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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Speak at Harvard in June

The American Navy SEAL, born to immigrants, is a doctor and a space traveler.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Joseph Rock and his plant-collecting adventures in 1920s China

An adventuresome Arnold Arboretum botanizer's heroics in 1920s China

by Peter DeMarco

From Harvard to Nashville, Wisewater makes music

A folk trio finds their harmony, on the road.

by Sophia Nguyen

How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run

How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run

Excerpt from Alexandra Petri, "A Field Guide to Awkward Silences"

A Harvard humorist reveals her superpower.

"mathematics without apologies," by Michael Harris, reviewed by Avner Ash

Two practitioners consider the enterprise of pure mathematics.

by Avner Ash

Addressing human needs at the base of the economic pyramid

Addressing human needs at the base of the economic pyramid through private enterprise

by John S. Rosenberg

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

by Sophia Nguyen

Brief life of Harvard astronomer William Cranch Bond, by Alan Hirshfeld

Brief life of Harvard's first astronomer: 1789-1859

by Alan Hirshfeld

Harvard Medical School is reforming its four-year curriculum

Harvard Medical School's new curriculum emphasizes the process of learning to learn rather than rote memorization.

by Jonathan Shaw