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Efficiency and Productivity in the Academy
The gains and losses from changes in Commencement and “shopping week”
On Commencements
Emerson’s oratory backstory, somber reunion notes, and happier days
by Primus VI
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
Harvard Commencement 2022
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
How the Pandemic Killed the Uninfected
COVID-19’s toll on black patients extends to those who never got the virus.
Harvard Square Blooms again
New businesses arrive in the neighborhood—and old ones take on new life. A Harvard2 Local Business Roundup
by Kara Baskin
Decoding the Alphviruses
New research identifies the cellular receptors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and two related viruses.
"On the Ground" With Asylum-Seekers
Sabrineh Ardalan directs Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic.
Headliners
Jacinda Ardern, Merrick Garland, and other lead speakers at Commencement and alumni events
Harvard's Ethnic "Salad Bowl"
Exclusion and belonging in undergraduate cultural organizations
by Swathi Kella