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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
Montage by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine
An historian, a poet, and a translator
Justice Elena Kagan
Photograph courtesy of the United States Supreme Court, Public DomainEbbing trust in the Supreme Court, and what to do about it
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Opportunities for discovery this fall
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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An athlete contends with injury and identity.
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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Prince Charles with Francis H. Burr at the 350th
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The Prince of Wales’s star turn at Harvard’s 350th anniversary gala, in 1986
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September-October 2004
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The College Pump
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Treasure
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Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Self-portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin, 1888.
Artwork courtesy of the Harvard University Art Museums, ©2004 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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