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The (Truly) Great Outdoors
… Most of us have spent more time than usual at home lately. With spring comes the chance to branch out—literally—by venturing outside, … want to beautify the space you’re in, there are plenty of helpful options right in our own backyards. First, …
Issue: March-April 2021
Bloodless Revolution
… Imagine an operating room requiring no sterilization because there are no wounds, where doctors don't wear scrubs because … a supercooled magnet that creates crisp, clear images of the inner body through magnetic resonance. The surgeon … turf battles, if not all-out civil war. "This kind of enterprise is always fraught with hazard from that point of view," …
Lepore and Longfellow
… In "How Longfellow Woke the Dead," Kemper professor of American History Jill Lepore (who also chairs the …
Football: Harvard 38, Yale 19
… On Saturday at the Yale Bowl, Justice was swift. Justice was sure-footed. … record and a 6-1 mark in the Ivy League, good for a share of the title with Dartmouth and Penn. (Yale dropped to 6-4 … and the Ivy title was his eighth. He was especially proud of the way his team had rebounded after its 35-25 loss to …
Michael Mina: Why do we still need rapid tests?
… Epidemiologist and immunologist Michael Mina discusses the use of rapid tests as public health tools. Topics include using … holiday and winter season, the risk of indoor transmission rises. Could rapid tests help prevent surges as families …
Rhetoric and Law
… his chambers with icons. In one corner are photographs of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and Judge Henry Friendly. In the opposite corner is one of Justice Benjamin Cardozo. In … legal reformer—basically, a heretic. It’s no surprise that moral philosophers like the late Ronald Dworkin …
Issue: January-February 2016
At Home with Harvard: Election Day
… This round-up is part of Harvard Magazine’ s series “At Home with Harvard,” a … watch, listen to, and do while social distancing. Read the previous selections, featuring articles about climate … the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman …
Time To Stand Up
… “Making her debut here, let’s welcome the incredible Catherine Yeo!” I shuffled to the front of the room, an illuminated open mic “stage” in what felt … to look up to my mother. No matter the setting, she could rise from her seat, and a heartfelt monologue would pour out …
Early Learning
… Sister Suzanne Deliee climbs the steps of the East Harlem brownstone, rings a bell, and … to honest criticism. When disagreements and conflicts arise, that’s part of the plan; processing reactions in the …
Issue: January-February 2012
A COVID-19 Day at the Beach
… Beaches in and around Boston this year are drawing lines in the sand by restricting activities and, in many cases, … On Cape Cod and other coastal spots north and south of Boston, many municipalities, like Manchester-by-the-Sea … parking lots to residents only, although Wingaersheek Beach offers some non-resident parking spots daily on a …
Issue: July-August 2020
Simple Hosts
… There is no florist in the lobby of Shriners Hospital for … such as Stephen Calderwood. Antibiotic resistance arises because traditional antibiotics kill the most … a strategy would avoid the selection pressure that gives rise to resistant strains. "Any drug that did this would be …
Issue: January-February 2003
Video: The “Flying Santa” in Action
… Hoagland Hunter’s article on Edward Rowe Snow ’32, from the January-February issue of Harvard Magazine , about the life of the Winthrop High School teacher and maritime writer …
Net Effects
… The works of Janet Echelman ’87 tend to take on lives of their own. Installed in public spaces from Amsterdam to …
Issue: May-June 2015
Endowment Value Declines to $30.7 Billion on Flat Investment Return
… Highlights: Endowment valued at $30.7 billion as of June 30, down $1.3 billion (4.1 percent) from $32 billion … its market benchmarks, but trails returns reported by some other institutions. Investment managers remain cautious about … volatile markets—from which long-term opportunities may arise. As Mendillo concluded her report: This is a time of …
Charles III, When Young
… B efore he became Charles III upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, … here ‘in the Yard.’…I must confess that I am somewhat surprised, as well…because I thought that in Massachusetts they …