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Faculty Set to Vote on Grade Inflation Proposal

Results of the email ballot will be announced on May 20.

by Joanna M Weiss

Jazz and blues bassist Matthew Berlin

Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin

by Lydialyle Gibson

Profile of novelist Yangsze Choo

Malaysian-born Yangsze Choo writes novels infused with the tropical mysteries of her childhood.

by Stuart Miller

New York immigration activist Steven Choi

Steven Choi, J.D. ’04, works—and fights—at the vitriolic epicenter of immigration politics.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Alumni Association club and SIG awardees

The HAA recognizes those who bolster Harvard clubs and SIGs.

Short-term increases in air pollution linked to several new diseases

Researchers studying 95 million Medicare records find new fine-particle impacts in the blood, gut, skin, kidneys, and other organs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Overseer and HAA director elections

The official 2020 slates

Leadership without good judgment undermines government legitimacy

The right to rule depends not only on the way power is gained, but how it is wielded.

by John A. Griffin

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

by Primus VI

Frontiers

A common plasticizer causes infertility, and fructose affects fat metabolism.

Index funds defer to corporate management

Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.

by Erin O’Donnell