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“Lost Decades" by Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden: an excerpt

Menzie Chinn and Jeffry Frieden review recent U.S. economic woes in the context of the “capital flow cycle.”

Cygnus black hole confirmed by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics confirm the presence of a black hole in the constellation Cygnus.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard redistributes financial aid among lower- and higher-income students

The College redistributes aid among lower- and higher-income undergraduates, and introduces a new family financial-planning tool.

Recent books with Harvard connections

Gordon S. Wood on the birth of the United States, Steven Pinker on declining violence, Jack M. Balkin on "Living Originalism," and a dozen others whose recent books have Harvard connections

"Foreign Parts" film explores Queens junkyard neighborhood Willets Point

The documentary film "Foreign Parts" explores Willets Point, a vanishing junkyard neighborhood in Queens.

by Craig Lambert

Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic greens in Santa Fe

Erin Wade's Vinaigrette salad bistro serves organic, home-grown greens in Santa Fe.

Michael Norton of HBS studies wealth inequality perceptions and preferences

Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton finds Americans prefer a more equal distribution of wealth.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Troubadour style dagger from France in Harvard Art Museums described

Is this a dagger which I see before me…? Not primarily.

by Christopher Reed

George Church has developed tools for large-scale editing of the genome

George Church has developed tools for large-scale editing of the genome as fast and easy as word processing.

by Courtney Humphries

Headlines from Harvard's history

Headlines from Harvard's history

Dance as personal expression: New England area opportunities

New England offers numerous forms of dance for body, mind, and soul.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Private colleges maintain value, say educators Richard Chait and Zachary First

Two scholars of higher education buck the negative tide.

by Zachary First