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White text of names against black background.

Fatal encounters with police

‘Their Names’ project gathers the stories of 28,000 people, from Jan. 1, 2000, to George Floyd

World|

DateJune 26, 2020June 29, 2020

In 'Laughing Room' installation, people sit on couches, laughing.

Funny, creepy, or both?

‘Laughing Room,’ metaLab researcher’s installation, turns a visit to the library into a sitcom-like experience — only deeper

Arts|

DateNovember 19, 2018

“Moral Labyrinth”

‘Error’ brings opportunity to metaLAB

Harvard attends Austrian festival with focus on ‘Art of Imperfection’

Science|

DateSeptember 12, 2018October 3, 2018

Shifting the ‘Horizon’

Graduate student explores perception of climate change through design and art

Arts|

DateJanuary 22, 2018April 23, 2018

At metaLAB, curiosity meets whimsy

Interdisciplinary studio brings together artists from across fields

Arts|

DateJune 3, 2016November 26, 2018

To bring her online modules on American poetry to life, Professor Elisa New took advantage of Harvard's magnificent surroundings (in this case, Memorial Church) and coaxed some of her talented students to "sing" the verses of colonial era poet Edward Taylor. New is using multimedia to convey how, for Taylor, who wrote in strict, formal structures, poetry was a kind of apparatus to be used in the same way that gymnasts and weightlifters use uneven bars and weights.

Varied offerings from HarvardX

Learning options for fall include small modules as well as full courses

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DateJune 6, 2013April 16, 2019

Diana Sorensen, who it was recently announced would continue as dean of arts and humanities for three more years, moderated a Lamont Library discussion titled “Digital Humanities: Across the Spectrum,” which focused on how humanists’ training and skills are translating and being utilized in today’s digital society.

Humanities in the digital age

Panel discusses emerging ‘Digital Humanities’

Arts|

DateApril 3, 2013March 13, 2019

Ben Brady's turntable can be used for creating 3-D images of artifacts, a valuable tool for scholars who may increasingly rely on digital representations of archived artifacts. Brady was among the participants who showcased his project at openLAB_Summer, a reception sponsored by metaLAB's at Arts @ 29 Garden.

Wedding digital with traditional

Event showcases imaginative metaLAB efforts to display data

Arts|

DateAugust 15, 2012June 26, 2019

Creating the digital humanities

Jeffrey Schnapp pulls together classic scholarship, Web accessibility

Campus|

DateDecember 15, 2011March 21, 2019

Chief Information Officer Anne Margulies makes opening remarks at the inaugural Harvard IT Summit.

For Harvard, an IT summit

Nearly 1,000 gather to gauge digital shifts, ponder improvements

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DateJune 24, 2011September 12, 2019