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Astronaut performing an experiment inside the International Space Station.

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

The inscription below this bust of Vidyasagar quotes Rabindranath Tagore: “The chief glories of [his] character were neither his compassion nor his learning, but his invincible manliness and imperishable humanity.” The presence of a garland speaks to the reverence many still feel for the man.

Brief life of Indian reformer Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar, by Brian A. Hatcher

Brief life of an Indian reformer: 1820-1891

by Brian A. Hatcher

Michael Gilmore directs the Harvard-wide Program on Antibiotic Resistance. He has used genomic techniques to trace the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Antibiotic resistance spreads even as scientists and doctors race to stop it

As antibiotic resistance spreads, scientists and doctors race time.

by Katherine Xue

Thomas Rowlandson’s view of the library of the Royal Institution in London, circa 1810

Innovation in humanities courses aims to reach larger numbers of students

New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”

by Jonathan Shaw

Fishing, anyone? The Weeks Footbridge and Charles River await.

A Harvard undergraduate drops a hook in the local river

A Harvard undergraduate looks riverward

by Noah B. Pisner

The front of a papyrus fragment from an early Christian codex on which is written the Gospel of Jesus's Wife, which came to light in 2012.

Papyrus and lampblack from the Gospel of Jesus's Wife appear ancient

Ink and papyrus dating are consistent with an ancient origin.

2014 candidates for Harvard Overseer and HAA elected directors

2014 candidates for Harvard Overseer and HAA elected directors

Lissa Young fosters open discussions about love and sexuality during a psychology class for freshmen cadets at West Point.

Lissa Young: back at West Point, after Don't Ask, Don't Tell ended her career

An alumna chooses “the harder right.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Samantha Power

Samantha Power will deliver 2014 Harvard Kennedy School Commencement Address

U.S. ambassador to the U.N Samantha Power will speak to graduates.

Harvard sexual assault task force

In the wake of a Crimson account of an unwanted sexual encounter, President Faust asks for a review of policy and procedures.

During a tour of a shantytown in the heart of São Paulo, a resident feigns a wedding proposal to HSPH’s Sarah MacDonald, as University of São Paulo's Ana Carolina Navarrete (left) and HSPH's Panji Hadisoemarto look on.

Harvard students interested in public health gain field experience in Brazil

Students spend their January term immersed in experiential learning.