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A New Theory of Avian Egg Shape
Adaptations for flight may have driven physical changes.
Studying a Gut Reaction
Harvard researchers review how gut bacteria can transform ingested compounds.
by Alisha Ukani
Title IX at 45
How Title IX expanded women’s opportunities in sports
by Alisha Ukani
An Art Installation in Allston
The “WE ALL” art installation aims to foster connections between Harvard and Allston.
by Alisha Ukani
Harvard President Faust stepping down 2018
An expected transition, as the University’s twenty-eighth president plans to conclude her service.
Library of Congress names Harvard alumna Tracy K. Smith as new Poet Laureate
The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
Harvard launches engineering-business degree
A new joint business-engineering master’s program to accelerate innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership for technology companies
These Bots Were Made for Walking
Two Harvard research groups design exosuits to improve mobility.
by Alisha Ukani
How U.S. companies stole American jobs
Domestic outsourcing, not globalization, has redefined employer-employee ties.
by Oset Babür
The Harvard Medalists of 2017
Honorees include an architect, athletics enthusiast, and longtime University administrator.
Tahmima Anam's "The Bones of Grace" excavates history and family
Tahmima Anam’s Bengal trilogy finds a resting place.
New tech helps Harvard's “unplayable” lacquer poetry discs get heard
Come on, IRENE: a new process saving audio from “catastrophic” damage