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The 2018 Harvard Medalists
… Three alumni —and surprise honorand Drew Gilpin Faust—received the Harvard Medal for extraordinary service to the … Alumni Association’s annual meeting on the afternoon of Commencement day. Robert Coles ’50 is a child …
Issue: July-August 2018
A New Green Revolution?
… between nine and 11 billion people will be living on the planet. What will everyone eat? More than half the … such as rice, wheat, and corn. But agricultural yields of some of these row crops have already plateaued in a third … and their pitfalls have become more apparent, incomes have risen in the developing world, leading to preference-driven …
Issue: March-April 2018
Passions at Play
… capacity for accretion and solidification, in its quality of representing, in all its details, the personalities of the people who live in it." And … ball-playing), a plush seating area with cardiovascular machines, a sauna, and a family game room. Upstairs, …
Issue: March-April 2005
Blanche Calloway, Cab’s Enterprising Older Sister
… Cab Calloway was a household name, he wasn’t even the biggest name in his household. That distinction went to … left Baltimore for Chicago in 1921 and joined the cast of “Plantation Days,” a popular black musical revue, as a … in 1923. (It was with that group, in fact, that she would offer Cab his first on-stage performance.) By 1924, she was …
Issue: May-June 2022
“An Academic Year in an Age of Upheaval”
… As classes begin for one of the most challenging semesters in Harvard and … revenues, and sustain the research and teaching enterprise in the years to come. A year of upheaval indeed. [The …
Anne Bradstreet
… My Dear and Loving Husband,” a favorite at weddings, is one of the most anthologized examples of early American verse. But few realize its author was also …
Issue: May-June 2005
Wartime Legalities
… A t 6 a.m. in western Baghdad, the thermometer has already punched through 100 degrees … Camp Victory. As Colonel Mark Martins, J.D. ’90, takes off for his thrice-weekly 5.7-mile run, he pushes to keep up … of those relying on some form of forensic data is on the rise. “Iraqi judges by and large understand these concepts,” …
Issue: March-April 2008
Trump Administration Aims at Harvard Funding
… The federal government’s Joint Task Force to Combat … administers disciplinary proceedings and on the oversight of Mideast studies and other programs—tonight announced that … news release , presented as coming from the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services …
And the Academy Award Goes to…Math
… Viola Davis or Meryl Streep? In 2012, only one could win the Academy Award for best actress, but which one? Ben … at the time, he had—like countless others—chosen a slate of Oscars winners. But his selection method stood out. Instead of working off the results of the Golden Globes, picking his …
Muhammad Yunus Speaks at Business School
… entrepreneurial spirit, “with no exception whatsoever,” microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus told listeners at Harvard … some people simply never discover that proclivity because their surroundings do not allow it to blossom. Before he … was foolish—the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner was a young professor of economics at Chittagong University , quite proud …
New Institutional Master Plan Unveiled
… After 18 months of planning and community discussions, the University unveiled a new 10-year Institutional Master … of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue (see map), to rise sometime between 2017 and 2022 (60,000 square feet …
Tenure Task Forces
… Addressing ambitious agendas and a May 1 deadline, the University’s twin task forces on women faculty and on … terms its commitment to the advancement and support of women pursuing academic careers.” These task forces, … reasons, and pointed to impending retirements and the rise of women from the junior-faculty ranks as opportunities …
Issue: May-June 2005
Bruce Mau Addresses Design Students
… designer, author, and innovator Bruce Mau, who gave the Class Day address May 23 at the Graduate School of Design (GSD), grew up in a mining town in northern … seeing his father and a friend break through a glass door of the family home, Mau decided “to live differently. I had …
“I Have No Idea How You Feel”
… “I feel your pain,” then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton famously declared … Empathy entails compassion and understanding, the taking of another’s problems as one’s own. Evil itself, argued autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen, is a matter of “empathy erosion,” the unwillingness or inability to …
A New Twist on Home for the Holidays
… Yes, the holidays will look a bit different this year. Just the … charming storefronts—it’s still possible to get your fill of seasonal cheer, even in a distanced way. Shopping: Tick everyone off your list with Cambridge’s annual Small Business …
Issue: November-December 2020