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… 1969, Echoing As an activist in the Harvard Strike of 1969 and the SDS speaker at the 1969 … in wearing a black armband over our robes, and to my surprise my photo appeared in a Newsweek spread on campus …
Issue: May-June 2019
Against Delta, Moderna Edges Pfizer, but Omicron Looms
… A large-scale study comparing the efficacy of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against … vaccine is slightly more effective at preventing a range of outcomes, including infection, COVID-19 symptoms, …
Meju’s Korean Fusion
… a rustic-sleek vibe to Meju in Somerville’s Davis Square. The Korean-fusion restaurant (sister to Bibim in Allston) opened earlier this year; it offers traditional dishes with a few twists, along with … the dukbokki ($9)—traditional Korean street fare consisting of garlicky rice cakes, here made gooey and pasta-like by …
Issue: July-August 2015
Fixing Medieval Wine
… Every year, French wholesalers airlift cases of Beaujolais Nouveau worldwide so that wine shops can start selling bottles to the public on the third Thursday in November. In the … Bordeaux to Bristol, it was jolted by oxcart to the manor of Melksham Beanacre, where Whittocksmead might have stood …
Black Ink—and Red
… As the pandemic spread suffering around the globe, it … to more than $900 million—against initial expectations of daunting deficits. But the inflation and rising interest … Harvard Management Company (HMC) reported a negative return of 1.8 percent in the most recent year. Combined with …
Issue: January-February 2023
Eight Americas
… A map of Americans’ health status and longevity resembles a microcosm of global health extremes. Although Asian-American women in … average age of 91—three years longer than women in Japan (the country with the highest national female life …
Issue: January-February 2007
Cambridge 02138
… Poor Jack, or is it Jill, pictured sitting atop a needle on the cover of your July-August issue (" Stem-Cell Science ," by … treated in the unnatural environment of a laboratory, give rise not so much to bright prospects as to terrifying risks. …
Issue: September-October 2004
Celebrate Summer in New England
… Rhode Island Located near popular public beaches and the Watch Hill seaside community, Westerly is a year-round center of arts activity and percolating revitalization. Grand … ). Worcester, Massachusetts It may surprise some to know that this former industrial giant of a …
Issue: July-August 2011
Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart
… As the holiday season approaches , deciding what to put on your … significance—not only for your health, but for the health of the planet. Does your Thanksgiving dinner make any difference in the vast and complicated context of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change? No, really: …
Fish by Fish
… Oceana CEO Andy Sharpless ’77, J.D. ’86, took a hike along the coast. The conservation group he runs has helped … the most isolated inhabited place on earth, where hundreds of tourists nevertheless arrive daily to see the famous … statues are impressive, Sharpless says. But so are signs of the island’s current environmental problems—and its …
Issue: July-August 2013
Vacationing with a Purpose
… at work and quotidian tasks that can wear you down? Envious of your kids’ or grandkids’ camp vacations? Take heart: adults, too, can benefit from the freedom and fun inherent in New England’s summers. Many … for two nights and $1,060 for five nights.) Located on the rise of a country road, the school’s administrative office …
Issue: March-April 2024
Up Close
… The music of composer Ashley Fure, Ph.D. ’13, asks listeners … to terms with wanting to linger beside sounds from which they’d otherwise retreat. During an August rehearsal for her opera The Force of Things , the percussionist Ross Karre—a member of the …
Issue: November-December 2017
Twigs Bent, Trees Go Straight
… In a discussion of criminal-justice issues, former U. S. Attorney General Janet Reno once stated that the life trajectory for most criminals was essentially set by the age of three. Among criminal-justice professionals, an analogous …
Issue: March-April 2004
Educating “Citizens and Citizen Leaders”
… In his book-lined office in University Hall, Rakesh Khurana keeps handy a well-worn copy of Samuel Atkins Eliot’s 1848 A Sketch of the History of Harvard College and of Its Present State. The …
Issue: July-August 2015
Faculty Meeting Summary
… In a remarkable meeting held on the Ides of March in the Loeb Drama Center, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) twice voted to register its lack …