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The Fit Fat

Harvard Medical School’s Bruce Spiegelman studies brown fat, a little-known type of tissue with health-promoting potential.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Buzzing In

Quiz Bowl’s quirky intellectualism and hard-driving competitiveness energize a strong Harvard team.

by Christian Flow

Edward M. Kennedy '54, LL.D. '08

In a special Harvard convocation, Senator Edward M. Kennedy receives an honorary degree.

From Daguerreotype to Photoshop

Art historian Robin Kelsey examines photographs of all kinds to reveal what they say about human history, society, and culture.

by Craig Lambert

Chapter & Verse

A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words

The SIGnboard

News from Shared Interest Groups

The Mature Dating Game

A look at the world of dating for those over 45

by Nell Porter-Brown

Anthony Woods: Taking a Stand

Anthony C. Woods has initiated his own dismissal from the U.S. Army under the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Studying Schooling

Two new education centers, run by Roland Fryer and Thomas Kane, and an existing center, run by Paul Peterson, bring Harvard’s analytic resources to bear on public education issues: student achievement, teacher recruitment, and school choice.

Educating Students for Life

Harvard College rolls out the new general education curriculum for undergraduates.

Frances Perkins

How the first female Cabinet member helped shape the New Deal

by Adam S. Cohen

Educating Professionals

In speeches at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, President Drew Faust outlines her vision of professional education, service, and responsibility.