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Reader letters on Harvard's 375th, Mary Berenson, energy options, and more
Harvard @375, Mary Berenson, energy options, colleges in crisis, and more
Mahindra Humanities Center erects “poetry posts” to commemorate 9/11
The Mahindra Humanities Center erects eight “poetry posts” to prompt reflection about loss and recovery.
Daniel Wegner finds that access to information online changes memory function
Psychology professor Daniel Wegner has found that access to information online changes what people remember.
“Lost Decades" by Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden: an excerpt
Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden review recent U.S. economic woes in the context of the “capital flow cycle.”
Cygnus black hole confirmed by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics confirm the presence of a black hole in the constellation Cygnus.
Harvard redistributes financial aid among lower- and higher-income students
The College redistributes aid among lower- and higher-income undergraduates, and introduces a new family financial-planning tool.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Gordon S. Wood on the birth of the United States, Steven Pinker on declining violence, Jack M. Balkin on "Living Originalism," and a dozen others whose recent books have Harvard connections
"Foreign Parts" film explores Queens junkyard neighborhood Willets Point
The documentary film "Foreign Parts" explores Willets Point, a vanishing junkyard neighborhood in Queens.
Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic greens in Santa Fe
Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic, home-grown greens in Santa Fe.
Michael Norton of HBS studies wealth inequality perceptions and preferences
Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton finds Americans prefer a more equal distribution of wealth.
Troubadour style dagger from France in Harvard Art Museums described
Is this a dagger which I see before me…? Not primarily.
George Church has developed tools for large-scale editing of the genome
George Church has developed tools for large-scale editing of the genome as fast and easy as word processing.