March 1, 2002

Heavyweight Contender

Grappler Dawid Rechul may be the most flexible man in his class

by Craig Lambert

Published in the March-April 2002 print issue in the John Harvard's Journal section.

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.

Small operating surplus is dwarfed by reduced federal research support and endowment tax liabilities.

Harvard researchers investigate climate’s impact on cocoa crops, innovations in nasal vaccines, and links between pain and skull marrow.

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

The University is expanding industry ties and investing its own funds to support research, but neither will replace lost federal dollars.