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Art Across Borders

At the Lahore Biennale, artists respond to the climate crisis. 

Humanities & Arts |

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Harvard’s Nobel Prize Incubator

The Harvard University Bio Labs, home to 10 Nobel Laureates on floor three and 2 on floor four.

Faculty & Research |

Graham Banks

Five Questions with Paris Olympian Graham Blanks ’25

The Crimson runner shares Olympic experiences and more.

Sports & Athletics |

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Football: Harvard 38-Cornell 20

A torrent of touchdowns in the second quarter keys the first Ivy win

Football |

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Football |

Football: Harvard 35-Holy Cross 34

The Crimson outlasts the Crusaders. Next up: Princeton

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Harvard University Financial Report Fiscal Year 2024

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Harvard’s Finances in a Challenging Year

The fiscal 2024 report details narrowing margins, but stronger endowment returns.

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John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2024

Smooth Start

Exhortations to civil discourse, training in how to talk together—and plenty of new campus rules

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Features
November-December 2024

Home Unaffordable Home

America’s housing problem—and what to do about it

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Right Now
November-December 2024

How the Mind Assigns Meaning to Words

New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.

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Montage
November-December 2024

Maps of the World

The surreal, artistic cartography of Darren Sears

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Harvard Squared
November-December 2024

The Boston Camerata Turns 70

Celebrating early music

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Harvard in the headlines

Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

Critics of Affirmative Action Say This Year’s Admissions Data Are Fishy. They’re Not.

The New York Times | 10.16.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Class of 2028 Demographics Disclosed

Why Us vs. Them Is Not Such a Bad Way to See the World

The New York Times | 10.16.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Gravity of Groups

Under a L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission

The New York Times | 10.20.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Homelessness Public Health Crisis

The hidden NIL economy of college sports

The Washington Post | 10.21.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The End of the Ivy League?

The Breakthrough Drug to Conquer Addiction: Ozempic?

The New York Times | 10.18.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Can New Drugs Help Millions of Americans with Obesity?

As Tony Bennett’s way strayed further from the norm, change pushed him away

The Athletic | 10.18.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The End of the Ivy League?

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Harvard in the headlines

Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

Critics of Affirmative Action Say This Year’s Admissions Data Are Fishy. They’re Not.

The New York Times | 10.16.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Class of 2028 Demographics Disclosed

Why Us vs. Them Is Not Such a Bad Way to See the World

The New York Times | 10.16.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Gravity of Groups

Under a L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission

The New York Times | 10.20.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Homelessness Public Health Crisis

The hidden NIL economy of college sports

The Washington Post | 10.21.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The End of the Ivy League?

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Harvard in the headlines

Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

Critics of Affirmative Action Say This Year’s Admissions Data Are Fishy. They’re Not.

The New York Times | 10.16.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Class of 2028 Demographics Disclosed

Why Us vs. Them Is Not Such a Bad Way to See the World

The New York Times | 10.16.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Gravity of Groups

Under a L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission

The New York Times | 10.20.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Homelessness Public Health Crisis

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Right Now
May-June 2024

Diversifying Diet

A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms. 

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Features
May-June 2024

Benjamin Smith Lyman

Brief life of the vegetarian trailblazer, 1835-1920

Henry Lee Higginson

The College Pump
November-December 2022

Ahead of His Time

The inclusive Henry Lee Higginson, and Robert Caro’s productive fellowship

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Harvard Squared
November-December 2022

Leaning into Winter

Exploring Burlington, Vermont

A collection of abstract geometric paintings hang above a white couch

Montage
November-December 2022

Straight Lines and Odd Angles

Painter Judith Seligson’s creative juxtapositions

Treasure
November-December 2023

Pigskin Programs

The art of Harvard football

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Right Now
November-December 2023

Preparing for the Energy Transition

Expect massive job losses in industries associated with fossil fuels. The time to get ready is now.

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Features
November-December 2023

You Are What (Your Microbes) Eat

Diet, cooking, and the human microbiome