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Culinary Postcards

Food has always been a contentious topic among undergraduates.

by Swathi Kella

Illustration of a human head benefitting from exercise

Your Brain on Exercise

The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Post-Plague Outpost

Candice Lin’s otherworldly refuge

by Nell Porter-Brown

Portrait of Harvard Law professor and author Randall Kennedy

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

A man with a beard sits casually on a chair, relaxed on wooden steps.

Reporting, with an M.B.A.

Charles Duhigg unpacks how individuals and organizations work at war, on Wall Street, and in Silicon Valley

by Jonathan Shaw

News Briefs

Legacies challenged, campus sustainability, affirmative-action litigation, and honored scientists

by John S. Rosenberg

Crimson Clear

Time for greater Harvard transparency

Photo of new book on Harvard and Radcliffe presidents

Small-Town Roots

Professors’ humble beginnings, concentration choices, and a mini history of Harvard and Radcliffe presidents

by Primus VI

From Punk to the Silver Screen

The ingenious, intuitive film scores of Carter Burwell ’77

by Nicolas Rapold

Wideout Kym Wimberly hauls in Luke Emge’s third-down, last-seconds, no-timeouts pass to secure Harvard’s thrilling 31-27 victory in The Game.

Harvard Football’s Stolen Ivy Title

The Crimson’s final win should have clinched an Ivy championship.

by Dick Friedman

Chart of Harvard Management Company endowment allocation and returns by asset class

On Firmer Footing

Robust financial results despite the pandemic, and historic endowment returns

by John S. Rosenberg

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Endowment litigation, food waste, western Massachusetts