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Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow's summer reading list
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow discusses what's on her reading list, as well as the line between professional and pleasure reading, and her family's literary history.
Melanie Thernstrom's "The Pain Chronicles" explores chronic pain
A new book by Melanie Thernstrom ’87 explores chronic pain, in the author's own life, across societies, and through history.
A new history of Design Research, written by Jane Thompson
A new history of Design Research remembers how the store brought modern design to Harvard Square and the United States.
Marc Hauser comments on scientific misconduct in his psychology lab
The latest coverage on misconduct in the psychology professor's lab also includes an assertion by a scientific journal editor that he can only conclude that data for one retracted paper were fabricated.
Random House wins literary standoff with Andrew Wylie's agency
Random House publishers has won a battle with literary agent Andrew Wylie over e-book rights.
Slide show: a reporter's notebook from travels in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
A reporter's notebook from travels in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
September-October 2010 Class Notes and Obituaries
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries published in the print edition of this magazine.
FAS dean details Hauser scientific misconduct
The dean reports eight incidents of misconduct, and explains the faculty's procedures for dealing with them
Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung apply mindfulness techniques to eating
Applying ancient Buddhist mindfulness techniques to eating in the modern world
Newspaper offers details of Marc Hauser lab investigation
The Chronicle of Higher Education quotes an internal Harvard report it obtained from a former research assistant to psychology professor Marc Hauser.
Harvard Medical School revises conflicts-of-interest policies
As corporate relationships with researchers and doctors come under more scrutiny, Harvard Medical School updates its policies.
Robert Pringle says termite-mound distribution reveals ecosystem productivity
Robert Pringle says the grid-like distribution of Kenyan termite mounds helps answer an old question about ecosystems.
by Samuel Bjork