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President Garber’s Agenda

Focusing on Harvard’s academic opportunities and frontiers

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“Building Bridges” Across Disagreements

Harvard establishes a fund for student projects that create community.

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Football: Harvard 45-Princeton 13

The Crimson emphatically snaps a six-game losing streak to the Tigers

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The Evolutionary Case for Exercise

The off-label prescription from our hunter-gatherer ancestors

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The State of Harvard’s Arts and Sciences

The dean’s annual report, and other business, after a year of upheaval

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Football: Harvard 31-Dartmouth 27

A fourth-quarter rally vaults the Crimson into first place.

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Predicting Viral Variants and Vaccine Cures

Biomedical researchers are using AI to survey the viral landscape.

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University People
November-December 2024

The Will of the Donor

How gifts shape student experiences, in often unseen ways

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November-December 2024

Why Ivy Athletes Score in Careers

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

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November-December 2024

What You Can Say, Singing

Liv Redpath’s operatic trajectory

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The College Pump
November-December 2024

New Traditions

Connecting contemporary “intellectual virtues” to Harvard’s traditions  

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

Two Washington Post writers who resigned over Bezos’ non-endorsement join The Atlantic

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PEN America Leader to Leave Embattled Organization

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Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

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Internal Emails Show Harvard Leaders Debating Response to Hamas Attack

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This Is Your Body on Sugar

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

Two Washington Post writers who resigned over Bezos’ non-endorsement join The Atlantic

CNN Business | 11.1.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Finding Harvard’s Voice

PEN America Leader to Leave Embattled Organization

The New York Times | 10.31.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Defending Civil Discourse on Campus

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

The New York Times | 10.30.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Public Health with Empathy

Internal Emails Show Harvard Leaders Debating Response to Hamas Attack

The New York Times | 10.31.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Dogs of War

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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.

Two Washington Post writers who resigned over Bezos’ non-endorsement join The Atlantic

CNN Business | 11.1.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Finding Harvard’s Voice

PEN America Leader to Leave Embattled Organization

The New York Times | 10.31.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Defending Civil Discourse on Campus

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

The New York Times | 10.30.2024

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Public Health with Empathy

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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

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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