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Matthew Potts, Memorial Church’s new leader
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A successor leader of the Memorial Church
Byerly Hall, where the Radcliffe Institute fellows will be able to convene again once fall semester arrives
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Dean Brown-Nagin emphasizes fellows who will “reckon with this moment and its meaning.”
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
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After renovation, 60 Oxford Street will become the hub for quantum science and engineering at Harvard.
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Renovation of 60 Oxford Street will create a quantum hub where theorists and engineers work side by side.
Illustration by Phil Foster
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
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Jeremy Lin
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The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
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The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
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The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
Kevin Young
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The acclaimed poet and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will speak at the annual meeting on June 4—and other graduation-week speakers are announced.
From left to right: Walter K. Clair, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr, Preston N. Williams.
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Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
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The evocative Love Potion
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A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Piattini's sunken patio on Newbury Street, in Boston
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Boston's Piattini Wine Café
A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
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The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
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The team with mentors (from left): Kale Catchings, Percy Green, Saul Glist, Robin McDowell, Catie Barr, Jamala Rogers, and the author.
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The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
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The evocative Love Potion
Image courtesy of Alexander Gassel and the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Maggie Shipstead
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Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
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A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
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The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
Martin S. Feldstein
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
For the energetic Rueb, raising an athlete’s floor is as important as raising his ceiling.
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Andrew Rueb’s experience on the professional tennis circuit informs his coaching.
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University Hall, home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offices, where faculty meetings are held
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Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
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July-August 2013
Letters
Letters on online gender equity, e-mail investigations, Dean John Monro, and more
A letter from the editor
A letter from President Faust
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Letters
Letters on online gender equity, e-mail investigations, Dean John Monro, and more
A letter from the editor
A letter from President Faust
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A project to map the brain is "the biggest challenge of the century."
The part of the brain that stores memories also actively predicts the future behavior of others.
Creative partnerships between government, non-profits, and investors may lead to more effective social services spending.
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Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference
A snapshot of new alliances in online education
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences considers “consultation, communication, and governance.”
President Faust responds to concerns about the University’s e-mail policies.
The new Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks a better basis for drug development.
A Baker Library | Bloomberg Center exhibit helps commemorate women’s history at the school.
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, primate-center closure, and more
Montage
An excerpt from Reuben Brower’s <i>The Fields of Light: An Experiment in Critical Reading</i>
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Alumni
New members of the Board of Overseers and new elected directors of the HAA
Four seniors have won scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2013-2014 academic year.
The Class of 1988 raised an all-time-record Harvard-reunion gift of $115 million.
Shared Interest Group events in July and August
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