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Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns

Steps down amid controversies over campus conduct during the Middle East war and criticisms of academic integrity

by John S. Rosenberg

Map depicting the two sites of two cousins: one lived in central Mongolia, the author in southern Russia

Cousins in the Ancient World

Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA

by Jonathan Shaw

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Harvard Admits 8.7 Percent of Undergraduate Early Applicants

The College class of 2028 begins to form in a new admissions era.

by John S. Rosenberg

Mapping ChatGPT's knowledge base

Mapping ChatGPT’s knowledge universe

by Nina Pasquini

Free Speech on Campus

Amid complaints of antisemitism at Harvard, a discussion on the limits of political speech

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Collapse of Gaza's Healthcare System

British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah on working in Gaza’s hospitals

by Nina Pasquini

Claudine Gay at the hearing

Harvard Corporation Supports President Gay

The Harvard Corporation issued a statement of support for President Claudine Gay Tuesday morning.

by Jonathan Shaw

No Sweat

How to create the home gym of your dreams

by Kara Baskin

Harvard Sundered

Amid the Middle Eastern crisis, preserving room for reasoned debate

Image of a bat depicting the love-hate relationship associated with the creatures

Curiosities: Bats, In Fact

Peabody Essex Museum dispels negative myths around these nocturnal creatures 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photo of museum historian and curator Philip C. Mead

The Tangible Past

How Philip C. Mead enlivens American history

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ethics and Human Cells

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by Jonathan Shaw