Reader letters on Al Franken, the end of lectures, civic education, and more
Letters about Al Franken, the value of lectures, education and economics, justice, the Tea Party, primate care, and more
May-June 2012
Architect Rahul Mehrotra balances teaching at Harvard and practice in India
Rahul Mehrotra's architecture spans eras and cultural divides.
Harvard sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the origins of the arts
Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture
Gertrude of Helfta, female visionary, by Caroline W. Bynum
Brief life of a female visionary: 1256-c. 1302
The Humanities, Digitized
Reconceiving the study of culture
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Sociologist Kevin Lewis probes preferences in online dating
How personal preferences drive our choice of mates—as understood through an online dating site.
Malcolm Whitman reveals how an ancient Chinese remedy stops autoimmune disease
Malcolm Whitman reveals how the blue evergreen hydrangea stops autoimmune disease.
Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas has built the largest protein interaction map to date
A map of protein interactions in fruit flies provides new ways to study disease.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Update on Harvard's Fogg Art Museum reconstruction
An aerial view of the Fogg art Museum reconstruction.
Harvard Medical School problems caring for research primates
Harvard Medical School's primate research center encounters repeated, serious lapses of proper procedure and safe animal care
Amanda Claybaugh, explicator of the nineteenth-century novel
Meet the expert on nineteenth-century novels and reformist writings.
Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching launches with a symposium
The Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching launched its activities with a day-long symposium.
Harvard library staffers protest after possible layoffs are announced
The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.
Harvard faculty discuss the future of the academe
Faculty members predict what a Harvard education will look like in 2036.
Headlines from Harvard history, May-June 1917-1982
Headlines from Harvard history
Cohen and Hempton named deans of Radcliffe Institute and Harvard Divinity School
Lizabeth Cohen named Radcliffe dean; David N. Hempton named Divinity School dean
Brandt steps down, admissions bill increase, education Ph.D., and other news
Brandt steps down, ROTC on campus, admissions bill increase, education Ph.D., and more
The Nieman Journalism Lab probes the future of journalism
The Nieman Journalism Lab tracks innovations in journalism, online, in print, and on the business side.
The Undergraduate mines life lessons from Harvard alumni reports
The Undergraduate mines alumni class reports for real-world lessons about life.
Pitcher Rachel Brown of Harvard's softball team is a strikeout artist
Rachel Brown of the softball team broke Ivy records for strikeouts last year.
Harvard basketball goes to NCAAs.
The Harvard basketball team completed its best season with an appearance against Vanderbilt in the NCAA tournament.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Brooke Lampley heads modern and impressionist art at Christie's
Brooke Lampley '02 heads modern and impressionist art at Christie's.
Tyler Gibbons and Robin MacArthur record Vermont folk songs
A musical Vermont couple record local music collected decades ago.
Amir Building at Tel Aviv art museum designed by Preston Scott Cohen of the GSD
GSD's Preston Scott Cohen designed a new wing on the Tel Aviv art museum.
Jacqueline Bhabha reviews David Scheffer's new book on war crimes tribunals
On the evolving system of international criminal justice
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Excerpt from "The Great Divergence" by Timothy Noah
Excerpt from The Great Divergence by Timothy Noah ’80
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Playing with Health
Keas—founded by computer programmer Adam Bosworth ’76—combines social media and gaming to make wellness fun.
Comings and Goings
Faculty speakers at local Harvard clubs
Vote Now
The 2012 nominees for Harvard overseers and HAA elected directors
The SIGnboard
Shared Interest Group happenings in May and June
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.
Rare 1776 U.S. flag displayed; Motif No. 1 celebrated in new book
A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1
