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Illustration of a dog with a brain made up of different colorful regions depicting skills such as hunting and herding

Canine behavioral specializations reflected in brain structures

Researchers hope to tease out the effects of breeding and training on dog brain structure.

by Jonathan Shaw

sandy shores at Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Beaches under COVID-19

Strict lines in the sand

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photos of three Harvard Medalists

2020 Harvard Medalists

For extraordinary service to the University

Multiple small paper tabs, each decorated with a simple line drawing of a different facial expression

Excerpt from Marjorie Garber, “Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession”

Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.

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The Undergraduate faces life without handrails

The Undergraduate faces up to a postgraduate life without handrails.

by Julie Chung

Photograph of Martin Baron

Harvard Commencement 2020

Details of the virtual degree-conferral ceremonies

by John S. Rosenberg

Letters from our readers

Health care, St. Louis, pioneering astronomer

Envelope of an old letter

A World War II love story from the Schlesinger Library archives

A wartime life together—cut short

by Blythe Grossberg

Karen Chee holding a flower to her face

Profile of comedian Karen Chee

Comedian Karen Chee finds her voice.

by Jacob Sweet

Bill Clinton with Yasser Arafat, King Hussein, and Benjamin Netanyahu, October 1, 1996, at the White House

Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world

On restoring American leadership through diplomacy

by Nicholas Burns

Harvard “net-zero” climate-change policy

The University adopts a new goal for managing the endowment.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , John S. Rosenberg

Illustration showing Greek pillars to represent democracy made from rolled newspapers. One of the pillars has tipped over and spilled a jumble of letters.

Protecting the press as a foundation of democracy

If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?

by Erin O’Donnell