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Photograph of hen turkey and poults in Harvard Yard

Turkeys, tourists, traditions, tranquility

Turkeys, tourists, traditions, tranquility

by Primus VI

A stage set from “The Bridges of Madison County”

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

An illustration of Harvard Yard with a superimposed rendering of a youthful male figure contemplating his place at the College

A life lesson from Willie Banks

A life lesson from Willie Banks

by Chad M. Oldfather

Photograph of Jane Pickering

The new person at the Peabody, early admissions, AI, and more

The Peabody’s new director, early admissions, AI, endowment taxation, and more

Photograph, renovating Harvard Hall, shown in protective construction wrapping

Harvard summer construction boom

New construction in Allston, and renewal everywhere else, from Adams House to Andover/Swartz Hall

by John S. Rosenberg

A color-paper collage used by Edwin Land to develop an influential theory of color vision

“Visual Science” exhibit at Harvard

New Harvard exhibit explores “Visual Science: The Art of Research”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Photograph of John Fish

On YouTube, watch vlogger John Fish grow

On YouTube, watch John Fish grow.

by Jacob Sweet

Linda Liedel (at left), representing Germany in Spain’s 2019 La Manga Tournament, competes for the ball with a Danish rival.

Linda Liedel of Harvard women’s soccer

Linda Liedel ’21 always knew how good she could be.

by Jacob Sweet

Drawing of Alan Lomax singing in Harvard Yard

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

A colorful stack of beer cans against a blue wall

Creative Artistic Collaborations

Creative artistic collaborations

by Kara Baskin

Teenagers watch a television screen showing a glamorous actress smoking.

New addiction risks in the war on smoking

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

by Jonathan Shaw