Featured series 
Year: 2021
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Arts & Culture
Something darker than awe
Professor Ellen Winner looks at what may be happening in the minds of viewers who are taking in Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s wrapped Arc de Triomphe.
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Science & Tech
Biological triggers for infant abuse
Harvard team discovers neural circuits underlying aggressive behavior of adult mice toward young ones.
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Health
Rising alcohol use among older adults
Alcohol use in older adults has been trending upward over the years, particularly among women.
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Work & Economy
Should we be worried about Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google?
Economist Nancy Rose, a 2021-2022 Harvard Radcliffe Institute fellow, wants to refine and empower antitrust enforcement.
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Campus & Community
Not just what was said, but who got to say it
Taught by Harvard President emerita Drew Faust, the course offers a close look at key addresses in American history.
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Campus & Community
‘Major H’ action resumes after COVID timeout
Tradition of bestowing letter sweaters entwines Harvard history with that of intercollegiate athletics, resuming after COVID timeout.
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Campus & Community
Alumni come together to host virtual Unity Weekend
This weekend, thousands of Harvard alumni, affiliates, and guests will come together for Unity Weekend, a three-day virtual conference led by — and in celebration of — Harvard alumni of color.
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Nation & World
Why doesn’t rationality seem to matter anymore?
Rationality can be fixed, Steven Pinker argues, and if we don’t our democracy and environment may be at stake.
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Campus & Community
Naming the things you feel
Celebrated poet and new faculty member Tracy K. Smith aims to create life-changing space for students.
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Campus & Community
7 from Harvard among new Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators
Seven Harvard affiliates are among 33 scientists from across the United States to be appointed as investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Nation & World
‘Real resolve’ in Haiti, Farmer says
Despite the repeated traumas visiting Haiti this summer, HMS Professor Paul Farmer said he found reason for hope in the earthquake zone.
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Campus & Community
Gift that promises to keep on giving
Harvard economics faculty says new facility will foster greater collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity.
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Campus & Community
Quick, hand me my worm pick
When asked, several Harvard researchers shared their most treasured or essential pieces of lab, field, or office equipment. The answers ranged from highly technical to downright quirky.
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Science & Tech
Melting of polar ice shifting Earth itself, not just sea levels
Research by new Harvard Ph.D. finds warping of planet’s crust, with far-reaching effects.
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Campus & Community
Transformational gift from Penny Pritzker ’81 to spark new era for Harvard economics
Gift from Harvard alumna Penny Pritzker to support collaboration and connection in pursuit of solutions to global problems and a new building for department.
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Health
FDA panel member cheered by Pfizer news on COVID vaccine in kids
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been shown to be safe in school-age children, a potentially key development in the fight to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.
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Arts & Culture
A look behind the scenes
This fall, the Harvard University Committee on the Arts is supporting a series of six commissions from seven contemporary artists across various disciplines.
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Arts & Culture
Earth’s most excellent mixtape
Harvard music professor Alex Reading’s book turns up volume on Golden Record of sounds of our civilization sent into space.
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Campus & Community
A new way for graduates to connect and find inspiration
Harvard Alumni Association executive director talks about rethinking alumni weekend and embracing an inclusive future.
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Science & Tech
How a hormone affects society
The hormone testosterone provides a backdrop for male aggression and violence, both in nature and in society, argues a Harvard human evolutionary biologist.
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Campus & Community
New vision for planning and design
As Harvard’s chief of university planning and design, Purnima Kapur will work to strengthen campus connections.
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Nation & World
2020 census racial data lacks nuance, sociology professor says
Harvard associate professor of sociology Ellis Monk says wording of questions, presentation, various changes probably affected census count.
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Nation & World
Between Army and Medical School, a stop in hell
Former Army captain Gregory Galeazzi discusses his time in Afghanistan, his long recovery from injury, becoming a physician, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
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Campus & Community
How Harvard’s multilayer strategy helps keep COVID rates low
Health Services chief points to air filtration systems, high vaccination rates, masking and testing protocols, and other measures.
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Arts & Culture
Giving Carrie Mae Weems her due
New volume fills gap in scholarship on work of celebrated Black photographer Carrie Mae Weems.
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Work & Economy
Answer to U.S. labor shortage? ‘Hidden’ workforce
Businesses could address labor shortages by tapping into 27 million workers who are “hidden” from corporate hiring processes.
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Campus & Community
A homecoming
Award-winning fiction writer Namwali Serpell returns to Harvard as professor of English.
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Arts & Culture
Bringing ancient pottery to life
Zoom pottery class enlists Harvard Art Museums experts to help re-create treasures from the collection.
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Campus & Community
United in service
The second annual Global Day of Service on Aug. 30 brought together nearly 1,400 Harvard students and alumni who worked with 71 service opportunities.
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Work & Economy
Visionary, criminal, or both?
Eugene Soltes, a Harvard Business School expert on white-collar criminals, evaluates the case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
