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The objects Lewis and Clark acquired in negotiations with Indian nations have much to say.
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How far is up in a year of robust investment returns? The University of Virginia’s report is suggestive.
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A recent graduate visits Harvard during a semi-normal semester
James Stock, newly appointed vice provost for climate and sustainability
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A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
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James Stock, newly appointed vice provost for climate and sustainability
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A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
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(1 of 2) In mice, a lab-evolved vector for delivering a gene therapy (MyoAAV, indicated by the presence of green fluorescent protein) selectively targets muscle (depicted whole, top, and in cross-section, above right) dramatically better than commonly used, naturally-occurring viral vectors (above left and center).Image courtesy of the Pardis Sabeti Lab and Cell/DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.028
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
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Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
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(1 of 2) In mice, a lab-evolved vector for delivering a gene therapy (MyoAAV, indicated by the presence of green fluorescent protein) selectively targets muscle (depicted whole, top, and in cross-section, above right) dramatically better than commonly used, naturally-occurring viral vectors (above left and center).Image courtesy of the Pardis Sabeti Lab and Cell/DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.028
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana and Harvard Alumni Association president Vanessa Liu ’96, J.D ’03, unfurl the class of 2025 banner
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President Bacow and Harvard College Dean Khurana welcome the Class of 2025 and, for the first time in-person, the Class of 2024.
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Screenshot by Harvard MagazineThe acclaimed author and English professor will explore mourning and reunion in The Furrows: An Elegy.
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Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
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Harvard's Carpenter Center highlights works by Katherine Bradford and Diedrick Bracken
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Square bustling, again, with visitors
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What’s new—and unchanged—in the historic heart of Cambridge
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Here’s where to plan your next fall adventure in Vermont and Maine.
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On duty: Kit Parker in spring 2003, with a village leader in southern Kandahar Province, whose son had been kidnapped by the Taliban
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But will we be better? A veteran’s reflections
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“/Gaishay focusing the camera,” a photograph taken during a 1957-58 ethnographic expedition in Namibia.
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Seeking mentorship as a student of color, and finding a calling in the arts
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Will Wilson, Diné (b. San Francisco 1969), "Auto Immune Response: Confluence of Three Generations," 2015.
Harvard Art Museums, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs, 2021.19. © Will Wilson; image courtesy of the artist.
Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.
Namwali Serpell
Screenshot by Harvard MagazineThe acclaimed author and English professor will explore mourning and reunion in The Furrows: An Elegy.
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The announcement comes amid a spike in cases on campus and an increase in testing frequency.
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Lyon rides on a special tandem bicycle with his son, Joshua.
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Michael J. Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.
Hard chargers: All-Ivy first team linebacker Jordan Hill (55), the Crimson’s 147th captain, and defensive tackle Jacob Sykes (99) are mainstays on a defensive front seven that is rugged and deep.
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Footballers shake off the rust from a long hiatus
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Graduate student Stephen Bourguet has set his sights on running a personal best at the Boston Marathon in October.
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From Harvard Celebrities: A Book of Caricatures and Decorative Drawings, 1901
Brief life of a Harvard “character”
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Bow and Arrow’s mechanic, James Agee’s creative turbulence
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