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Summers on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
This morning's Wall Street Journal reprints a blog post by Eliot University Professor (and former University president) Lawrence H. Summers. Summers, who served as...
What Medical Students Can Learn from Monet
Katz, a former graphic designer who is now an internist at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital, tells the Globe that examining art and examining patients have something in common...
Obama's Harvard Health Plan
That an Obama presidency would save the average American family $2,500 on health-insurance premiums is one of the campaign's chief talking points—but where did that number come from?
A Familiar Tale, Told With Style
Those in search of summer beach reading might pick up The Romantics, a new novel by Galt Niederhoffer ’97...
All Eyes on China
T minus two weeks to the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China. Amid the media throng, several Crimson correspondents offer insightful reports...
Faust Appoints VP for Government, Community, and Public Affairs
President Drew Faust appointed Christine Heenan, founder and president of Clarendon Group, a Providence, Rhode Island-based public and government relations firm...
Hyman Hopes Allston Can Be "Switzerland" to "Balkanized" Harvard
In spite of efforts to break down barriers between faculties and between disciplines, Harvard still suffers from a reputation for being "irretrievably Balkanized," University provost Steven E. Hyman says...
Researchers Identify Autism Genes
Researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Broad Institute have identified six genes they believe play a crucial role in autism...
University Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Harvard aims to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 percent in the next eight years, President Drew Faust announced today...
Bioengineering Report Released
Among the report's major recommendations are the hiring of a minimum of 20 new faculty members in the joint field and the creation of undergraduate and graduate curricula...
Obama's Facebook Playbook
If the Barack Obama campaign's web presence reminds you of Facebook, there's a reason...
Benefactor Katherine Loker Dies at 92
Katherine B. Loker, whose gifts to Harvard underwrote the renovation of the Widener Library main reading room and the transformation of the Memorial Hall basement, died June 26 at her home in Oceanside, California...