Featured series 
Year: 2021
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Nation & World
Facebook’s moral quandary
Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene explains social media giant’s trolley problem
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Campus & Community
Fighting inequities in medical education, health care
Victor Lopez-Carmen is the recipient of the 2021 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship for his work to eliminate inequities in medical education.
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Campus & Community
Dante Michele Della Terza, 96
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 5, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Dante Michele Della Terza, Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Della Terza was a much sought-after Italianist on both sides of the Atlantic and…
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Campus & Community
Robert Arnold Lue, 56
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 5, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Robert Arnold Lue, Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology, was placed upon the records. Professor Lue was a gifted and creative teacher and a charismatic leader who had…
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Campus & Community
Raymond L. Erikson, 84
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 5, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Raymond Leo Erikson, American Cancer Society Professor of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Erikson was a cellular biologist known as a pioneer within a field…
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Campus & Community
My grandfather, a national hero in Lithuania — and a war criminal
A conversation between Silvia Foti, author of the book “The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered my Grandfather Was a War Criminal,” and Mark Kramer, director of the Cold War Studies Project at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
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Campus & Community
Renewal of building reflects evolution of Divinity School
With the renovation of Swartz Hall, Harvard Divinity School can offer multifaith space, improved accessibility, and updated classroom technology.
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Science & Tech
Massage helps injured muscles heal faster and stronger
Using a controlled massage system, researchers found that treatment led to greater repair and strength recovery in mice.
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Campus & Community
More about flexibility than big-money deals
Harvard Athletics Director Erin McDermott shared Harvard’s NIL policy with student-athletes to help them navigate opportunities and share best practices for managing potential consequences, which could include tax obligations and financial aid implications.
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Nation & World
Why being a working mom is still so tough
In a new book, “Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity,” Professor Claudia Goldin traces five generational groups of college-educated women across 120 years.
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Health
Did we really gain weight during the pandemic?
Looking at data from 15 million patients, researchers found that 39 percent had gained weight.
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Campus & Community
Looking to the stars with different visions
Harvard student London Vallery seeks to improve Indigenous representation in aerospace sector.
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Nation & World
How women led anti-Trump resistance
Washington Post political columnist Jennifer Rubin discusses the key role women played in the “resistance” to Donald Trump’s presidency in advance of her Oct. 7 virtual book talk at Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
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Nation & World
Finding hands-on approaches to remote learning
Harvard faculty talk best practices in online teaching gleaned from a 2019 Harvard study.
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Campus & Community
‘When you’re being an activist, you are making history’
Renowned labor and Civil Rights activist Dolores Huerta urged students to become activists for change in a conversation hosted by the JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics.
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Science & Tech
Deploying AI against colon cancer
Harvard-led research signals life-saving potential for artificial intelligence in fight against colon cancer.
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Campus & Community
Sailing alone, under the stars, and fast
Harvard Chan School risk analysis expert sailed to Bermuda solo in June, managing more than 635 miles over roughly five days.
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Campus & Community
A life’s mission sparked by disbelief over Tuskegee study
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Marcella Alsan wins a MacArthur “genius” grant for her work in public health.
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Campus & Community
In chronicle of beasts, the endings are sometimes bloody
Mary Roach’s new book, “Fuzz,” covers the strange, messy, and sometimes dangerous world of human-wildlife conflict.
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Health
The peril of 5 percent
The delta variant’s increased infectiousness, coupled with remaining pools of unvaccinated people and those whose immunity has waned, are enough to drive a winter COVID-19 surge even in highly vaccinated parts of the country, a Harvard infectious diseases expert said.
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Campus & Community
Users give Houghton renovation a thumbs-up
Changes to Harvard’s Houghton Library include better accessibility, expanded exhibition spaces, and updated classrooms.
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Nation & World
If Randall Kennedy ran the world
Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy discusses his new book, “Say It Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture.”
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Work & Economy
Regulators put cryptocurrency in crosshairs
HBS economist Scott Duke Kominers explains the explosive growth of cryptocurrency and why U.S. regulators now appear poised to swoop in.
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Campus & Community
Above and beyond
Gazette photographers take us to the top for views from Harvard’s most scenic vantage points.
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Campus & Community
Feeling passionate about math
Morgane Austern joined the Department of Statistics as an assistant professor in July.
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Arts & Culture
Tapping into magic
Tap dancer Ayodele Casel explores communication, improvisation, culture, and history in “Chasing the Magic” at the American Repertory Theater.
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Nation & World
Tracing Big Oil’s PR war to delay action on climate change
Harvard researchers have turned a spotlight on the sometimes subtle, yet effective, strategies employed by oil companies to foster doubt and delay action on climate change.
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Arts & Culture
Creating art from Radcliffe archives
Artist Tomashi Jackson’s latest work, “Brown II,” on view at Radcliffe, is inspired by the work of Civil Rights pioneers Pauli Murray and Ruth Batson, who helped drive public school desegregation efforts
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Health
Epidemiologist predicts likely decline in U.S. COVID cases, deaths
William Hanage predicts a likely decline in U.S. COVID cases, depending on vaccination rates, control tactics, and the absence of variants.
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Nation & World
Readers remember 9/11
We asked readers of Gazette coverage marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to share their own memories of the day. Below is a selection of responses, edited for clarity and length.
