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Harvard Arts and Sciences faculty pares deficit
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences lessens its budget problem, but an $80-million financial shortfall remains.
Fiction by E.O. Wilson, David Cutler on healthcare, and more
Our roundup also includes a New Yorker profile of U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan and a review of the work of architect Jeanne Gang, both Harvard graduates.
Derrick Ashong hosts a new show on Oprah Radio
Derrick Ashong ’97 hosts a new show on Oprah Radio.
Amy Wagers Discovers a Regenerative Pathway in Blood
Aged blood stem cells in mice act young again when exposed to the circulation of a young mouse.
Timberlake and Hathaway snag Pudding pots, Carlos Slim gift, IRS audit, and more
UPDATED. Our roundup also includes news of a gift from Carlos Slim, a favorable ranking of Harvard's value among colleges, and an audit by the IRS.
Harvard begins Fogg museum renovation
UPDATED. A wholesale renovation and reconstruction of Harvard’s flagship Fogg Art Museum has begun, despite the challenging financial environment.
Monuments Men map
See the routes four Harvard-affiliated Monuments Men followed as they traveled through Europe rescuing looted art from the Nazis.
Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis Hosts Haiti Map Portal
The Center for Geographic Analysis has created an online portal and sent up-to-date high-resolution wall maps with a delegation traveling to the earthquake-stricken country.
Harvard College applications top 30,000
Preliminary results show a record of more than 30,000 applicants.
Reviews of "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande
The Checklist Manifesto explores checklists as a tool for preventing error in medicine, aviation, and elsewhere.
Biographical sketch of Chinese pharmacologist Li Shizhen
Brief life of a pioneering pharmacologist: 1518-1593
by Carla Nappi
Quotation Q and A
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words