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What a Key EPA Repeal Means for America’s Climate Future

A Harvard alumni panel examines the impact of the “Endangerment Finding.”

by Olivia Farrar

Father Paul O'Brien speaks about love and his vocation to the priesthood

Hearing a priest speak about his vocation changes an undergraduate's world view.

by Isabel Ruane

Panel on Islamophobia and anti-Americanism with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

A panel addresses cultural misunderstandings and Arab "emancipation."

Symposium highlights innovative strategies for effective learning and teaching

Harvard's initiative to enhance learning and teaching begins.

Jeremy Lin of New York Knicks sets new Harvard mark

Lin scored 28 points, the most in an NBA game by a player who came from the Crimson.

Eric Mazur on new interactive teaching techniques

"Active learning" may overthrow the style of teaching that has ruled universities for 600 years.

by Craig Lambert

Videos show neurons lighting up as they fire

Videos show neurons lighting up as they fire.

Composer John Austin debuts "Heloise and Abelard" opera at Harvard

Composer John Austin debuts his first opera at Memorial Church.

by Elizabeth C. Bloom

Jonathan Galassi declares himself gay in "Left-handed," a book of poetry

In a new book of poems, high-ranking editor Jonathan Galassi ’71 alludes to his homosexuality.

A Harvard student assesses the College's Wintersession

Roads not taken during a January on campus

by Katherine Xue

Common chemicals may diminish children’s benefit from vaccines

A Harvard study reports that children exposed to chemicals in food packaging and textile products may have compromised immune systems.