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On Your Behalf

Honoring Harvard Magazine contributing writers and artists

Harvard Sundered

Amid the Middle Eastern crisis, preserving room for reasoned debate

Curiosities: Bats, In Fact

Peabody Essex Museum dispels negative myths around these nocturnal creatures 

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Tangible Past

How Philip C. Mead enlivens American history

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ethics and Human Cells

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by Jonathan Shaw

Yesterday’s News

Harvard Law School: the skating rink

Deciphering Lyme Disease

Whole-genome analysis exposes the sophistication and vulnerabilities underlying Lyme disease.

by Jonathan Shaw

Solving Dehydration

A simple solution that saved millions

by Max J. Krupnick

The Roman Empire’s Cosmopolitan Frontier

Genetic analysis reveals a culture enriched from both sides of the Danube.

by Jonathan Shaw

Tobacco Smoke and Tuberculosis

Harvard researchers illuminate a longstanding epidemiological connection. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Discourse and Discipline

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences broaches two tough topics.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Claudine Gay Testifies Before Congress

On antisemitism, “I have sought to confront hate while preserving free expression.”

by Max J. Krupnick