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The Harvard-affiliated nominees: (from left) South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry; Punks: New & Selected Poems by John Keene; and A New Name: Septology VI-VII, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls
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An historian, a poet, and a translator
Justice Elena Kagan
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Icebergs at the end of the Ilulissat Icefjord, Disko Bay, western Greenland
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Satellite data reveal the first unambiguous evidence linking a melting ice sheet to a predicted pattern of sea level rise.
Winokur Family Hall, scene of the celebratory science symposium that marked the launch of the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University.
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Launching Harvard’s Kempner Institute
More than 5,000 years ago, Caucasus hunter-gatherers from the highlands between the Black and Caspian Seas traveled west to Anatolia and north to the steppe, splitting their Proto-Indo-European language into two branches. From the steppe, their Yamnaya horse-herder descendants spread their language and genes into daughter languages and cultures across Eurasia. Border colors indicate the geographic origins of five source populations before their migrations (shown by correspondingly colored arrows), while the pie charts show the post-migration admixtures in these regions.
Figure reprinted with permission from I. Lazaridis et al., Science 377:939(2022).
Ancient DNA sheds new light on the origins of a lingua franca.
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Speakers’ remarks reflect the urgencies of a turbulent time.
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Ten percent of MBA students to receive full tuition scholarships
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The Harvard-affiliated nominees: (from left) South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry; Punks: New & Selected Poems by John Keene; and A New Name: Septology VI-VII, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls
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An historian, a poet, and a translator
Justice Elena Kagan
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Birches Over Pine (1966)
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Exhibit at Vermont's Shelburne Museum offers beauty and vitality
The music center, sited on a bucolic hill in Groton
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A new regional music center opens in Groton, Massachusetts.
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The commercial "enterprise research campus" will begin rising on the gray parcel at the center, above—but Harvard's broader strategy is not widley known.
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The Harvard-affiliated nominees: (from left) South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry; Punks: New & Selected Poems by John Keene; and A New Name: Septology VI-VII, translated from the Norwegian by Damion Searls
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An historian, a poet, and a translator
Translator William Tamplin joined the Marine Corps earlier this year.
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William Tamplin, Ph.D. ’20, on the lyricism and secrecy of an Arabic literary pioneer
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The art of conserving an historic garden at Dumbarton Oaks
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(1/3) GAME FACES From left, senior defensive lineman David Madzivanyika, captain and defensive lineman Truman Jones, and coach Tim Murphy get ready to lead the team out of the tunnel before kickoff.
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(1/4) KYM DANDY Even while in the clutches of Brown's Harrison Ochs (5), Harvard's Kym Wimberly (1) reached over the goal for his second touchdown. The senior wideout bedeviled the Brown secondary, making a game-high eight catches.
Photograph by Dylan Goodman/Harvard Athletic CommunicationsStrong offense, vulnerable rushing defense, and painful penalties tortured Crimson fans until the last nine seconds.
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(1/4) OPENING STRETCH. Sophomore backup quarterback Charles DiPrima and his mates got limbered up for the 148th season of Harvard football.
Photograph by Dylan Goodman Photography/courtesy of Harvard Athletic CommunicationsOvertime theatrics, as the Crimson defense and running back Aidan Borguet pull one out.
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The Prince of Wales’s star turn at Harvard’s 350th anniversary gala, in 1986
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May-June 2003
Letters
STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS As a student and professor at Harvard for more than 14 years, I am well acquainted with our institution's emphasis on...
The College Pump
"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Reader William R. Crout, S.T.B. '58, A.M. '69, founder and...
Treasure
Benjamin Waterhouse, M.D. (hon.) 1786, called smallpox the "devouring monster." Today it is the only naturally occurring disease...
In this Issue
We create ourselves out of the stories we tell about our lives, stories that impose purpose and meaning on experiences that often seem random...
Until age 30, he did nothing to distinguish himself from respectable mediocrity. He graduated in the exact middle of the 59-member Harvard class...
American universities face exceptional opportunities and exceptional risks. Their research is needed more than ever, now that new scientific...
Orville Wright's historic first flight lasted just 12 seconds. The Wright Flyer traveled 120 feet, a skip across the sand at Kitty Hawk's Kill...
