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Video: Sanatorium Scenes
A new documentary combines archival photographs and footage, interviews with former patients, and expert commentary to remember the tuberculosis epidemic in the United States.
Helping Those Most in Need
With support from the Center on the Developing Child, Harvard scholars aim to help some of the most vulnerable groups of children.
Video: Cooking and Creativity
In a public lecture at Harvard in December, Ferran Adrià described the development of techniques in use at his restaurant, elBulli—and how he became a chef who takes chances.
Harvard Team Has Quiz Bowl Circuit Abuzz
The Harvard team, which took first place in the nation last year, has qualified for nationals again.
"Secrecy": Screening This Wednesday
Government secrecy and classified information are the focus of this collaboration between Harvard professors Peter Galison and Robb Moss, to be shown February 18 at Harvard Law School.
March-April Puzzle: Art at Harvard
Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas '52
Early-Retirement Program and Other Cost-Cutting Measures
The University unveiled incentives for staff members to retire early, and the president and Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean discussed other pending financial measures.
Who Was Lincoln, Really?
Honoring the two-hundredth anniversary of his birth, Lincoln scholars attempt to cut through myth and legend to reveal the real man.
Advice on Art and Life from Yo-Yo Ma
The cello virtuoso speaks to students interested in arts careers, and President Faust announces progress on arts offerings.
Harvard Management Company Reduces Staff 25 Percent
In the wake of sharp declines in the endowment, Harvard Management Company's new leadership is reducing staffing.
Zellweger Gets Her Pudding Pot
Traffic came to a stop in Harvard Square today for a parade with Renée Zellweger, the Hasty Pudding "woman of the year."
A Death in the Harvard Family: John Updike ’54, Litt.D. ’92
Noted author John Updike ’54, Litt.D. ’92, died of lung cancer on January 27 at the age of 76.