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David Edwards's New Book "The Lab: Creativity and Culture"

The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.

Literary agent Andrew Wylie launches e-book venture

The literary agent's plan to produce e-books and sell them via amazon.com causes a stir in the publishing world.

Edward Kohn's "Hot Time in the Old Town" Recalls the New York Heat Wave of 1896

Edward Kohn ’90, a historian at Bilkent University, shows how the crisis influenced the political careers of Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan.

Jeremy Lin Joins the NBA

Harvard basketball star Jeremy Lin '10 has signed with the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

Study Finds Effects of Holocaust on Russian Economy and Politics

The Russian regions that lost the most Jews have shown slower economic growth and resistance to political reform, a new study finds.

Jack Lew ’78, Former Clinton Budget Chief, Named to Same Post by Obama

If confirmed, the current deputy secretary of state will face a $1.6 trillion deficit.

William James symposium in Cambridge and New Hampshire

An unusual symposium at Harvard and at James's summer residence this August will remember the life of the psychologist-philosopher.

Harvard Medical School revises conflict-of-interest policies

A comprehensive review of practices at the interface of academia and industry

Congratulations to the 2010 Commencement & Reunion Photo Sweepstakes Winner

Betty Breck ’60, whose fiftieth Harvard reunion was also her first, was randomly selected to win an iPod Touch.

A titan arum, a rare odoriferous plant, blooms at Harvard

A titan arum waxes and wanes.

College student discovers fringe benefits in a 9-to-5 job

An undergraduate enjoys Cambridge on a saner summer schedule.

by Brett Rosenberg

Rare Titan Arum "Carrion Flower" Set To Bloom in a Harvard Greenhouse

An exotic Indonesian plant may well bloom into a flower more than six feet tall in the next few days.