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Harvard Graduate Workers Begin Strike

In the second walkout in six months, union leaders call for better pay and benefits and a stronger grievance process.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Is knee osteoarthritis a mismatch disease?

Neither increased obesity nor longevity explains the doubling of knee osteoarthritis since World War II.   

by Jonathan Shaw

A new challenge for antitrust

An increasing consolidation of ownership in health care  

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Chan Zuckerberg grant for Harvard public service

A grant for Phillips Brooks House

by John S. Rosenberg

A New Cast for the Harvard Semitic Museum

A replica of the Dream Stele, part of Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian’s efforts to revitalize the museum

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard basketball teams preview

Previewing the 2017-2018 Harvard basketball season  

by David L. Tannenwald

A Transformative Gift of Dutch Drawings

George Abrams ’54, J.D. ’57, donates his collection to the Harvard Art Museums. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead

 A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.

by Gino Del Guercio

Gut Health May Begin in the Mouth

Oral bacteria can lodge in the gut and trigger inflammatory bowel conditions. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Harvard sophomore running for city council

Nadya Okamoto ’20 is juggling wider aspirations and school work.

by Chloe Reichel