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Ken’s Story
A “rapidly developing revolution in cancer treatment” has prompted David G. Nathan, M.D., president emeritus of Dana-Farber Cancer...
Walls of Power
Following the “decisive moment” tradition of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Carlin Wing ’02 started out doing New York street photography...
Unleashing Light
The light microscope launched modern biology in the seventeenth century, letting scientists view the components of life that exist far beyond...
Radcliffe and Other “Shared Interest Groups”
Among the University’s new Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) is the fledgling Alumnae and Friends of Radcliffe College, led by Ellen Gordon...
Legal Legroom
An aerial view of the proposed new building, looking northwest from a vantage point above the Science Center Rendering courtesy of...
Yale beats Harvard in 2006 game
The Yale bulldog, muzzled by Harvard for five straight years, broke loose at the Stadium on November 18 and went on a tear. Closing out an Ivy...
The Janelia Experiment
Great scientific research organizations, of the rare variety that produce multiple Nobel Prize-caliber breakthroughs, share common traits that...
Medicine Man
When Joseph B. Martin relinquishes the deanship of Harvard Medical School (HMS) at the end of the academic year—a decision announced on...
Freshly French
Chef Michael Leviton is sometimes called a perfectionist. “Not true; I don’t think perfection is attainable,” he explains...
Off the Shelf
Modern Liberty and the Limits of Government, by Charles Fried, Beneficial professor of law (Norton, $24.95). Fried assesses individual liberty...
Cambridge 02138
Communicating about Cures—and Cancer The Harvard community is richly peopled with leading biomedical researchers. A few of them are doubly...
Writer, Reformer, Physician-in-Training
As an undergraduate volunteering at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, Sachin Jain ’02 couldn’t help but notice that many of its...