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Network for the Next Generation
The surveillance area of Harvard's network operations center (NOC) bears a fleeting resemblance to the helm of a starship. The large screen at center displays a schematic of Harvard's network nodes, each of which may represent individual computers or the …
The President's Grandfather
H ARVARD HAS about 125 notable old clocks. Fifty came in 1943 from Grenville L. Winthrop, A.B. 1886, LL.B. '89 (who gave to the Fogg Art Museum 3,700 treasures in all: archaic jades, paintings by Gainsborough and Ingres, Wedgwood in quantity, French …
Harvard Launches Center for LGBTQ Health
The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute announced the launch of a new LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence on June 4, in partnership with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH). Citing both the LGBTQ community’s growing size in the US and the …
Toward a “Modified Honor Code”?
At the April 2 Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting, where discussion about administrative investigations of resident deans’ e-mail accounts dominated the day’s business , dean of undergraduate education Jay M. Harris also introduced proposals for …
Engineering Life
S ynthetic biology, or the application of engineering principles to the design of life, presents world-changing prospects. Could components of a living cell function as tiny switches or circuits? How would that allow biomedical engineers to build …
Issue: January-February 2020
Harvard’s Social Media Influencers
Abigail Mack ’25 didn’t set out to become a minor internet celebrity; she just responded to a trend. Every year, thousands of high-school students post “reaction videos” of their getting accepted, waitlisted, or rejected from colleges. The more …
Issue: May-June 2022
Honors for Harvardians
Both the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Book Foundation recognized Harvard affiliates last week in announcements about their annual awards. Among the 12 recipients of the National Humanities Medal were: Wynton Marsalis, D.Mus. ’09 …
“Math Kids” Facilitator
“The two most important things that a math kid needs are time and friends.” That was the central tenet for Paul Zeitz ’81 when he started Proof School, a mathematics-focused private middle school and high school in San Francisco. At the end of its first …
Issue: September-October 2016
Outstanding Service
Six alumni are to receive Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards—for outstanding volunteer service to the University through alumni activities—during the HAA board of directors’ fall meeting. Walter K. Clair Walter K. Clair ’77, M.D. ’81, M.P.H. ’85, of …
Issue: September-October 2016
How We Eat Out Now
Earlier this year, the Cajun-French bistro Café du Pays in Kendall Square began selling foodstuffs, revamped its menu, and morphed into Vincent’s Corner Grocery. The name recalls a previous longtime business at the site, channeling the enduring spirit now …
Issue: November-December 2020
Gun Violence
Every year, 40,000 people in the United States are killed with firearms. But another 85,000 are shot and survive. A new study quantifying the impacts of gun violence on these survivors and their families finds that they face increased risk of mental …
The Untold Story of Watercolors
Watercolors are finally having their moment at Harvard Art Museums’ (HAM) new exhibition “American Watercolors, 1880-1990: Into the Light.” Composed of 100 paintings usually kept in storage, the exhibit “provides an opportunity for us to enjoy these …
Being With the Other
“It wouldn’t be my life if I didn’t talk to Marilyn every day,” said artist Jill Slosburg-Ackerman. She was speaking during a Zoom discussion last week that marked the opening of the Radcliffe Institute’s first-ever online-only exhibition, “ Accompanied: …
The Harvard Medalists of 2016
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced this year’s recipients of the Harvard Medal, which has been awarded since 1981 for extraordinary service to the University. They are: Thomas G. Everett, director emeritus of the Harvard Bands. Widely …
Brevia
Tables Turned Oprah Winfrey, who usually plays host on her talk show, will be the guest—and featured talker—in Tercentenary Theatre on May 30, when she appears as the principal speaker at Commencement day’s Afternoon Exercises—the annual meeting of the …
Issue: May-June 2013