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Explore Harvard community news, alumni, faculty, students, and campus life. Curated stories and perspectives from Harvard Magazine.


For This Poet, AI is a Writing Partner

Sasha Stiles trained a chatbot on her manuscripts. Now, her poems rewrite themselves.

by Lydialyle Gibson

How cooking made us human

A Harvard anthropologist argues that cooking, a cultural practice, crucially shaped human evolution.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Archery Club revival

Renaissance for the Archery Club

by Craig Lambert

"Spaced education" improves learning

With “spaced education,” a surgeon offers a better way to learn.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard-trained docs practice “age-management” medicine

Two Harvard-trained doctors launch a practice in the emerging field of age-management medicine.

by Craig Lambert

Do maternal and paternal genes compete in children?

Imprinted genes may affect the timing of pregnancy and nursing in humans.

Harvard Alumni Association Awards

The winners of the 2009 Harvard Alumni Association Award

Orchid bees and flight turbulence

Orchid bees in flight extend their hind legs for stability.

by Jonathan Shaw

Excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen

An excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen ’78

What's doing at Harvard Clubs

A sampling of Harvard Clubs’ forthcoming events

Harvard offices seek jobs and mentors for undergraduates

Harvard offices seek jobs and mentors for undergraduates