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Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Creative Artistic Collaborations

Creative artistic collaborations

by Kara Baskin

New addiction risks in the war on smoking

Two public-health veterans warn of new smoking risks, especially for the young.

by Jonathan Shaw

A pocket globe at the Harvard Archives

Ebenezer Storer’s pocket globe

by Jacob Sweet

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Updates on Peter Brand, Roland Fryer, the graduate-student union, and more

A coach cashiered, a professor sanctioned, an Allston update, and more

Harvard president Lawrence S. Bacow’s first year

President Bacow assesses his inaugural year.

by John S. Rosenberg

Fairbanks House, Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham’s Fairbanks House: “the oldest wood-frame structure still standing in North America”

by Nell Porter-Brown

From the Archives: The Wired Society

In 1999, scholars, finance experts, an entrepreneur, and a journalist considered the emerging Internet. 

“Detaining Families Is Not Necessary”

Stories from the front lines of the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Moon Landing 50th Anniversary at Harvard Museum of Natural History

A lunar rock and a moon landing’s fiftieth anniversary prompt a party at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

by Nina Pasquini

From the Archives: Animal Research

Every year, scientists use millions of animals—mostly mice and rats—in experiments. The practice provokes passionate debates over the morality and efficacy of such research—and how to make it more humane.