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Public Health’s Past and Future

Michelle Williams, a year into her role as Public Health School dean

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Old Sturbridge Village offers cold-weather treats

Celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas at Old Sturbridge Village  

by Nell Porter-Brown

The view from Mass Hall

President Drew Faust describes Harvard’s efforts to evaluate how well—and what exactly—its students learn.

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Harvard seniors help Houses thrive

Harvard seniors help Houses thrive.

Excerpt from “The Wine Lover’s Daughter” by Anne Fadiman

Anne Fadiman ’74 recalls her father, Clifton, in an excerpt from The Wine Lover’s Daughter

At Harvard Medical School, Some Training Happens in the Woods

Stuart Harris guides students in the practice of wilderness medicine

by Lydialyle Gibson

Kennedy School offer to controversial figure provokes uproar

A “visiting fellow” invitation provokes an uproar.

by John S. Rosenberg

Cashing Out For Happiness

Research from HBS shows that by buying themselves out of negative experiences, people gain time for happiness-inducing activities like learning a language, or socializing.

by Oset Babür

The Bruce Telescope Rediscovered

The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe

by Jonathan Shaw

"Bunk" review: Kevin Young surveys American culture, from circuses to con men

From the Missouri Compromise to the 2016 election, Kevin Young's Bunk takes stock of American hoaxes, con men, and race fantasies.

by Niela Orr

Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics

The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms

by Jonathan Shaw

The ups and downs of peer counseling

Reflections on the ups and downs of peer counseling

by Natasha Lasky