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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.
Making the 2020 Election Call
The AP’s Michael Fabiano on the 2020 election
by Jacob Sweet
Publishing The Harvard Advocate Despite the Pandemic
The coronavirus delays—but can’t stop—the revered literary magazine.
Alumnus Robert B. Wilson shares Economics Nobel
A scholar and his student share their field’s best-known honor.
by Jean Martin
When spending on social programs pays
Economic analysis of U.S. government spending shows that some social programs more than pay for themselves.
Profile of Louisa Thomas, “New Yorker” sports critic
Louisa Thomas takes a different view.
by Jacob Sweet
Can dementia’s decline in Europe and the U.S. go global?
Dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America. Why not the rest of the world?
by Matteo Wong
The 2020 Aloian Scholars
Seniors who’ve enhanced Harvard House life
Fast, accurate cancer diagnosis in the developing world
A portable, simple testing technology promises accurate breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
by Jordan Smith
Miller-Hunn Awards 2020
The College Admissions Office’s 2020 Miller-Hunn Award winners
Harvard Portrait: Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world