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Storytelling Scholar

Marie Rutkoski blends sixteenth-century history with fantasy in The Cabinet of Wonders, a new novel for young adults.

by Brittney Moraski

Eclectic Eating

Highland Kitchen, a Southern-inspired restaurant-bar, satisfyingly fills a Somerville niche.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A Record-Breaker Passes

Farewell to Walter Seward, Harvard's longest-lived alumnus

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Advancing Art

Art historian and former museum curator Emily Rauh Pulitzer gives the Harvard Art Museum 31 important works of modern and contemporary art and $45 million, enhancing a tradition she shared with her late husband, Joseph Pulitzer Jr

Life Sciences, Applied

Bioengineering--at the intersection of biology, medical science, and engineering--is where scientists Joseph Vacanti, Pamela Silver, Kit Parker, David Mooney, Joanna Aizenberg, and Radhika Nagpal are defining a new field.

by Courtney Humphries

Off the Shelf

An editorial sampling of recent books with Harvard connections

Educational Activist

Teresa Clarke helps talented but low-income South African children through the Student Sponsorship Programme.

by Brittney Moraski

Harvard soccer and basketball updates

Soccer and basketball updates

Harvard alumni in the 111th Congress

Harvardians in the 111th Congress

The Endowment: Each School’s Stake

(Sidebar) The shrinking Harvard endowment affects the University's different schools differently.