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Harvard’s Standoff

Harvard Research Funding Will Resume, Government Signals

Notices of grant reinstatements follow a court ruling, but the Trump administration could still appeal.

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Sustainability on the Menu

Harvard’s sustainable meals program aims to support local farms, protect oceans, and limit waste.

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Power is Knowledge

Who gets to make universal art?

Undergraduate Column

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Is the Constitution Broken?

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

Social Sciences

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At Harvard College Convocation, an Emphasis on Open-Mindedness

Garber, other leaders sidestep politics but welcome international students.

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What of the Humble Pencil?

Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage

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Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández

A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago

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Social Sciences

A New Narrative of Civil Rights

Political philosopher Brandon Terry’s vision of racial progress

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International affairs

Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump

A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war

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Books & Literary Life

Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival

Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.

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CiderDays Festival Celebrates All Things Apple

Visiting small-batch cideries and orchards in Massachusetts

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Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

Debate Flares Over an Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism

The New York Times | 9.5.2025

Harvard professor believes interstellar objects might be proof we are not alone, "I want to figure it out"

CBS News | 9.11.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Professor Avi Loeb on Signs of Life Beyond Earth

America’s constitution is too hard to change

The Economist | 9.11.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Is the Constitution Broken?

How Originalism Killed the Constitution

The Atlantic | 9.10.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Is the Constitution Broken?

A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View

The New York Times | 9.8.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Five Questions with Peter R. Girguis

I Watched My World Burn Down. Twice.

The New York Times | 9.11.2025

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From our archives

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Faculty & Community

How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

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Faculty & Community

The Senior Housing Shortfall

As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”

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Harvard History & Traditions

Winthrop Bell: Harvard Philosopher, MI6 Spy, and Early Forecaster of the Holocaust

Brief life of a philosopher and spy: 1884-1965

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Faculty & Community

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

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Students & Alumni

Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph

New England Guide

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

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Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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Faculty & Community

Inner Senses

Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.