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General Petraeus Speaks at the Kennedy School
General David Petraeus spoke on military and security issues at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Ancestral Influences
View images of Phillip Charette's masks alongside masks from the Smithsonian Institution holdings that inspired him.
New Vistas in 3-D
Play with a 3-D PDF of the Perseus molecular cloud and take a guided tour with Alyssa Goodman.
Linking Brain to Behavior
To better understand the human brain, Aravinthan Samuel studies the movements of worms and larvae. View them in motion here.
Science and Song
Listen to songs written by assistant professor of organismic and evolutionary biology Pardis Sabeti, performed with her alternative-rock band, Thousand Days.
A Pioneer in Family Planning
A new exhibition honors John C. Rock, the Harvard Medical School professor whose research and advocacy were instrumental in the development of modern fertility treatments and contraception.
Since 1882
Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas '52
FAS Dean Details $220-Million Budget Gap
At a "town hall" meeting for Faculty of Arts and Sciences professors, staff members, and students, Dean Michael Smith outlined daunting financial...
Dalai Lama to Speak at Harvard
The University is holding a lottery for faculty and staff members and students; there will also be a live webcast of the April 30 talk.
"A New Economic Reality"
The University’s financial gap measures in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
More About the Fat That Could Make You Fitter
Three new studies help flesh out how brown fat works—and raise new questions.
Financial Update: Harvard Retains Triple-A Rating, Princeton Foresees Deeper Cut
In affirming Harvard's credit rating, Moody's detailed recent and current financial challenges; Princeton, in the meantime, adopted a more pessimistic outlook on its finances and reined in its budgets further.