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Studying ChatGPT Like a Psychologist
Ask GPT-4 , the most advanced model of ChatGPT, to decode a string of text written in ROT13—a cipher that involves shifting each letter 13 places forward in the alphabet—and it will successfully complete the task. But ask it to decode a string written in …
University People
College Dean Designated Rose Lincoln/Harvard News Office Evelynn M. Hammonds Rosenkrantz professor of the history of science and of African and African American studies Evelynn M. Hammonds , Ph.D. ’93, will become dean of Harvard College on June 1, …
Issue: May-June 2008
Extracurriculars
A full slate of events can be found throughout the University this season, ranging from South African plays, Japanese calligraphy, and Viennese art to European films, ice skating, and college bands celebrating hockey's Beanpot. This sampler offers …
Issue: January-February 2005
Seven Harvard Affiliates Named HHMI Investigators
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced today that it had chosen 33 new investigators—including four from Harvard, and three more from the University’s affiliated hospitals, as well as five alumni. Each will receive approximately $9 million in …
Ladders, Squirrels, and Reproductive Rights
There are many things about the “real world” that no one tells you upon graduating college, such as: you can take a ladder on the London Tube, but not on a bus. I learned this the hard way while attempting to move set pieces for my first non-collegiate …
At Home with Harvard: Harvard on the Small Screen
This round-up is part of Harvard Magazine’ s series “At Home with Harvard,” a guide to what to read, watch, listen to, and do while social distancing. Read the prior pieces, featuring stories about the history of women at Harvard, the climate crisis, the …
Sasha
When Sasha joined Harvard’s staff in August 2022, she became the first non-human to receive a University ID. The Labrador Retriever recently graduated from Puppies Behind Bars, a nonprofit that trains incarcerated people to raise service dogs for veterans …
Issue: May-June 2024
Farewell
H enry Rosovsky , JF ’57, Ph.D. ’59, LL.D. ’98, was an exemplary Harvard citizen, a towering intellect, and—unusually in combination with those attributes—a brilliant leader and administrator. Geyser University Professor and dean of the Faculty of Arts …
Issue: January-February 2023
Atul Gawande Harvard Alumni Day Speech
As prepared for delivery. President Garber and fellow alumni, thank you for this chance to speak. Alumni Day has apparently drawn a record 9,000 attendees this year. I think I know why. Lately, I too have been hungry to connect with others in this …
Brevia
The University Brevia PH.D. MAGIC: Illustration by Rick Stromoski Each Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Bulletin features "BackTalk," a chance for students to blow off steam, humorously and anonymously, in response to an off-the-wall question. In …
The Roberts Court
To honor the life work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, L ’59, LL.D. ’11, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (RIAS) convened a panel discussion of the Roberts Court on Radcliffe Day, …
Learning Curve
When the Harvard football team kicked off its 150th season at the Stadium on September 21, there was an unfamiliar face on the sideline. For the first time in 30 years the Crimson had a new Stephenson Family head coach for Harvard football: Andrew Aurich …
Issue: November-December 2024
The Fruit of Others’ Labor
Sue Greene, coordinator of The West Springfield Community Garden in Boston’s South End, has a few simple rules. Don’t plant trees and shrubs that will someday cast unwanted shade. Grow what you want. Have fun. “I’ve tried to cultivate the idea that …
Issue: May-June 2015
New England’s Forest Primeval
What did the New England landscape look like before European colonizers arrived? The prevailing view among modern historians is that Native Americans engaged in widespread horticulture and used fire to keep grasslands and pasturelands open. Now a study by …
Harvard Presidential Search Student Advisers Named
The members of the student advisory committee for Harvard’s presidential search were announced today, following the faculty and staff advisory committees disclosed on August 25 and completing the roster of such advisers. Each advisory committee is in …