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Examining Economic Webs
“ There was a longish period in the 1990s and the early part of this century when economic history was very much out of fashion, at least in history departments,” says Knowles professor of history Emma Rothschild . She has played a role in the recent …
Issue: November-December 2014
Cryptic Puzzle: “To Russia With Love”
SOLVE THE most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52. Download the Puzzle Download the Hints Download the Solution "To Russia" solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically) Cathy …
Harvard Changes Employee Health Benefits
The University announced today that under its health-benefits program, Harvard’s nonunionized employees would become responsible for annual deductibles of $250 per individual and $750 per family, and coinsurance equal to 10 percent of costs, for hospital …
Jete Propelled
Heather Watts says that she prepared for teaching her Harvard course, “George Balanchine: Ballet Master,” the same way she used to prepare for a performance at the New York City Ballet (NYCB). “At 11 a.m., I would go to the Dance Center, get my students’ …
Issue: May-June 2007
Cryptic Puzzle: "Song"
Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52. Download the Puzzle Download the hints Download the solution "Song" solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically) Cathy Childs …
Cryptic Puzzle: “Bookman”
Download the puzzle Download the hints Download the solutions “Bookman” solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically) Judy Adamski – Jenison, MI Stan Kurzban – Chappaqua, NY Charles J. Rohrmann, …
Picture-book Publisher
Children’s book publisher Claudia Z. Bedrick ’85 knows the value of childhood memories. “There’s an intimacy we have with the books we fall in love with as young readers,” she says, and as head of Enchanted Lion Books, she has devoted herself to bringing …
Issue: January-February 2014
Winthrop House Next for Renewal
Winthrop will be the next undergraduate residence renovated as part of Harvard’s plan to renew the House system, Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith announced on October 30. Winthrop is expected to close for 15 months, from Commencement …
Cryptic Puzzle: “Playground”
Download the puzzle Download the hints Download the solution "Playground" solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically) Brian McCrady – Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Stephen Throop – Grover, NC …
Giant Magellan Milestone
In Tucson's late summer heat , under the steeply raked eastern stands of the University of Arizona Stadium (“Home of the Wildcats”), technicians at the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab this past weekend cast the third enormous mirror for the Giant Magellan …
Cryptic Puzzle: “Lighten Up”
Download the puzzle Download the hints Download the solution “Lighten Up” solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically) Brian McCrady – Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Ned Robert – Los Gatos, CA Joe …
Lights! Camera! Action!
It’s now 104 years old, but after a three-stage, $5-million makeover, Harvard Stadium may be one of the nation’s best-equipped college football venues. First came synthetic turf, rolled out before the 2006 season. After the season came a removable …
Issue: November-December 2007
Living Large in Tiny Apartments
In the 1960s, Volkswagen became famous for ads featuring tiny pictures of their cars with the slogan, “Think small.” Now architects Eric Bunge, M.Arch. ’96, Mimi Hoang, M.Arch. ’98, and Alphonse Lembo, M.U.P. ’10, have put their own spin on that memorable …
Issue: May-June 2013
Harvard Divinity School Receives Christian Studies Endowment
Harvard Divinity School (HDS) today announced that artist and activist Susan Shallcross Swartz and her husband, James R. Swartz ’64, have donated $10 million to establish the Susan Shallcross Swartz Endowment for Christian Studies, in support of new …
Urban Enchantment
Twinkling lights, decorated storefronts, snowy sidewalks, candlelit brownstones: There’s nowhere quite like Boston for the holidays. In Cambridge, Harvard Square’s Charles Hotel ( charleshotel.com ) officially marks the season with their annual tree …
Issue: November-December 2024