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Discoveries: Short Takes on Cutting-Edge Research

Growing liver implants, mapping the sense of smell, and journalism at risk

by Jonathan Shaw

Peek Inside the American Repertory Theater’s New Home

The planned opening of the Goel Center in Allston for performances will be in spring of 2027.

by Schuyler Velasco

The Harvard Doctor Who Made Kidney Transplants Possible

Nobel Prize recipient Joseph E. Murray dedicated much of his career to organ transplant surgery.

by Diane Speare Triant

The Year Harvard Scrapped Maid Service

Until the 1950s, professionals cleaned up after students in the dorms.

by Nell Porter-Brown

In Searing New Memoir, Emilee Hackney Struggles to Find Home

All That’s Unseen charts the Harvard graduate’s uneasy journey from Appalachia to Cambridge and back.  

by Nina Pasquini , Nell Porter-Brown

Don’t Be A ‘Solo Superhero,’ Jonny Kim Tells Harvard Alumni

The astronaut, doctor, and Navy SEAL delivered keynote remarks on Alumni Day.

by Schuyler Velasco

Harvard Honors Its Oldest Alumni

At 97 and 101, Linda Cabot Black ’51 and William “Bill” Dubey ’46 led the way on Alumni Day.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Shakespeare and Stephen King Have a Lot in Common

Shakespeare scholar Caroline Bicks studies horror and fear in literature. 

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard College Dean Deming Launches Podcast

In interviews, he traces his guests’ circuitous routes to success.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Harvard Magazine Questionnaire: Animal Love Stories

Tell us a story about the unique relationships between the animals in your life.

Graduate Student Workers End Strike

Union members return to work without a contract, but with plans to continue bargaining.

by Lydialyle Gibson