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Animals Speak Color

Kit Reed introduces an exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History that reveals the different roles color plays in the animal and plant kingdoms.

by Christopher Reed

The Children of Noah

A map showing “The Dispersal of the Children of Noah,” in an exhibit at the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, reflects dispute by Puritan theologian Hugh Broughton...

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Men's Basketball Exonerated

The Ivy League exonerated men’s basketball head coach Tommy Amaker and an assistant coach following allegations of improper recruiting and lowered admissions standards for the men’s team.

The Maximalist

After a childhood spent playing the classics, cellist Matt Haimovitz has devoted himself to new music.

by Paul Gleason

Brevia

Short takes on recent news at Harvard

A Durable Bubble

Mechanical engineering student Emilie Dressaire studies tiny bubbles that can last up to a year and replace fat droplets in ice cream.

by Paul Gleason

Yesterday's News

Headlines from Harvard history

Diet, Exercise, and You

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Poetic Patriarch

Craig Lambert profiles the poet Richard Wilbur.

by Craig Lambert

Job Notices

Programs that match Harvard College students with jobs and internships

Art as Chattel

James Cuno reviews Old Masters, New World: America’s Raid on Europe’s Great Pictures, by Cynthia Saltzman