
Letters
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Placebos, memorable McKinlock bell, paramedics
March-April 2013

Features
A Cardiac Conundrum
How gaps in medical knowledge affect matters of the heart
How Same-Sex Marriage Came to Be
On activism, litigation, and social change in America
Vita: Alexander Hamilton Rice
Brief life of an Amazon explorer: 1875-1956
The Prison Problem
Sociologist Bruce Western rethinks incarceration in America
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
The Deadliest Virus
Modified H5N1 could infect a billion people if it escapes the lab.
A Cucumber Coil Conundrum
In the plant's tendrils, L. Mahadevan and colleagues discover a new type of spring.
Cheating the Reaper
New study reveals just how many years of life are added by varying levels of exercise.
John Harvard's Journal University news
As Many Books as Possible Short of Bankruptcy
At its centennial, Harvard University Press continues publishing books, while vastly expanding its digital products.
Printer’s Mark
View diverse versions of HUP's logotype through time.
Allston: The Killer App
Harvard proposes moving the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to the University’s expanded campus.
Harvard Portrait: Abigail Donovan and Laura Prager
The pediatric psychiatrists’ book depicts emergency-room experiences with mentally ill children.
“We All Can Do Better”
Harvard College imposes penalties severe following investigation of undergraduate academic misconduct
Online Evolution Accelerates
HarvardX, edX, and online teaching and learning proliferate.
Yesterday’s News
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
The Corporation Reports
Three Fellows offer a briefing on the effects of reforming the University's senior governing board.
Brevia
Harvard news: Allston development, education dean departs, social investing, multimillion-dollar gifts to universities, and more
Lines of Support
The Undergraduate reflects on mentoring and community.
Giant Champion
Rebecca Nadler is Harvard's first NCAA gold medalist in skiing.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance and more
Please Touch the Art
Jennifer Rubell makes art to touch, crawl into, or even drink and eat.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Detective in Pop Culture
Bob Egan finds the original venues of iconic images.
The Art of the Cookbook
“Doc” Willoughby talks grilling and writing.
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Seeing and Observing
The "Literally Psyched" columnist on Sherlock Holmes, perception, and mental prowess
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
The Sage of Tree Frog Lane
Philip Slater has happily progressed from fame to obscurity.
The World According to Slater
Author Philip Slater explains his views on the world
Vote Now
2013 Candidates for Harvard University Overseers and HAA elected directors
Alumni Awards
Harvard alumni are honored for service to clubs and Shared Interest Groups
A Special Notice Regarding Commencement Exercises
Instructions for degree candidates and others
Return to Harvard Day
Alumni and their children visit Harvard
The Future of Education
A letter from President Drew Faust
The SIGnboard
Shared Interest Group events in March and April