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Physicists Capasso and Yu make many lasers from one
Harvard researchers have developed multibeam, multiwavelength miniature lasers.
Harvard FAS narrows budget chasm
…but more hard work remains to be done.
Nineteenth-century dancing lessons
A professor's passion reveals how one learned to dance in Jane Austen's day.
Roundup of recent Harvard news
Short takes on recent Harvard news
An excerpt from "Tocqueville's Discovery of America," by Leo Damrosch
An excerpt from Tocqueville's Discovery of America, by Leo Damrosch
Harvard Corporation senior fellow James R. Houghton to retire
James R. Houghton, senior fellow of Harvard’s senior governing board, will step down on June 30.
"Harvard Serves" is a public-service initiative
The Harvard Alumni Association sponsors a global public-service initiative.
Steven Crist publishes the Daily Racing Form
Steven Crist '78 is a newspaperman for the turf tribe.
Harvard reboots its planned expansion in Allston
With construction on its huge science facility in Allston halted, Harvard reconsiders its planned expansion there.
Restaurant review: Sofra Bakery and Café, in West Cambridge
Sofra Bakery and Café specializes in small items with an Eastern Mediterranean accent.
Canada Takes Olympic Gold in Women's Ice Hockey, Edging Out U.S. Team
The Canadians edge out the U.S. women's team, in a contest that featured Harvard alumnae on both sides.
Harvard Headlines: Derek Bok, Ellen Langer, Lawrence Lessig
A review of Bok's new book, The Politics of Happiness; a profile of positive-psychology pioneer Langer; Lessig's suggestions for reforming Congress