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Lafayette became a friend of American artist and inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, who depicted him with Revolutionary icons Washington and Franklin in this 1826 portrait.

Brief life of Lafayette, by Laura Auricchio

Brief life of an American champion: 1757-1834

by Laura Auricchio

The progress of palliative medicine

The progress of palliative medicine

Graduate School of Education professors Tina Grotzer and Christopher Dede have designed virtual realities, such as the pond above, for students to explore as scientists: for example, by collecting data along the shoreline or underwater, via submarine.

Teaching with technology, for a new generation

From the “Teaching Machine” to the promise of twenty-first-century learning technology

by Sophia Nguyen

Junior co-captain Siyani Chambers hit the game-winning shot and scored 16 points in Harvard’s win over Columbia last Friday.

Harvard men's basketball team keeps edge, beating Columbia and Cornell

The Crimson remains tied with Yale atop the conference standings.

by David L. Tannenwald

Letters on publishing, women’s safety, football

Publishing, women’s safety, football

Here lies an eager patriot.

“Love Story” locale, and other passionate pursuits

Love Story locale, and other passionate pursuits

The renovation of Winthrop House includes plans for a five-story addition to Gore Hall at Plympton and Mill streets.

Harvard's Winthrop House renovation to include five-story addition to Gore Hall

Renovation will include a five-story addition to Gore Hall.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Radcliffe honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more Harvard news

Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sexual-assault settlement, honor codes, HUB hoopla, and more

Google’s Parisa Tabriz speaks at Harvard Women Engineers WECode conference

The Harvard Women Engineers Code (WECode) conference encourages all genders in technology fields.

by Cherone Duggan

Illustration by Wesley Bedrosian

HSPH study suggests people naturally regulate coffee intake

A new Harvard School of Public Health study suggests people naturally regulate their coffee consumption.

by Laura Levis

Senior Alex Nesbitt says that he and his classmates, winners of three Ivy League titles, want “to finish things out the right way” and capture a fourth conference crown.

Harvard men's basketball team sweeps Yale and Brown

Back in the chase for the Ivy basketball title, in a tie with Yale for first place

by David L. Tannenwald

Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Public Affairs and Communications

“Cold Storage” documentary looks inside the libraries' Harvard Depository

A new documentary explores the three million feet of shelving at the Harvard Depository.

by Stephanie Garlock