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Cryptic Puzzle: “Dropouts”
Download the puzzle Download the hints Download the solution You can find all puzzles published in Harvard Magazine between 1986 and 1998 at John de Cuevas’s website, www.puzzlecrypt.com, under Harvard Puzzles . You will also find additional puzzles …
Honoris Causa
Five men and three women received honorary degrees at Commencement. University provost Alan M. Garber introduced the honorands in the following order, and President Drew Faust read the citations, concluding with the recipient’s name and degree. For fuller …
Issue: July-August 2014
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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 …
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
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
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
Fall River: Phoenix Rising?
The “P” word has long haunted Fall River. “People come to the city, see the Braga Bridge and waterfront, the historic buildings, and say, ‘Hey, this place looks like a mini-San Francisco—this place has so much potential! ’” says Patrick Norton, executive …
Issue: May-June 2023
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
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 …
Finding Their Stride?
Harvard Hardwood, the Harvard Magazine basketball report Entering Saturday’s Ivy League opener against Dartmouth, the Harvard men’s basketball team had thrived or perished based on the performance of reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Wesley …
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. …
An Undergraduate Life in the Theater
The Google Calendar listing the conflicts for cast members looks terrifying. One has a class section from 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, two others have a cappella rehearsals from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a fourth is in another …
Issue: January-February 2015