Letters
STAY-AT-HOME PARENTS As a student and professor at Harvard for more than 14 years, I am well acquainted with our institution's emphasis on...
Right Now
You're watching the Boston Marathon, awestruck, as always, by the runners' strength, endurance, and determination. Mile after mile, the elite...
Picture an investor trying to decide which mutual fund will make the most of her retirement savings. As she reads prospectuses, the fine print...
Ever since the fabled apple fell before Isaac Newton, gravity has posed enigmas. Along with electromagnetism and the strong and weak forces that...
Several high-profile lawsuits filed recently in this country are seeking redress for slavery and other racial wrongs, focusing national...
John Harvard's Journal
Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean William C. Kirby is creating a new structure to manage undergraduate life at Harvard. He expects to...
The committees charged with leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences review of the undergraduate curriculum (see "College Studies...
Continuing a long tradition of University leadership on diversity in admissions, Harvard filed an amicus curiae brief in the University of...
Lindsay Waters Photograph by Jim Harrison Lindsay Waters is an uncommon bird. He is both the executive editor for the humanities of...
The University's fiscal affairs are now in the hands of Ann E. Berman, who was appointed vice president for finance and chief financial officer...
With budgets tightening around Harvard (see the profile of new financial vice president Ann E. Berman), President Lawrence H. Summers has put...
One year after the release of The Women's Guide to Harvard comes The Black Guide to Life at Harvard, compiled by the publications chairs of the...
As deteriorating local-government finances collide with expanding — and property-tax-exempt — campuses, Boston-area research...
"Here I am, an old man in a dry month,/Being read to by a boy, waiting for rain," said T.S. Eliot '10 into the microphone. He was giving a...
Harvard College will henceforth require that early-action applicants for admission not apply early elsewhere. Students admitted early to...
Jawboning works. That's the import of a letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) from Benedict H. Gross, dean of undergraduate...
Two years ago, Emily Knapp '03 was slated to be the assistant director for a production of Eugene O'Neill's The Great God Brown, which the...
Global Perspective At a time of war, shifting international alliances, and reassessment of the gains from "globalization" of the world...
I've got a crush on Hank Fuller — and who can blame me? Toby "Hank" Fuller Jr. worked his way up from the junior-varsity football...
Last year's Ivy League Player of the Year, Whitton hits for average, power, and RBIs Photograph by Jim Harrison Late in the season last...
It came down to an esophagus-and-esophagus finish, but with friends cheering him on, Ian Walker '03 swallowed up the lead of a chomping Eagle...
The icewomen (30-3-1 overall, 15-0-1 ECAC) skated one of their best teams ever, and were ranked first in the nation for most of the year. They...
Photograph by Stu Rosner The senior marshals, looking ahead to Commencement 2003, are: (clockwise from top left) first marshal...
Alumni
In the fall of 2001, students supporting a "living wage" for Harvard's janitors and other low-paid employees held rallies to keep the pressure...
Alumni in Hollywood rolled out the red carpet for 14 undergraduates who flew to Tinseltown during intersession for "Harvardwood 101,...
Vote NowTo be counted, all votes for Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association elected directors must be returned by noon on May 30. Results of...
Comings and Goings Local Harvard clubs host numerous lectures and social gatherings throughout the year. What follows is a list of some of the...
A Nevada humanities award presented recently to William H. Jacobsen Jr. '53 recognized his contribution to the state's "living history."...
1923 Samuel M. Scott, A.B. 1886, questions "the rapid increase in membership" at the College and its impact on quality and efficiency. Scott...
Amelia Noel '92 discovered her career over a meal in Leverett House, when she realized that she enjoyed helping her athlete friends navigate...
Orville Wright's historic first flight lasted just 12 seconds. The Wright Flyer traveled 120 feet, a skip across the sand at Kitty Hawk's Kill...
The College Pump
"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Reader William R. Crout, S.T.B. '58, A.M. '69, founder and...
Treasure
Benjamin Waterhouse, M.D. (hon.) 1786, called smallpox the "devouring monster." Today it is the only naturally occurring disease...