Crows Know How to Have Fun
Crows Know How to Have FunMarina N. Bolotnikova Crows Know How to Have FunLong gone are the days when animal behaviorists, in the tradition of Harvard psychologist B.F. Skinner, assumed animals were...
View ArticleUnder (Green) Wraps
Harvard summer construction boomJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2019 summer-construction-allstonNominally, Harvard’s official color is crimson. But this summer, a lot of the place went green—with...
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Year One
Harvard president Lawrence S. Bacow’s first yearJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2019 bacow-year-oneThe Harvard community learned at least two things about Lawrence S. Bacow during his first year as...
View ArticleCatalyzing Bioengineering
Hansjörg Wyss boosts biologically inspired engineeringJonathan ShawSeptember-October 2019 wyss-institute-giftWith his $131-million gift in support of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired...
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Brevia
The new person at the Peabody, early admissions, AI, and moreSeptember-October 2019 breviaMuseum ManagementJane Pickering—executive director of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture since...
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News Briefs
Updates on Peter Brand, Roland Fryer, the graduate-student union, and moreSeptember-October 2019 news-briefsA Coach CashieredOn July 9, The Harvard Crimson and The Boston Globe reported that Peter...
View ArticleMemorial Church Interim Minister
Harvard Memorial Church Interim MinisterJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Memorial Church Interim MinisterWith the fall semester about to begin—and with it Memorial Church’s venerable tradition of Morning...
View ArticleScholars Advocate “Managed Retreat”—Before Climate Change Sinks Coastlines
Scholars Advocate “Managed Retreat” from Flooding CoastlinesLydialyle Gibson Scholars Advocate “Managed Retreat” from Coastlines—Before Climate Change Makes Them UninhabitableAs the climate changes and...
View ArticleCollege Announces New Public-Service Leadership
Harvard Public Service Leaders AnnouncedJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Public Service LeadersContinuing an effort to enhance the role of public service in students’ lives, Harvard College dean Rakesh...
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On-Ramps
Harvard Business Law Schools Prepare Entering StudentsJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Business Law Schools Prepare Entering StudentsStudents enrolling at Harvard’s Business School, Law School, and Graduate...
View ArticleThere’s (Still) No Gay Gene
There’s (Still) No Gay GeneBennett McIntosh There’s (Still) No Gay GeneThere is no one gene for being gay, and though genes seem to play a role in determining sexual orientation and same-sex behavior,...
View ArticleAdvice for an Imperfect World
Convocation 2019Nina Pasquini Harvard Convocation 2019University president Lawrence S. Bacow arrived in Cambridge to begin his first year as an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of...
View ArticleA Revised Gen Ed Debuts
Harvard College Debuts Gen EdNina Pasquini Harvard College Debuts Gen EdAfter a years-long redesign, a reformed version of the College’s program in General Education launches this fall. The new Gen Ed...
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Reasoned Debate, Free Speech, and Service
Harvard President Bacow Morning Prayers Free SpeechJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard President Bacow Morning Prayers Free SpeechPresident Lawrence S. Bacow, speaking at Morning Prayers in Memorial Church this...
View ArticleHarvard Undertakes Review of Athletics
Harvard Reviews AthleticsJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Reviews AthleticsFaculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean Claudine Gay today announced a comprehensive review of Harvard athletics, guided by a...
View ArticleHarvard to Examine Sexual-Harassment Reporting and Response
Harvard Reviews Sexual Harassment ReportingJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Reviews Sexual Harassment ReportingIn the wake of the charges of persistent sexual harassment against former Madero professor for...
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Lowell House Renovations: An Inside Look
Lowell House Renovations: An Inside LookJacob Sweet Lowell House Renovations“They used to sleep on Lowell; now they[’re] jealous of our renovations,” croons Eric Tarlin ’21 on Lowell House’s 2019...
View ArticleNeural-Network Pioneer Yann LeCun on AI and Physics
Neural-Network Pioneer Yann LeCun on AI and PhysicsDrew Pendergrass Neural-Network Pioneer Yann LeCun on AI and PhysicsThe machine-learning revolution has touched every area of science and engineering,...
View ArticleDean Sarah Whiting Meets the Design School Community
Sarah Whiting Harvard Design School BriefingJohn S. Rosenberg Sarah Whiting Harvard Design School BriefingGraduate School of Design (GSD) dean Sarah Whiting, newly arrived this past summer, and Noyes...
View ArticleProposed NLRB Rule Would Revoke Graduate Students’ Union Rights
Proposed NLRB Rule Would Revoke Graduate Students’ Union RightsMarina N. Bolotnikova Proposed NLRB Rule Would Revoke Graduate Students’ Union RightsThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will...
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