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Extracurriculars
Savor the sunshine and dabble in a variety of activities in and around Harvard Square this spring, ranging from a string of orchestral concerts...
Comings and Goings
University clubs offer a variety of stimulating gatherings. Here is a list of Harvard-affiliated speakers appearing at local clubs this winter...
Downloading Deafness
Most of us by now have had problems communicating with an oblivious headphone user who ignores our impatient repetitions of “Excuse...
Speeding in the Lanes
Last February, the powerhouse Harvard women’s swimming and diving squad rolled into Princeton for the three-day Ivy championship meet...
HIID Denouement
The federal lawsuit concerning the conduct of the Harvard Institute for International Development’s advisory work on the privatization of...
Fraught Finances
Amid an historic expansion, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) must now come to terms with the costs of its growth. An anticipated deficit...
Neuroeconomics
Certain patterns of response to rewards seem to be biologically embedded in the human brain. A branch of behavioral economics called...
Rereading the Renaissance
The only thing most teachers and students of the humanities agree on, it often seems, is that these are troubled times for their field. For a...
by Adam Kirsch
Harvard in India
The Harvard Alumni Association’s Global Series conference “The Power of the Idea: An Academic Symposium Exploring Outreach in South...
Chapter & Verse
James Wallace seeks to learn the origin of, and find more verses of, parody lyrics for “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” by...
Nothing to Fear
Few people devote their lives to creatures that have frightened and killed humans throughout history. Herpetologist Kate Jackson, Ph.D...
Harvard in the Olympics
Rarely will you hear a former Olympic and National Hockey League player use the word “fungible” twice within a few minutes, but C.J...