Zip Code vs. Genetic Code
Twin talesHarvard study quantifies disease contributions of genetics and environmentErin O'DonnellJuly-August 2019 nature-nurture-geneticsWhen considering the risk of a given disease—cancer,...
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Women of the Year
Harvard 368th Commencement Powerful WomenJohn S. RosenbergJuly-August 2019 women-of-the-yearConcluding the year in which Harvard transitioned from its first woman president to its twenty-eighth man to...
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Honoris Causa
Honorary degree recipients 2019July-August 2019 honoris-causaFive men and four women received honorary degrees. University provost Alan M. Garber introduced the honorands in the following order, and...
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They Said
Harvard Commencement talk by Lawrence Bacow, Teju Cole, Angela MerkelJuly-August 2019 they-said President Lawrence S. Bacow: “I began to let that idea of myself go”In his baccalaureate address,...
View ArticleThe Personal President
Harvard President Bacow lighter Commencement talkJuly-August 2019 personal-presidentIn a year of rather stern speechifying about political polarization and the need to engage on such divisive issues as...
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Commencement Confetti
Harvard Commencement moments: Lift every voice, Remy the catJuly-August 2019 commencement-confettiSpecial Song—and SingerAbsent the regular Faust-era artist/entertainer honorand, there was still a...
View ArticleEducating Educators
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long takes stock a year inJohn S. RosenbergJuly-August 2019 educating-educatorsBridget Terry Long had the good timing to become dean of the Harvard Graduate School of...
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News Briefs
From #MeToo fallout to undergraduate education and public serviceJohn S. RosenbergMarina N. BolotnikovaJuly-August 2019 news-briefsFaculty-Dean DenouementDuring the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)...
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University People
University PeopleJuly-August 2019 university-peopleNational AcademiciansDavid LaibsonCourtesy of David LaibsonIn a year in which 40 percent of its newly elected members were women, a new high, the...
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Brevia
A new Design dean, divestment activism, and moreJuly-August 2019 breviaDesign DeanSarah Whiting, a Yale alumna who earned her master of architecture degree from Princeton and her Ph.D. from MIT—and was...
View ArticleHarvard Seeks Partner for Enterprise Research Campus
Harvard Seeks Developer for its Allston Enterprise Research CampusJonathan Shaw Harvard issues RFP for ERCOn Friday, The Harvard Allston Land Company (HALC), the entity responsible for developing the...
View Article"I Can't See My Family"
"I Can't See My Family"Nina Pasquini DACA recipient graduates without his parents in attendanceThe plan was to video chat his parents on the day of Commencement. His parents, who live in Japan,...
View ArticleHarvard Dismisses Fencing Coach for Conflict of Interest
Harvard dismisses fencing coachJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard dismisses fencing coachHarvard has dismissed fencing coach Peter Brand, whose conduct has been found to violate conflict-of-interest policies;...
View ArticleHarvard Sanctions Professor Roland Fryer Severely
Harvard Sanctions Economist Roland FryerJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Sanctions Economist Roland FryerFaculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean Claudine Gay today notified Lee professor of economics and...
View ArticleHarvard Entrepreneurs’ Summer Road Trip
Harvard Faculty Entrepreneurs in Silicon ValleyJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard faculty members in Silicon ValleyAs Harvard invests in expanding engineering and applied sciences—in the growth of the faculty...
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Curricle, the Course Catalog Matrix
Harvard Testing Tool for Curricular Exploration Nina Pasquini curricle testHarvard’s course offerings used to take the form of thick paper catalogs, filled with numbers and descriptions of the...
View ArticleHarvard Appoints Interim Winthrop House Leaders
Harvard Appoints Interim Winthrop House LeadersJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Appoints Gearans Winthrop House LeadersHarvard College dean Rakesh Khurana today announced that Mark Gearan ’78 and Mary...
View ArticleThe Movement to Open Up Syllabi
The Movement for Open SyllabiNina Pasquini The Movement for Open SyllabiSyllabi are generally most relevant during the early weeks of the semester, when students are making decisions about which...
View ArticleA Dressing That Pulls Wounds Shut
Harvard Scientists Develop Mechanically Active Skin DressingNina Pasquini skin-dressingScientists at Harvard have developed a mechanically active wound dressing (the first of its kind, to the best of...
View Article“Detaining Families Is Not Necessary”
“Detaining Families Is Not Necessary” Marina N. Bolotnikova“Detaining Families Is Not Necessary” Óscar and Valeria Martínez, the migrant father and two-year-old daughter who were found drowned in the...
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