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Letters from our readers
May-June 2009
Untangling the Brain
Three Harvard scholars trained in chemistry and physics pursue innovative approaches and tools that address problems in neuroscience.
Vistas of Perfection
A profile of writer James Agee, at Harvard and beyond
April Fool Every Day
Comedian Andy Borowitz ’80 has moved from Hollywood success to a multifaceted life as a humorist in New York.
Caroline Farrar Ware
A brief profile of the activist and scholar
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Perseus in 3-D
New three-dimensional PDF technology allows Harvard astronomers—and you—to explore worlds hundreds of light-years away.
Clean Air, Longer Life
Controls on fine particle pollution extended average lifespan in the United States by five months between 1980 and 2000.
Fighting Disease in Situ
A new technique aims to boost the body’s ability to seek out and destroy cancer cells.
"Dissing Evolution"
Energy is the key to understanding human evolution—and to saving ourselves and our planet, says Daniel Lieberman.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Pardis Sabeti
For this systems biologist, the interaction of science and music is multiplicative.
Yesterday's News
Happenings at Harvard in Mays and Junes past
"A New Economic Reality"
The University’s financial gap measures in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
A Walk through History with Justice Ginsburg
The Supreme Court associate justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.
Humanities Rebooted
Curricular revisions for English and the classics
University People
Appointments and departures
A Pioneer in Family Planning
A new exhibition honors John C. Rock, the Harvard Medical School professor whose research and advocacy were instrumental in the development of modern fertility treatments and contraception.
Brevia
News of the University and the Harvard community
Parenting, Redux
Junior Parents’ Weekend brings The Undergraduate a new perspective on the future.
Class on the Grass
Golfer Emily Balmert, and the women’s varsity team, have reached milestones.
Chasing Bogeys
A novel book on golf
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
The Windmill Movie
Filmmaker Alexander Olch has made an biographical documentary based on footage left behind by his mentor, Richard Rogers.
The Bible and the Almanac
How Pete Seeger got his start: an excerpt from Alec Wilkinson's new biography, The Protest Singer
Music, Taken Personally
A music critic reviews composer John Adams’s memoir.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Diaghilev and His Geniuses
The Harvard Theatre Collection opens an exhibition and hosts a symposium on Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
Mnemonic Masks
Inspired by his Yup’ik heritage, Phillip Charette educates through his art.
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Plugged In
Charlene Li urges businesses to embrace social technologies.
Life in Counterpoint
Jonathan Newmark balances his day job and his music.
Life and Cupcakes
Jessi Walter has fun on the job.
Cast Your Vote
Overseer and Harvard Alumni Association director slates
The SIGnboard
Celebrate with Shared Interest Groups during Commencement
News and Notices
Harvard Club and SIGs news
Song for Hard Times
The classic folksong “One Meat Ball” got its start at Harvard.
