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Destroying Childhood
A child has been killed in war every three minutes during the last decade. Many were not civilians. Irregular armies from Sudan to the...
Shielding the Goal
“It’s such a crazy position,” says Katie Shields ’06, who has tended goal for the Harvard women’s soccer team...
Provost Positions
The provost’s office (www.provost.harvard.edu) continues to add staff to cover more areas of University-wide planning and coordination...
Allston Options and Actions
With a near-term goal of establishing an expanded campus footprint across the Charles River during the next decade, Harvard released on June 2 a...
The Aging Enigma
Is aging necessary? Are the wrinkles and gray hair, weakening muscles, neurodegeneration, reduced cardiovascular function, and increased risk of...
The Body, Revealed
One of the most consequential and beautiful medical books ever published, Andreas Vesalius’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica (“On the...
Extracurriculars
The University and its environs offer a robust mix of activities this fall, ranging from watching boat races on the Charles River and feasting...
Harvard's "Wider Communities"
The new president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Yuki Moore Laurenti ’79, plans to expand on the organization’s...
Cheering Chow
Each year, about 19 million adult Americans report the onset of depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. That’s...
Brevia
Silent Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Harvard Year Book Publications U.S. Senators seeking a paper trail of the career and views of...
University Housing on the Rise
More than 300 units of new housing (500 beds), primarily for graduate students but some for faculty and staff, are being built on two sites in...
Diversity Director
Evelynn M. Hammonds has become Harvard’s first senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity. She will direct implementation...