Tag: Duke University

  • Nation & World

    Shining a light on a genius

    Architect Julian Abele is responsible for the design of Harvard’s Widener l Library, where his role, until recently, had gone largely unacknowledged.

    4 minutes
    Black and white photo of Abele.
  • Nation & World

    In praise of John Hope Franklin

    Speaking at Duke University, Harvard President Drew Faust praised scholar John Hope Franklin, citing his dedication to helping create the field of African-American history, and to reminding the nation of its troubled past and present.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The early days of discovery

    A recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry investigated the workings of cell receptors, the basis of his groundbreaking research involving the complex process of how the body’s cells communicate and interact, while a young medical resident at Harvard.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    2,032 admitted to Class of ’16

    Letters and email notifications of admission to Harvard College have been sent to 2,032 students. More than 60 percent of families of students admitted to the Class of 2016 will benefit from an unprecedented $172 million in undergraduate financial aid.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Legacy of an Indonesian tsunami

    A five-year follow-up study of children orphaned by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami says that older children and younger girls were most affected, with lower school achievement, higher rates of work outside the home for boys, and earlier marriage and work inside the home for girls.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Honoring a tireless advocate

    Scholars and professionals involved with the labor movement, workplace law, and social policy gathered at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to honor the life of alumna Clara Schiffer on behalf of working women, and to explore the legacy and prospects of working women.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Where money meets politics

    James M. Snyder Jr., an economist and Harvard’s newest professor of government, is a student of American elections, where he finds that campaign contributions don’t have the sway you might suppose.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Squeezing life into patients

    Engineers at Duke and Harvard universities have developed a “magnetic sponge” that after implantation into a patient can “squeeze” out drugs, cells, or other agents when passed over by a magnet.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Rebound

    The Harvard men’s basketball team is on the up and up, thanks to its newest coach Tommy Amaker.

    5 minutes