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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Songwriter and Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson reclaims his hits on "Re-Covered"

The Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson reclaims his catalog.

by Max Suechting

Alison Carey, on directing the American Revolutions cycle at the OSF

Historical plays for a nation “stuck in the middle”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Malka Older’s global sci-fi

Sci-fi meets the political thriller.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Recent books with Harvard connections

John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more

Better surgical procedures benefit amputees

Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.

by Erin O’Donnell

Harvard alumnus James Coe is a Hudson Valley painter and bird artist

Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley

by Nell Porter-Brown

David Sinclair’s anti-aging science

Can a single molecule extend lifespan?

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

HAA's new president Susan Morris Novick

Harvard’s new alumni leader touts its global reach.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ricardo Hausmann and colleagues develop a predictive tool for urban leaders

The combination of certain factors can determine whether a city is plagued with disease, or is a hub for innovation. 

by Oset Babür

Harvard satirized, critiqued, aflame

A fresh source for Harvard humor, a critique embedded in a memorium, and historic photos of a famous campus fire

by Primus VI