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Caring for the Caregivers
… disease, Tom Lee picked up a book on caregiving, one of the many he’d devour in those early, frightening weeks, when … that stopped him cold. “It said, make sure you take care of yourself, and leave at least 15 minutes to yourself every …
Issue: January-February 2025
University People
… Masters in the House(s) Jay and Cheryl Harris Rose Lincoln / Harvard News Service Dean of Harvard College Harry R. Lewis announced on April 16 the appointment of new masters and co-masters for three residential Houses. …
Issue: July-August 2003
A Digital Public Library?
… The dream of creating a national digital library, free to … In a private meeting convened by Pforzheimer University Professor Robert Darnton--arranged by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and funded by a …
Issue: January-February 2011
Oprah: Setting Your “Inner Moral GPS”
… continued this sultry, summery afternoon in Tercentenary Theatre during the annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). The University … threats to “the foundations of our nation’s research enterprise”—specifically, the federal-university research …
John Harvard Walks the Yard!
… The normally sober and strait-laced Harvard Gazette , the University's official news publication, had a little fun with the cover of its Commencement issue, celebrating Harvard's 375th …
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Commencement Address
… And most importantly, graduates. In Te Reo Māori, an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand, I paid tribute to all of the esteemed guests who stand here in this great forest of … A world away from Pakistan. And while the reasons that gave rise for her words then were vastly different, they still …
River Runs
… wide, flat-bottomed, wooden boats that first appeared in the mid 1600s on the Piscataqua River, which separates … and lumber to the Atlantic Ocean, following the rhythm of the tides. (Fed by six other rivers that run through … supplanted by the more reliable, year-round capability of trains, these handcrafted, barge-like boats were unique …
Issue: May-June 2016
New Leader, New Look
… The Harvard Club of Boston, established in 1908, has elected … Belmont resident Karen Van Winkle ’80, vice president of business development and marketing for Creative Office … has been among those who helped launch and oversee the renovations that have transformed the Commonwealth …
Issue: September-October 2016
Yesterday's News
… 1920 The Corporation and Overseers have voted to admit female students to the new Graduate School of Education, which will open its doors in September. 1925 Following a review of the freshman year, the faculty creates a Board of …
Issue: March-April 2005
Who Is Poor?
… If poverty means more than just the weight of a wallet, the world’s poor may be more … believed. World Bank estimates put the population of global poor at 1.44 billion people--but a recent poverty …
Issue: January-February 2011
Claudia Goldin: Why Do Women Still Make Less Than Men?
… still make less than men ? Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics, shares the reason why working mothers still earn less and advance … couples? They too have couple inequity, but they don't give rise to gender inequality. Nancy Kathryn Walecki: Okay, now, …
Cambridge 02138
… AT ODDS I was dismayed to see the Faculty of Arts and Sciences mounting their protests … Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers, and Porter would be surprised to learn that they had been composing slow-dance …
Issue: July-August 2005
Class Day Address
… president William Jefferson Clinton, forty-second president of the United States, urges his audience to tackle global … power to do public good than ever before because of the rise of non-governmental organizations, because of the …
Hansjörg Wyss Boosts Bioengineering Innovation
… The University announced today a gift of $131 million from … to Harvard), to launch what has become the eponymous enterprise in Boston. He then committed another $125 million in …
Supporting Young Scientists
… What does it mean to be part of a community of scientists? For Chimdimnma (“Chi-Chi”) … On a typical evening this summer, Esimai finished work in the Engineering Sciences Laboratory by 5:30. She rushed back … initial Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE), a 10-week residential fellowship for students with …
Issue: September-October 2006