Research & Ideas

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A man in a suit waves while smiling, with greenery in the background.

Remembering Jack Reardon

He was Harvard’s quintessential people person.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard in China: Barry Bloom, Arthur Kleinman, and Yuanli Liu on healthcare

A panel discussion with Barry Bloom, Yuanli Liu, and Arthur Kleinman

Harvard in China: David Yoffie discusses emerging technologies

Remarks by David B. Yoffie

Arthur Kleinman, Rabb professor of anthropology and professor of medical anthropology, lectured at Fudan University’s Contemporary Anthropology Forum.

Harvard in China: connections in medical anthropology, ecological city planning

Ethnographic perspectives on caregiving and Shanghai urban development

President Drew Faust suggested that China’s rapid expansion of higher education offers “unimagined possibilities for understanding and discovery.”

Harvard in China: Drew Faust voices hopes for a long and fruitful partnership

The president reflected on Harvard’s educational involvement with China through the years.

Emma Dench

Emma Dench teaches Roman history and lit

Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.

Old Beijing and new: traditional homes and encroaching high-rises

Changing, Challenging China

A Harvard Magazine roundtable

Background and links for the participants in our China panel discussion

Background on the faculty members and alumni who discuss contemporary China's rising power—and persistent problems—in the magazine's probing roundtable

This image, provided by a member of the Boston University delegation upon his return from Haiti, shows the wall map sheets printed at Harvard being used for damage assessment surveys.

Harvard Rallies Help for Haiti with Benefit Concert; Plans Memorial Service

Evidence of Harvard maps in use; updates on the situation on the ground; a benefit concert featuring student performers and a memorial service.

Li prepares to dissect a pangolin, from a popular pamphlet, <i>Li Shizhen: Great Scholar of Medical Drugs</i> (1955).

Biographical sketch of Chinese pharmacologist Li Shizhen

Brief life of a pioneering pharmacologist: 1518-1593

by Carla Nappi

Oluwadara Johnson ’10 organized a performing-arts-themed camp for disadvantaged girls last summer in Ibadan, Nigeria. Here, she picks up the girls from a meeting point to bring them to the site of the camp.

Oluwadara Johnson runs a performing-arts-themed camp for girls in Nigeria

In her home city of Ibadan, Nigeria, Oluwadara Johnson ’10 runs a performing-arts-themed camp for disadvantaged girls.

by Elizabeth Gudrais