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True Crime

Helen Jewett and the origin of American murder media

by Nancy Walecki

War, Misremembered

Elizabeth Samet, of West Point, reinterprets the American understanding of World War II.

Both Sides Now

Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s bifocal view of the civil-rights movement

by Lincoln Caplan

Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute

A 15-year investment in biomedical and applied science research

by Jonathan Shaw

Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment

A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Ask a Harvard Professor with Claudia Goldin

An overlooked reason why the gender earnings gap still exists—with Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics

Moderna’s Vaccine More Effective than Pfizer’s

A head-to-head comparison in 440,000 vaccinated veterans finds Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective than Pfizer’s at preventing a range of COVID-19 outcomes.

by Jonathan Shaw

Ask a Harvard Professor with Jerrold Rosenbaum

Using psychedelics, such as magic mushrooms, to treat mood disorders—with Jerrold Rosenbaum, Stanley Cobb professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

Houghton Library Features Children’s Books in Opening Exhibit

“Animals Are Us” contextualizes Houghton’s new treasures.

by Jacob Sweet

Ask a Harvard Professor with Nicholas Stephanopoulos

Understanding the impact of partisan gerrymandering: who is doing it, and why, and what might be done to stop it

Football 2021: Harvard 34, Yale 31

Harvard wins The Game in emphatic fashion.

by Dick Friedman

World Premiere of esperanza spalding and Wayne Shorter’s Opera, (Iphigenia)

Two jazz legends collaborate on an operatic reimagination of a Greek tragedy.

by Nancy Walecki