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How Physics Can Be Used to Manipulate a Coin Toss
Ever lost a coin toss? In theory, the odds could have gone your way or the other. The stakes may or may not have been low for you, but millions of dollars are regularly waged on the outcome of the Super Bowl coin toss. But what if a coin lands on its …
What Does It Mean To Be a Corporate Citizen?
“ There could really be no more important discussion than the one we are having today,” said Kissel professor of law David Wilkins last Thursday, introducing a daylong conference that plunged into what has become an intensely controversial subject: ESG. …
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Building—and Buying—a Campus
"Is Harvard Running Out of Space?” ran a headline in this magazine in the spring of 1989. The answer, the accompanying article explained, was a resounding “Yes.” The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) was first to go public with its dilemma, which had …
Issue: September-October 2011
Setup for a Comeback?
Tommy Amaker, the Stemberg head coach of men’s basketball, usually delivers leadership lessons on the sideline. But on Sunday, November 15, one day after his team’s loss to Providence, he ventured across the river to address students in the Harvard …
Football: Harvard 42, Lafayette 0
It’s a football axiom: To win, you must establish the running game. Last Saturday at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania, the Lafayette football team failed abjectly to achieve that aim against Harvard. After 30 minutes, the Leopards’ total on the …
From Lewis and Clark to Michael Brown
F erguson, Missouri, the suburb north of St. Louis where 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in 2014, is also home to a multinational Fortune 500 company: Emerson Electric. After the U.S. Department of Justice released its …
Issue: May-June 2020
The 2018 Harvard Medalists
Three alumni —and surprise honorand Drew Gilpin Faust—received the Harvard Medal for extraordinary service to the University during the Harvard Alumni Association’s annual meeting on the afternoon of Commencement day. Robert Coles ’50 is a child …
Issue: July-August 2018
The Mobile Revolution
Main Article Business for the Other Billions Ironically, nothing bedevils lower-income people gaining a foothold in the cash economy more than dealing with cash, particularly in developing nations with poor infrastructure. It’s an improvement on …
Issue: September-October 2015
Gabby Thomas ’19 Wins Olympic Trials, Heads to Tokyo
Former Harvard student-athlete Gabby Thomas ’19 made history on Saturday, becoming the second-fastest woman ever in the women’s 200 meters and clinching a spot at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Her time of 21.61 seconds was the best since 1988, when Florence …
The SIGnboard: Spring Events
Many Shared Interest Groups ( alumni.harvard.edu/haa/clubs-sigs/sigs-directory ) host get-togethers during Commencement and Reunion week. Some early listings appear below; updates will be posted here and at …
Issue: May-June 2015
Systematic Drug Discovery
Midway through clinical trials for the experimental melanoma treatment PLX4032, researchers were convinced they had a miracle drug. Patients on PLX4032 had shown significant tumor shrinkage within weeks of beginning treatment, a radical change from the …
Issue: July-August 2013
Off the Shelf
The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, by Ellen J. Langer, professor of psychology (Ballantine, $28). The author (profiled in “The Mindfulness Chronicles,” September-October 2010), widely known for work on positive psychology, begins with …
Issue: September-October 2023
Emma Dench Named Harvard GSAS Dean
McLean professor of ancient and modern history and of the classics Emma Dench , who has served as interim dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) during the current academic year, will assume that post on a regular basis, effective July 1. …
Doug McMillon’s Business School address
Hello, everyone. I am deeply honored to be asked to speak with you today, the graduates of Harvard Business School. I'm really excited for you. Congratulations on what you've accomplished. You should be full of hope and aspirations. I'm personally very …
Harvard Men Sweep Princeton and Penn
Harvard Hardwood, the Harvard Magazine basketball report Last Wednesday, Harvard men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker sat on a leather couch in the glass-encased lounge overlooking Lavietes Pavilion, sporting salt and pepper fuzz on his face and speaking …