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Big D
Defensive prowess helps the football team to a share of the Ivy crown.
Gore Boosts a Greener Harvard
With a public appearance and speech in Tercentenary Theatre, Nobel Prize-winning environmental activist Al Gore ’69, LL.D. ’94, helped launch Harvard’s commitment to sustainability.
Harder Times
An update on the University’s initial responses to the worsening economic climate
Habeas Corpus and the War on Terrorism
In the fight against terrorists, habeas corpus has played a key role in efforts to balance civil liberties against national security.
Storytelling Scholar
Marie Rutkoski blends sixteenth-century history with fantasy in The Cabinet of Wonders, a new novel for young adults.
Eclectic Eating
Highland Kitchen, a Southern-inspired restaurant-bar, satisfyingly fills a Somerville niche.
A Record-Breaker Passes
Farewell to Walter Seward, Harvard's longest-lived alumnus
Samuel P. Huntington Dies at Age 81
Political scientist Samuel P. Huntington died on December 24.
Harvard Borrows $2.5 Billion: The Costs and Rationale
The University moved quickly to sell new bond issues, to refund existing short-term debt, to increase financial flexibility, and as it turns out to extricate itself from expensive interest-rate swap agreements.
Up Next: The Harvard Center for Gastrophysics?
With his creative cuisine, Ferran Adrià probes the intersection of science and cooking. On a visit to campus last week, the world-renowned chef taught undergraduates, visited science labs, and signed an agreement for an ongoing collaboration with Harvard.
Professor Holdren to Be Nominated as White House Science Adviser
John P. Holdren, an expert in energy, global warming, and nuclear weapons, will be nominated as science adviser by President-elect Barack Obama.
Counterterrorism and Democracy
The most effective ways to fight terrorism do not involve important tradeoffs between security and democratic principles.