On the cover: A tardigrade. Its ability to survive in a suspended state is now under study at Harvard scientist Pamela Silver's lab. Image by Eye of Science/Science Source
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Gun violence, drug laws, climate change and more
Curiosity Changes the World
President Bacow on Nobel honorands and curiosity-driven research
Surpluses and Scholarship
On the University’s fiscal position and academic aspirations
January-February 2020
On the cover: A tardigrade. Its ability to survive in a suspended state is now under study at Harvard scientist Pamela Silver's lab. Image by Eye of Science/Science Source
The new engineers: snapshots of synthetic biologists at work
For synthetic biologists, there appears to be no limit to what they can build.
A better way to reduce gun violence
David Hemenway advocates a pragmatic, public-health-based solution to gun homicides and suicides.
Harvard alumni pioneer new journalism models
New models for newspaper journalism in the Internet era
Romare Bearden profiled by Robert G. O'Meally
Brief life of a textured artist: 1911-1988
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Systems biology helps develop a promising diagnostic
A potential “paradigm shift” in developing new diagnostic tests in mental health
David Deming on tuition-free public college underwritten by existing funds
David Deming says existing federal higher-education subsidies, if redeployed, could make public colleges free.
Demographic distortions will require eldercare solutions
Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard Square under reconstruction
A familiar place’s new faces
Harvard graduate students go on strike
HGSU-UAW members go out on strike two days before reading period.
Harvard Portrait: Shawon Kinew
Connecting European Old Masters with the new landscape of art history
Harvard faculty divestment debate and Overseer challenge
A faculty debate, and a challenge slate for the Board of Overseers
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Honoring artists and writers
An appreciation for outstanding work
Harvard’s budget surpluses and endowment challenges
An analysis of the annual financial report, and of Harvard Management Company’s transformation
Sexual-misconduct survey results, athletics director to retire
Sexual-misconduct survey results, and the athletics director to retire
Preparing Harvard students for professional education
Online summer programs get students ready for inclusive M.B.A., J.D., and M.Ed. studies.
Nobel laureates, HBS dean stepping down, Allston options, and more
Nobel laureates, HBS dean stepping down, Allston options, and more
Finding beauty in the complexities of applied science
The Undergraduate finds beauty in the complexities of applied science.
Harvard football season wrap-up
Dreadful defeats—and a heartbreaking Game—produced the Crimson’s first losing season of the century.
Brant Berkstresser and sports medicine at Harvard
Brant Berkstresser aims to ensure sound bodies for Harvard’s student athletes.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
The Kuperman brothers on the move
The brothers Kuperman—choreographers, directors, and storytellers
Excerpt from Jeff Madrick, “Invisible Americans”
The world’s richest nation tolerates “basically the highest child poverty rates in the developed world.”
Excerpt from Rosabeth Moss Kanter “Think Outside the Building”
In her new book, Rosabeth Moss Kanter thinks “outside the building.”
Performance artist and activist Lena Chen
Lena Chen transforms trauma into art and performance.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Francis Su, “Mathematics for Human Flourishing,” review by Jacob Barandes
Teaching and learning math as a human endeavor
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Winter in Provincetown
Just enough art, culture, terrific food, and lively conversation....
At the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton: artists reflect on the opioid crisis
Revealing sculptures at the Fuller Craft Museum, in Brockton
The Harvard Cabin on Mount Washington
The Harvard Mountaineering Club’s Mount Washington cabin
The A.R.T.’s “Gloria: A Life“
“Gloria: A Life,” at the American Repertory Theater
The Map Room Tea Lounge at BPL
The Boston Public Library’s cozy winter hideout
Harvard Squared Roundup
Opportunities for self-improvement, and fun, at and around Harvard
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Your Tech Relationship Counselor
Geoffrey Fowler tackles the “great reckoning” with privacy.
First-Gen Frontlines
Alumni describe their challenges in leaving home and coming to the College.
A Radcliffe Return
Annette Samuels ’55 goes back to class.
Dipterocarp and shuttle derring-do, and more
Trekking, shuttling, and semi-friending
Harvard Treasure: Hasty Pudding Posters
“Shingles” and other art of the Hasty Pudding from the Harvard Theatre Collection.
