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Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?
Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.
Your Views on Rabbits in Love, Dark Skies, and Education
A sampling of reader reactions
Why Men Have Worn the Same Black Suits for 200 Years
Chloe Chapin trains her Broadway costume designer’s eye on the history of men’s fashion.
Why Mono Leads to MS—and More New Research
Harvard researchers achieve medical breakthroughs in cancer therapy and infection control.
New Regulations for International Students, Cambridge Liquor Laws, and Other Harvard Headlines
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
The World is No Longer Built for the Old-School Office
A College student’s attempt to recapture the romanticism of the workplace.
by Kate Kaufman
Two Scientists Bring the Laboratory to the Stage
The play Spare Parts is a contemporary fable about the quest to live forever.
There’s a New Sargent Painting in Town
Harvard Art Museums restores a rare glimpse of an American master.
Technology Can Reshape History
But human networks will always retain their power.
Meet the Harvard Alumni Association’s New President
David Battat promotes alumni engagement.
How Facebook Escaped Harvard
In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.
by Noam Cohen
A Harvard President’s VW Beetle That Kept On Giving
Derek Bok donated his car for a good cause.