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Cross-country by Ski
… Growing up west of Boston, Chris City ’94 began Nordic skiing as a child, … criss-crossing his own backyard, later gliding through the town forest, along ungroomed trails, to a nearby lake. … and elsewhere have contributed to the “slow and steady” rise in popularity of cross-country/Nordic skiing in New …
Issue: November-December 2013
Cambridge 02138
… Bothered by a Blogger If Andrew Sullivan can be regarded as … boggles at how awful the rest must be. His hagiographical profiler writes, “Sullivan’s Catholicism didn’t allow for … Bose’s thoughtful review and commentary. However, I was surprised that he twice characterized Gandhi’s method as …
Issue: July-August 2011
The Classes
… obituaries. Registration is required for first-time users; the registration process is not instantaneous. No account is … obituaries. … 29668 … class notes and obituaries … 8463 … The Classes … article …
Issue: March-April 2011
Off the Shelf
… Invasion of the Body: Revolutions in Surgery, by Nicholas L. Tilney, Moore Distinguished Professor of surgery (Harvard, $29.95). A surgeon … and its healing potential. A leading practitioner of the latter skill documents its evolution, extent (85,000 …
Issue: September-October 2011
The Classes
… obituaries. Registration is required for first-time users; the registration process is not instantaneous. No account is … and obituaries. … 30869 … Class notes and obituaries … The Classes … article …
Issue: May-June 2011
Off the Shelf
… The Evolution of Childhood: Relationships, Emotion, Mind, by … a truly monumental work (753 pages plus references, etc.), the Emory University anthropologist/ neuroscientist/ … behavioral biologist proceeds from the wonders of the young--“Nothing in nature is more marvelous than …
Issue: July-August 2010
The Classes
… obituaries. Registration is required for first-time users; the registration process is not instantaneous. No account is … 29667 … January-February 2011 class notes and obituaries … The Classes … article …
Issue: January-February 2011
Amending Advising
… Harvard undergraduates remain dissatisfied with the quality of academic advising they receive in their … During the past four years, the number of concentrators has risen by as much as one half (the current total is around …
Issue: March-April 2002
Yale Endowment Investments Appreciate 8.9 Percent—Updated
… that its endowment assets had earned an investment return of 8.9 percent in fiscal year 2010 , ending last June 30. That trails the 11 percent reported by Harvard Management Company , and … toward real assets and private equity. … Yale endowment rises modestly … 1508 … 1511 … Yale Endowment Investments …
Steve Jobs Biographer Is Harvard Overseer
… The authorized biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to … released October 24, is written by Walter Isaacson ’74, CEO of the Aspen Institute, the former managing editor of Time …
Off the Shelf
… Renaissance Italy, by Mary D. Garrard, A.M. ’60 (University of California, $60). A monumental, and copiously illustrated, gendered reading of the interplay of art and nature in the Renaissance, by the …
Issue: March-April 2011
Energy-Saving, Low-Cost Air Conditioning
… to 10 new air-conditioning units deployed every second for the next three decades. But traditional AC systems are far … from incoming air—a process that requires huge amounts of energy and utilizes chemicals with a greenhouse effect up … needs in poorer countries like Indonesia and India could rise to become as much as 75 percent of their current total …
Issue: November-December 2022
Engaging Students with Conservation
… Professor of urban design and planning Rahul Mehrotra has been … in Mumbai, and crafting a conservation master plan for the Taj Mahal. Harvard recruited him in part for this … this academic year, with Noyes professor in architectural theory Michael Hays, he has launched a conservation track …
Issue: May-June 2012
Harvard at 400
… Imagining the future —however risky it is to make predictions—can be a … starts with an idea. Every creation springs from a vision of something that does not exist, but might. Such first … force, is essential. Holding in mind a detailed image of a wished-for outcome can be a powerful step in creating …
Issue: September-October 2011
Zane Grey
… Those who’ve heard of Zane Grey usually identify him as the author of best-selling westerns, but few realize that he was the …
Issue: November-December 2006