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Faust Appoints VP for Government, Community, and Public Affairs
President Drew Faust appointed Christine Heenan, founder and president of Clarendon Group, a Providence, Rhode Island-based public and government relations firm...
Hyman Hopes Allston Can Be "Switzerland" to "Balkanized" Harvard
In spite of efforts to break down barriers between faculties and between disciplines, Harvard still suffers from a reputation for being "irretrievably Balkanized," University provost Steven E. Hyman says...
Researchers Identify Autism Genes
Researchers at the Harvard-affiliated Broad Institute have identified six genes they believe play a crucial role in autism...
University Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Harvard aims to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 percent in the next eight years, President Drew Faust announced today...
Bioengineering Report Released
Among the report's major recommendations are the hiring of a minimum of 20 new faculty members in the joint field and the creation of undergraduate and graduate curricula...
Obama's Facebook Playbook
If the Barack Obama campaign's web presence reminds you of Facebook, there's a reason...
Songs from "Something Else" by Eisa Davis
Eisa Davis ’92—actress, playwright, musician, dancer—is also known as the creator of "soulful, jazz-inflected songs." Listen to tracks from her debut album, "Something Else"...
Benefactor Katherine Loker Dies at 92
Katherine B. Loker, whose gifts to Harvard underwrote the renovation of the Widener Library main reading room and the transformation of the Memorial Hall basement, died June 26 at her home in Oceanside, California...
Talk, Part II: "Life is Not a Check-List"
Fed chair Bernanke, J.K. Rowling, and President Faust on how to live well...
Where Does Tuberculosis Hide?
The fight against an ancient scourge shifts to new battlegrounds...
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words...
From Soaps to Solos
Operatic bass Ethan Herschenfeld sings around the world, but also enjoys acting on TV (Damages)...