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Above and Beyond
Beyondorders.org helps U.S. service members “rise above the call of duty” to aid Iraqi civilians. Tin-Yun Ho ’07 (’08)...
Chapter & Verse
Michael Comenetz asks if the phrase “Galloping Gordon,” sometimes applied to British prime minister Gordon Brown, originated with...
Vote Now
This spring, alumni will choose five new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board. The...
Sleuths in Love
Screenwriter turned novelist Eric Lerner ’71 finds his voice...
Brevia
Green Goals A new task force, appointed by President Drew Faust on February 27, will examine Harvard’s greenhouse-gas emissions and...
University People
College Dean Designated Rose Lincoln/Harvard News Office Evelynn M. Hammonds Rosenkrantz professor of the history of science and of African...
Home of the Humanities
At a serene Harvard outpost, scholars find fertile ground for Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and landscape studies...
Sunday Indulgences
Brunch, as you like it: recommendations for Commencement week....
Glass Jelly
The blue beauty at left is Porpita mediterranea rendered in glass, reproduced here at about twice life size. These jellies, moved by wind and...
Off the Shelf
Yeltsin: A Life, by Timothy J. Colton, Feldberg professor of government and Russian studies (Basic Books, $35). A monumental biography of the...
Hockey wrap-up
Women’s Hockey The top-ranked icewomen (32-2, 22-0 Ivy) dominated the East all season but fell to fourth ranked Wisconsin in the NCAA...
The Aging Brain
Looking at the effects of aging on healthy people's brains...