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Architecture that imitates life
Architects are beginning to employ biomimicry, studying nature as a model for building design.
by John Gendall
Harvard Alumni Association president Teresita Alvarez-Bjelland
HAA president Teresita Alvarez-Bjelland knows what makes people happy.
Atul Gawande: Surgeon, Health-Policy Scholar, and Writer
Atul Gawande never expected to be a literary voice of medicine.
Two scholars honored with University Professorships
Social scientist Gary King and systems biologist Marc W. Kirschner are named University Professors.
Daniel Lieberman weighs in on “barefoot” running shoes
Support, and a backlash, for the trendy new shoes; a Harvard professor offers an evolutionary perspective.
The Harvard Crimson's guide to Freshman Week
The Harvard Crimson's guide for the class of 2013
Amelia Lester named New Yorker managing editor
Amelia Lester ’05 is a former Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow at Harvard Magazine.
Touring the Massachusetts wildflower paradise Garden in the Woods
Volunteer Al Levin shows off the wildflowers and other native plants at Garden in the Woods.
Articles about Ted Kennedy from Harvard Magazine's archives
Kennedy debated Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger ’38 at a special event for the Kennedy School in 1986.
A consequence of Harvard downsizing and book buyers' migration to Amazon
The brick-and-mortar bookstore's closure is a sign of the times, reflecting the University's downsizing and book sales' migration online.
Lapp Named Harvard EVP
University of California EVP succeeds Edward C. Forst '82.
Teaching the TOEFL and truths about U.S. college life
Teaching the TOEFL and truths about U.S. college life