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Jason Furman to Lead Center for Business and Government

The new director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center bridges economic research and policy.

by Jonathan Shaw

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Putting the Music in Musical Theater

Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs

by Lydialyle Gibson

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A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book

In the swim with Bonnie Tsui

by S.I. Rosenbaum

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Radcliffe Women Share Their Stories

An ambitious oral-history project captures the lived experiences of alumnae.

by Meena Venkataramanan

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Making America Competitive Again

Can election reforms end the crippling gridlock in American politics?

by Erin O’Donnell

Head shots of the four Centennial Medalists: Lotte Bailyn, John Hutchinson, Marvin Kalb, and Margaret McIntosh

Harvard Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists

For graduate studies that contributed to society

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Could Regenerative Biology Work in Humans?

Mansi Srivastava’s basic research seeks to uncover the origins of whole-body regeneration in animals.

by Aleksandra Prochera

Graduates Head to the Other Cambridge

Four win scholarships for study in England.

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How Paper Crumples

The research provides insight into the way materials react to repeated strain.

by Steve Nadis

The New Overseers and HAA Elected Directors

Harvard Forward gains a fourth seat on the Board of Overseers.

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Virtual Graduation 2.0

Harvard’s second, more expansive online graduation, with honorands and more

by John S. Rosenberg