On the cover: Daniela Lamas. Photograph by Stu Rosner
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Letters on admissions, academic presses, the solicitor general, and more
The View from Mass Hall
President Larry Bacow on Truth
Affirmative action, legacies, Harvard admissions
Affirmative action, donor and staff preferences, and other Harvard College admissions challenges
Thanks to “Harvard Magazine” artists
With appreciation to two Harvard Magazine artists
January-February 2019
On the cover: Daniela Lamas. Photograph by Stu Rosner
Profile of Daniela Lamas, a critical-care physician
Daniela Lamas and the practice of post-ICU care
Ulysses S. Grant profile by Elizabeth D. Samet
Brief history of the image of a hero: 1822-1885
Confronting pitfalls of machine learning, artificial intelligence
Ethics and the dawn of decision-making machines
Philip J. Deloria, scholar of Native American studies
Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
The positive impact of entrepreneurial immigrants
Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.
How physical appearance influences authority
Cherubic features benefit black male CEOs, but not other groups, underscoring the complexity of social disadvantage.
Harvard Medical School’s Bruce Walker studies “elite controllers” of HIV
The immune systems of “elite controllers” point to HIV’s vulnerabilities.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Arts join sciences in Harvard Allston
Alongside a huge applied-sciences center, a toehold for art-making
SFFA v. Harvard lawsuit could determine the fate of affirmative action
The lawsuit that could determine the fate of affirmative action
Ruth Okediji, intellectual property law expert
A Nigerian-born professor who brings unusual perspective to intellectual-property law
Blavatnik gift accelerates Harvard Medical School research
A $200-million gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation paves the way.
Harvard Finances 2018
A survey of the University’s annual financial report
Harvard Arts and Sciences Faculty and Finances
A growing, and more scientific, professoriate and a budget breakthrough
Headlines from Harvard’s history
When the Law School made thin ice…and other headlines from Harvard’s history
Harvard scientists and others honored
National Academy and NIH notables, and a pioneering Crimson leader
New Radcliffe dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin has a blueprint for action
New Radcliffe dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin has a blueprint for action.
Harvard police and students, Title IX and more
Policing and students, Title IX changes, and public opinion toward higher education
Harvard design dean departs and other news
Harvard design dean departs and other news
The Undergraduate considers the composition of Harvard College
The Undergraduate considers the composition of Harvard College.
Harvard football wrap-up 2018
A resilient, crowd-pleasing football season, with talented sophomores surfacing
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Profile of winemaker Kelby Russell
Why the vineyards of New York called Kelby Russell home
Tale of Genji Illustrated
A magnificent set of images, published—and exhibited
Profile of installation artist Liz Glynn
In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Playwright Bess Wohl: a profile
Bess Wohl writes plays from an actor’s perspective.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
“Austerity—When It Works and When It Doesn’t” reviewed by Idrees Kahloon
Economists revisit an unsettled economic policy.
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
A winter’s trip to Portland, Maine
Enjoying Portland, Maine, in the “off-season”
Pre-Columbian quipu exhibit at the MFA
“Cecilia Vicuña: Disappeared Quipu,” at the MFA
Bed furnishings in early America
A Wadsworth Atheneum and Museum exhibit reveals how we once slept.
Snow-tubing around Boston
Best snow-tubing spots around Greater Boston
Why New Years Resolutions Work Best in Winter
Why Resolutions Work Best in Winter
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Once Again, with Feeling
A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning
Crimson on Capitol Hill: 116th
Degree-program affiliates now number 53, with 15 in the Senate and 38 in the House.
A re-landscaped Massachusetts Hall
Re-landscaping Massachusetts Hall, making the entrance to Harvard Yard more welcoming
