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The Harvard Alumni Association Awards, 2011 recipients

The Harvard Alumni Association Awards recognize outstanding service to the University through alumni activities.

“Harvard at Chanzeaux": a documentary film tribute to Laurence Wylie

Alumni join in to help British filmmaker Elizabeth McKay with her forthcoming documentary, ”Harvard at Chanzeaux: A Tribute to Laurence Wylie.”

by Madeleine Schwartz

Rebecca Henderson co-directs the Business and Environment Initiative at HBS

The newly minted McArthur University Professor co-directs the Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard Business School.

An undergraduate wonders if Harvard could be more like summer camp

An undergraduate wonders if the College could be more like camp.

by Isabel Ruane

Allston Work Team recommendations endorsed by Harvard Corporation

The Allston Work Team's development recommendations have been endorsed by the Harvard Corporation.

New England Dance Resources

New England Dance Resources

Reader letters on Harvard's 375th, Mary Berenson, energy options, and more

Harvard @375, Mary Berenson, energy options, colleges in crisis, and more

Mahindra Humanities Center erects “poetry posts” to commemorate 9/11

The Mahindra Humanities Center erects eight “poetry posts” to prompt reflection about loss and recovery.

Daniel Wegner finds that access to information online changes memory function

Psychology professor Daniel Wegner has found that access to information online changes what people remember.

by Alexander Bloom

“Lost Decades" by Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden: an excerpt

Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden review recent U.S. economic woes in the context of the “capital flow cycle.”

Cygnus black hole confirmed by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics confirm the presence of a black hole in the constellation Cygnus.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard redistributes financial aid among lower- and higher-income students

The College redistributes aid among lower- and higher-income undergraduates, and introduces a new family financial-planning tool.