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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

Profile of actor and playwright Wallace Shawn

Ubiquitous on film and TV, Wallace Shawn writes plays that pack the house—with 20.

by Craig Lambert

Louis Kunkel’s 30-year quest to diagnose and cure muscular dystrophy

Louis Kunkel’s 30-year quest to diagnose and cure muscular dystrophy

by Victor McElheny

Green alternatives to the "perfect" lawn

Alternatives to the "perfect" lawn, at home and at Harvard

by Nell Porter-Brown

Rose McDermott links polygyny to poor health and social outcomes

Polygyny has mainly negative consequences for women, children, and unmarried young men—and is linked to violence among nations.

Calestous Juma promotes African agriculture

Calestous Juma sees agricultural innovation as a catalyst to promote development.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Robert Eccles on the benefits of integrated reporting

Integrated reporting gives stakeholders information about the sustainability of a corporation’s business.

by Jonathan Shaw

Video clips from Wallace Shawn's films and interviews

Interviews, a reading from a play, and a memorable scene from The Princess Bride.

Video: Kosher Catering 101 - Dawn LaRochelle at work

Feast preparations by a caterer in a kosher kitchen, captured in a Harvard Magazine original video.

Arts and sciences faculty discuss effective approaches to teaching and learning

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences convenes professors to talk about activity-based learning

Harvard's congressional contingent loses its lone woman, Jane Harman

The departure of Jane Harman, J.D. '69, returns the Harvard contingent's total to 31.