Letters
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Mill girls, mushroom mirth, folklore myths
November-December 2010
Features
The Psyche on Automatic
Amy Cuddy probes snap judgments, warm feelings, and how to become an “alpha dog.”
Alice Paul
Brief life of a pioneering suffragist: 1885-1977
A Lens on History
Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.
“A Nation Arguing with Its Conscience”
Deliberative democracy, philosophical pragmatism, and Barack Obama's conception of American governance
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Fitness: Body and Mind
Caloric restriction and exercise boost mental acuity and motor ability by rejuvenating synapses.
Kindergarten Matters
An economist finds that good kindergarten teachers boost pupils' earnings later in life.
Hypervelocity Stars
Stars escaping the Milky Way help Warren Brown and other astronomers map the distribution of matter in our galaxy.
The Power of Touch
Tactile sensations change perceptions, says psychologist Christopher Nocera.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Gut Renovation
Harvard renews an older building to create new labs in Cambridge for stem-cell research.
After the Storm: Presidential Perspectives
Early in the fall term, Drew Faust reviews Harvard’s improved finances, University governance, scientific misconduct, and other issues.
Marshall Ganz
The community organizer, who once worked with César Chávez, now teaches at the Kennedy School.
Scientific Misconduct, and Its Aftermath
An investigation of psychology professor Marc Hauser's lab results in a misconduct finding—and questions for the field of animal cognition.
Endowment Improvements
A year after declining $11 billion, investment returns on Harvard’s endowment turn positive.
Other Financial Updates
Fundraising remains strong, and the financial report and faculty retirement decisions are pending.
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard history
William James: Summers and Semesters
A conference and an exhibition at Houghton Library showcase the legacy of the pioneering psychologist and philosopher.
50 Years of Social Studies
A groundbreaking undergraduate concentration celebrates half a century.
Time to “Change the Channel”
Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith looks beyond financial constraints to academic priorities, from better teaching to renovated undergraduate Houses.
A Renaissance for Medieval Classics
A new series from Harvard University Press reintroduces works that mattered in the Middle Ages. With excerpts from two of the works.
Brevia
Larry Summers to return, Mahindra Humanities Center, Ph.D. programs, financial aid, appointments, and other University news
Walking a Mile in My Own Shoes
The Undergraduate comes to terms, on her own terms, with feminism.
Hotfoot
Senior cross-country captain Daniel Chenoweth outruns the competition.
Soccer Under the Lights
The new Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium hosts its first games.
A Man for One Season
Quarterback Andrew Hatch returns to the Harvard fold.
Stadium Sonnet
A former cross-country-man’s sonnet honors fellow runners.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance and more
Spartan Means, Splendid Spaces
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
Dickinson’s Trinity
In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.
Chocolate à la Vietnamese
Two San Francisco sisters add Asian and other original flavors to their gourmet confectionery.
Noir Romantic
Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Funniest Pages
Rick Meyerowitz’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a compendium of the best pieces from the National Lampoon.
Chapter and Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Jerusalem Milestone
American James Snyder ’73 recreates an Israeli national landmark.
Aloian Award Winners
Seniors Michael Baskin and Ryan Schell are honored for contributing to the quality of life in their undergraduate Houses.
HAA Award Winners
Six alumni are honored for their outstanding service to the University through alumni activities.
The SIGnboard
Late fall Shared Interest Group events
The Classes
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