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Remembering: Information as Art
… What is a quipu? A pre-Columbian device composed of delicately knotted cords used to keep records and transmit messages. There are only about 1,000 quipu (derived from the Quechua … quipu encompass a primary cord from which hang cords of different lengths and colors and varying numbers of …
Issue: January-February 2019
Bringing Pride and Plans to Life
… In Uganda , there is a hierarchy of houses. The poorest live in huts … a patient’s viral load comes down and her immune-cell count rises, her appetite comes back. If she’s short on food, all …
Asian-American Admissions Suit Proceeds to Discovery
… A couple of hundred thousand applicants for admission to Harvard College are about to hear from the institution again—in an unexpected and possibly … or transfer admission to Harvard College between the fall of 2009 and the spring of 2015.” The notice advises that the …
Soldiers, When Young
… attorney Robert M. Pennoyer reports speaking at his class of 1946’s reunion lunch at the Faculty Club, on May 25—billed as its last reunion. In case that is so, some of what he had to say about World War II deserves permanent …
Issue: September-October 2016
Hanging Tough
… FieldTurf surface, this year’s football team seems weatherproof. Unfazed by a rainstorm that intensified as the game … Coach Tim Murphy, whose squads have defeated Brown in 10 of the last 12 encounters, saw this one as a moment of …
Issue: November-December 2011
Gold for Eight Oars, Two from Radcliffe
… The U.S. women’s eight-oared crew won the gold medal in its … rowers in the victorious boat, Caryn Davies ’05 and Esther Lofgren ’09, rowed for the Radcliffe crew as undergraduates. They appear in a roundup of Crimson athletes at the London Games. In addition, …
Ebbing Endowments? Updated
… F or the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, Harvard Management … early reports suggest that nothing like that is in the offing when the University and peers disclose fiscal 2022 … distributions from the endowment provided 39 percent of the University’s operating revenue in fiscal 2021—more …
Fuel for an Active Lifestyle
… diet, but exercisers in particular should pay attention to the following advice, says nutritional biochemist Jennifer Sacheck. * Drink plenty of water before, during, and after exercise. Your heart and … consume a carbohydrate-rich food along with a little bit of protein: a multigrain sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and …
Issue: March-April 2004
Adams House Renewal Begins
… On June 3 , construction began on the renewal of Adams House, marking the start of a project slated to take place in three phases spanning …
A Cancer Begins
… Leonard Zon has captured the moment when a single cell first becomes cancerous—and he … to stop the disease even before it begins. Zon, a professor of stem cell and regenerative biology in the Faculty of Arts …
Issue: May-June 2016
Yesterday’s News
… 1935 Director of athletics William J. Bingham states in the Crimson that if the German government persists in its policy of excluding Jewish athletes from the 1936 Olympic Games in …
Issue: September-October 2020
Tracy K. Smith ’94 Named U.S. Poet Laureate
… TRACY K. SMITH ’94 has been named the new U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress, succeeding Juan Felipe Herrera. While the role doesn’t carry many specific official duties, it has traditionally involved raising …
Scanning Species
… merchandise tracking was revolutionized with a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum. The gum package, today sequestered in the Smithsonian, was … to identify species—actually had merit.” To his surprise, he was invited to the next symposium on the topic, and …
Issue: September-October 2005
Honoris Causa
… honorary degrees at Harvard's 352nd Commencement. In the absence of a University marshal, Provost Steven Hyman introduced honorands to the Commencement audience. In order of presentation, this year's honorands were: Donald E. …
Issue: July-August 2003
University Re-establishes ROTC Presence on Campus
… The University announced this evening that the Naval Reserve … for new ROTC courses within the College curriculum do not arise now. President Faust, as previously reported , has …