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Commencement Confetti
… A tipping of caps to John Harvard. Rev. Peter J. Gomes, leading, told seniors at their baccalaureate service, "All of the muses are summoned to celebrate with you: music, …
You’ve Got Game
… Roger Angell ’42, who died last month at 101. Whether you’re a pro, a hobbyist, or finally ready to get … two-plus years in a pandemic, the region has plenty to offer. Here’s where to join a club, hit the courts, set … intramural team? Hub Sports Boston ( hubsportsboston.com ) offers competitions throughout the area in leagues ranging …
Issue: July-August 2022
Emily Broad Leib: What Can be Done About Food Waste?
… About Food Waste? Emily Broad Leib, founder and director of Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses how to reduce food waste in the United States and abroad. Topics include the confusion … are more government agencies or nonprofits or social enterprise or often kind of community coalitions and groups of …
Masa
… Chef Philip Aviles uses the same basic ingredients found in most other Boston kitchens. He just tweaks them—adding a squeeze of "jalapeño lime emulsion," a drizzle of mild ancho-chile sauce, or a spoonful of cilantro …
Issue: November-December 2002
What Makes Humans Smart?
… “ good at solving problems,” “innovative”: such words are often used to describe the capabilities of exceptional people. But what if being smart is less about …
Issue: September-October 2023
Brevia
… Radcliffe Institute Interim Dean Rose Lincoln / Harvard News Office Barbara J. Grosz Higgins professor of natural sciences Barbara J. Grosz , a computer scientist, has been named interim dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She succeeds …
Issue: July-August 2007
Fernando Zóbel-Montojo
… From the cliffs over the Jucar River, in the midst of an old … The museum is only the best known of several cultural enterprises that Fernando Zóbel ’49 created during an intense life …
Issue: January-February 2023
Sijo: Korea's Answer to Haiku?
… Haiku is downright famous in the United States; American schoolchildren commonly learn … sijo, an ancient Korean poetry form with three lines of 14 or 15 syllables each, hasn't caught on the same way. David McCann, Korea Foundation professor of Korean literature and director of Harvard's Korea …
Women in Science Redux
… Since the summer of 1999, members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and its dean, … this fact." Dowling says the scientific enterprise is "structured to favor men." By excluding …
What We Keep
… This past year, the Harvard Alumni Association has hosted global programs of which my predecessors could only dream—moderated conversations that attracted thousands of participants representing more than one hundred countries …
Issue: May-June 2022
Lawrence Lessig: What Leads to Academic Corruption?
… There’s a kind of academic corruption that most people have … Not plagiarism. Not cheating on an exam. This is the kind of corruption that occurs when corporations and …
Sweets for All
… People are picky about pastries. One lady’s scone is another’s scorn. A gentleman’s prized honey-glazed donut is … another’s adamant do not. What follows is a very short list of bakeries that rose above derision during an impromptu office taste-test. A clear favorite, the “azuki cream,” from …
Issue: March-April 2016
Open Roads and Dead Ends on a Native American Reservation
… The Seventh Fire opens with an image of a road in the dark, … documentary’s 71 minutes are largely confined to the town of Pine Point, and its grim sights: houses covered in boards …
Sackler—and Beyond
… In February 1982 , Harvard President Derek C. Bok called off a planned expansion of the Harvard Art Museums due to a lack of funds. Fogg …
Coming Home
… The house is way too big for two people. It needs to be … clean, and, in general, to ease the increasing burdens of daily life. There's a sense that something's got to … The hope is that as demand for alternative housing options rises, the industry will expand, as it has during the last …