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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention
The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.
Harvard summer archaeology in China
Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition
Wikipedia’s Fight Against Censorship
Berkman Klein researchers find censorship of Wikipedia is declining.
by Alisha Ukani
Arctic Meltdown Turns Up the Heat
Carbon released by thawing tundra is enough to double atmospheric CO2.
by Oset Babür
A New Theory of Avian Egg Shape
Adaptations for flight may have driven physical changes.
Studying a Gut Reaction
Harvard researchers review how gut bacteria can transform ingested compounds.
by Alisha Ukani
Harvard President Faust stepping down 2018
An expected transition, as the University’s twenty-eighth president plans to conclude her service.
Library of Congress names Harvard alumna Tracy K. Smith as new Poet Laureate
The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
These Bots Were Made for Walking
Two Harvard research groups design exosuits to improve mobility.
by Alisha Ukani
Fred Glimp, a Harvard legend, dies at 91
The long-serving dean and vice president was a proud member of the College’s “Great Middle Class.”
Seeking the genetic underpinnings of mental illness
Harvard geneticists seek the biological basis for schizophrenia.