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Letters from our readers
The conservative, legacies, the Electoral College
President Bacow on innovation in Allston
As SEAS moves to Allston, President Bacow highlights the University’s newest innovation hub.
January-February 2021
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The Loneliness Pandemic
As the country isolates, are we all alone?
Edwin Binney, 3rd
Brief life of a philanthropic art collector: 1925-1986
The third woman to make the “Harvard Law Review” looks back
An alumna looks back.
Benjamin Friedman on faith and American socioeconomic policy
How faith shapes economic and social policy
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Inducing immunity to cancer
An implantable cancer vaccine shows promise in training the immune system to attack tumors.
Asset bubbles and credit growth precede financial crises.
Contrary to expert belief, some financial crises can be predicted—and perhaps averted.
Fine-tuning acupuncture to heal, not harm
“Fine-tuning” acupuncture, an ancient practice to heal, not harm
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard’s new Science and Engineering Complex
A new center for engineering and applied sciences—finally
Harvard’s annual financial report
The pandemic—and prospects for the University and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard FAS dean’s annual report
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ annual report on the professoriate—and the challenges of making it more diverse
Harvard Portrait: Cassandra Albinson
A curator takes a fresh look at portraits of aristocratic European women.
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Harvard extracurriculars cope despite COVID-19
Extracurriculars cope despite COVID-19.
Timely guidance for colleges enrolling first-generation and low-income students
Rachel Gable’s research on helping first-generation and low-income students succeed at elite colleges
New HBS dean, alumni Nobelists, more on fossil fuels, and other University news
New Business School dean, alumni Nobelists, more on fossil fuels, and other University news
News on the spring term, naming conventions for buildings and gifts, and racial
Updates on the spring term, naming conventions, and racial equity
Harvard alumni elected to the 117th Congress
Four new House members boost the roster of alumni in Congress to 54.
The Undergraduate writes about building a more inclusive community at Harvard
Redrawing community at Harvard
Laying Out
Volleyball captain Sandra Zeng’s defensive focus
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Profile of body-paint artist Shelby Meyerhoff
Shelby Meyerhoff’s liminal, liberating body painting
Fredrik Logevall, “JFK: Coming of Age…” excerpt
An unusual senior thesis
TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer talks shop
TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Review of Kimball and Coquillette, “The Intellectual Sword,” by Lincoln Caplan
The making of the modern Harvard Law School
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Berkshire East Mountain Resort
Skiing, snow tubing, and more in Western Massachusetts
Peabody Essex Museum fashion exhibit
Highlighting 250 years of women in fashion
Cha Yen Thai Cookery
Cha Yen Thai Cookery
Robert Frank at the Addison Gallery, Andover, Massachusetts
“Robert Frank: The Americans,” at the Addison Gallery of American Art
Winter staycation options in and around Harvard Square
Timely tips to brighten the season
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Defying Limits
David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards
Harvard’s naturalist, acronym guide, distracted professor at work
The campus’s Mr. Green, accessing acronyms, mathematician at work, and a distracted astronomer
