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Chapter & Verse
Joel Bresler seeks early uses of "Drinking Gourd" by African Americans as a name for the Big Dipper. He writes that the song...
Rocks into Gas
Geologists have long believed that the world's supply of oil and natural gas came from the decay of primordial plant and animal matter, which...
A Long Struggle toward Peace
On December 26, the tsunami struck Sri Lanka. Jehan Perera '82, J.D. '87, was not directly endangered, but a close relative lost her husband and...
HAA Clubs Committee Awards
The HAA's Clubs Committee presents two annual awards for contributions to Harvard clubs. Recipients of the 2004 Outstanding Club Contribution...
The Payout Payoff
Following two years of high investment returns on endowment assets, the Harvard Corporation has approved an increase in funds distributed to...
Fun's Expediter
Zac Corker Harvard News Office Styled "Harvard's Fun Czar" by Reuters and CNN, Zac Corker '04 sits in his University Hall...
The Chemical Biologists
Although Stuart L. Schreiber's office number is 223 Conant, one of several buildings in the chemistry complex, only part of his suite is...
The Education Business
Ever since the later nineteenth century, American schools -- from elementary grades through college and graduate training -- have increasingly...
Women and Tenure
The discussion of tenured appointments of women within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) cooled somewhat during an extended airing of the...
Extracurriculars
A full slate of activities can be found throughout the University this season, ranging from performances of children's theater and French...
Seeing Biological Systems Whole
Marc Kirschner, one of the world's leading cell biologists, has a new office. He apologizes for a mess that hardly exists -- a microscope and...
Cast Your Ballot
This spring, alumni can vote for a new group of Harvard Overseers and elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board. Ballots...