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Physician Nadine Burke, M.P.H. ’02, studies why poor people are sicker
In her California practice, a physician and Harvard-trained public-health scholar studies why poor people are sicker.
Professors discuss bringing a global perspective into the classroom
The second Faculty of Arts and Sciences gathering on teaching and learning looks at the global perspective, involving professors active in Africa, China, and India.
L. Mahadevan on What Makes the Asiatic Lily Bloom
A Harvard professor explores the physical forces that open a flower bud.
Jill Lepore on Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride"
The historian reexamines the poet.
Harvard president Drew Faust visits Chile and Brazil
President Faust visits Chile and Brazil.
National Endowment for the Humanities names Faust the 2011 Jefferson Lecturer
The award from the National Endowment for the Humanities honors distinguished intellectual achievement.
Accounts of the earthquake, tsunami, and life in Japan from alumni and faculty
A bulletin board for alumni in Japan, an op-ed recalling a visit to one of the most affected villages, and a look back at contemporary life before disaster struck
Robert Brustein's trilogy of Shakespeare plays now complete
Robert Brustein's trilogy of Shakespeare plays reaches completion.
Harvard men's basketball reaches NIT
The men's basketball team lost a playoff game to Princeton but faces Oklahoma State in the upcoming tournament.
See musician Derrick Ashong in a new video on the Wall Street Journal website
The musician appears on Oprah Radio and WSJ Online.
Wendel Meyer named acting minister of Harvard's Memorial Church
A former colleague of the late Reverend Peter J. Gomes will lead the church during the search for a permanent successor.
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to speak at Harvard Commencement
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first female elected head of state, will address graduates and guests on May 26.