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Harvard in China: Drew Faust voices hopes for a long and fruitful partnership

The president reflected on Harvard’s educational involvement with China through the years.

Harvard in China: Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei discuss Chinese culture

A panel discussion with Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei

Harvard in China: connections in medical anthropology, ecological city planning

Ethnographic perspectives on caregiving and Shanghai urban development

Research by Harvard scholars on human social relations, online and offline

Making sense of the differences between online and offline friendship

by Elizabeth Gudrais

"Networked" Web Extra: video and Web-exclusive sidebars on network science

Slime mold demonstrates the power of networks, fanning out to solve a maze and construct a railway map. Video and Web-exclusive sidebars to accompany the feature article "Networked."

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Readers discuss the Internet's impact on social life

Does the Internet augment or prevent meaningful human interaction? Tell us what you think.

The lab led by Nicholas Christakis examines networks from all angles.

The lab led by Nicholas Christakis examines networks from all angles.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Evidence of a genetic basis for human social networks

On the genetics of human connectedness

by Elizabeth Gudrais

May-June 2010 Cryptic Puzzle by John de Cuevas

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas '52

A special edition of J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard speech includes Braille words

Francie Randolph ’87 has combined Braille and J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard address to create a limited-edition book.

by Craig Lambert