016March 4, 2019
Spotting speedy brain activity Study reveals way that scans can track rapid oscillations previously unseen Health| DateDecember 20, 2016
Love interrupted Researchers probe what's behind delusional misidentification syndromes Health| DateDecember 20, 2016March 4, 2019
Topical treatment clears precancerous skin lesions Calcipotriol and fluorouracil found to activate immune system and suppress skin cancer development Health| DateDecember 20, 2016December 20, 2016
In ‘Fingersmith,’ lead role for lighting Designer talks about her vision for A.R.T. adaptation of Waters novel Arts| DateDecember 20, 2016March 4, 2019
Delving into ‘belonging’ at Harvard Presidential task force on inclusion expands its work across University News| DateDecember 19, 2016July 19, 2019
Diamonds are a lab’s best friend Harvard researchers trace neural activity by using quantum sensors Science| DateDecember 19, 2016March 4, 2019
‘I’m very lucky to represent’ Harvard Tommy Amaker reflects on becoming the Crimson’s winningest men’s basketball coach Campus| DateDecember 19, 2016January 8, 2018
Forever bringing joy Book project on Beethoven’s Ninth has been an ear opener for professor Arts| DateDecember 19, 2016December 15, 2017
Rhodes and Marshall scholars Two Harvard seniors plan to study in the U.K. News| DateDecember 16, 2016December 15, 2017
The world’s tiniest radio Harvard researchers create receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms Science| DateDecember 16, 2016April 8, 2019
Harvard Yard to Boston City Hall Jackie Lender is the first Harvard Presidential City of Boston Fellow Campus| DateDecember 16, 2016December 16, 2016
The duo who upended intuition In his new book, Michael Lewis profiles the pioneers behind behavioral economics Science| DateDecember 15, 2016March 22, 2019
2016–17 Tazuko Ajiro Monane and Noma-Reischauer Prizes awarded News +| DateDecember 15, 2016March 4, 2019
Kennedy School supports bipartisan statement from freshman Representatives News +| DateDecember 15, 2016March 15, 2019
Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative announces 2017 Fellows News +| DateDecember 15, 2016December 15, 2016
Better days for Boston cyclists Rate of injuries dropped over several years, study says Health| DateDecember 15, 2016December 15, 2016
Inside the hacked U.S. election An analyst on Russian security issues explains how the U.S. probe likely played out, and where it may yet lead World| DateDecember 14, 2016December 15, 2016
The climate change threat to food Shifts can affect agriculture, farming in many ways globally, panel says Science| DateDecember 14, 2016February 22, 2017
Thomas Schelling, Nobelist and game theory pioneer, 95 Was co-founder of Harvard Kennedy School, Weatherhead Center News| DateDecember 14, 2016February 9, 2023
Longer use of pain relievers tied to hearing loss in women Study points to six or more years of use as the key marker Health| DateDecember 14, 2016December 21, 2016
Harvard students, meet the Stone Age They learn to respect Neanderthals’ skills by making stone tools from scratch Science| DateDecember 14, 2016
Seeing Harvard at dawn How does Harvard University wake up in the morning? Campus| DateDecember 14, 2016December 21, 2016
938 admitted early to College Class of 2021 Early action is ‘new normal’ for undergraduate admissions, Fitzsimmons says News| DateDecember 13, 2016February 28, 2019