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Does Thinking Make It So?
… stand out. Consider babies in orphanages who have had all their physical needs met, yet fail to develop because they … matters in sickness and health. Judging by the millions of Americans who use mind-body modalities such as yoga, … the mind-body link in the first place? Anne Harrington, professor of the history of science and chair of the …
Issue: January-February 2009
Allston Agonistes
… an investor might consider Harvard’s ultimate option. It is the way for an increasingly built-out, landlocked … Looking forward, if Harvard is to maximize the value of its option beyond those isolated projects (and the first phase of the “enterprise research campus” to be privately built on 14 more …
Issue: September-October 2018
Jeremy Lin Sets New Harvard Mark
… was a stellar night for Harvard men’s basketball, as the Crimson narrowly defeated the Columbia Lions 57-52, and … Celtics, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the NBA’s official statistician, as reported by ESPN. According to the … George Washington and Boston College. The Knicks signed Lin off of waivers in late December after he was released by …
Yesterday’s News
… 1918 Between July 1 and August 12, the Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps prepares almost … for military service. 1938 At the fifth annual joint outing of the Harvard and Yale Clubs of New York City, at the …
Issue: July-August 2018
Significant Contributors to Society and Scholarship
… Since 1989, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) has awarded … Dutch art. She is the author Rembrandt’s Enterprise: The Studio and the Market (1988) and The Vexations of …
Lady Gaga, Harvard, and MacArthur Foundation Join Forces to Fight Bullying
… Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society (as well as the MacArthur Foundation and the California Endowment ) to launch the Born This Way Foundation , a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and "issues like … . Gaga decided to fight bullying head-on after the suicide of one of her fans, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, reports the …
Lowell House Renewal to Last Two Years
… a student lounge, and more student common spaces. Until then, the Lowell community will live in swing housing for … Dorothy Austin announced last week. “It was a bit of a shock,” Eck admitted, when she learned the renewal … at Harvard and apartments in Harvard Square from the fall of 2017 through the spring of 2019, making it especially …
Cousins in the Ancient World
… Using a new technique developed at Harvard and the Max Planck Institute, scientists can identify close relatives among people who lived thousands of years ago. A study published today demonstrates how the … and third cousins using ancient DNA can reveal evidence of extraordinary instances of individual migration. …
HAA Leader Seeks Global Outreach
… The new president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) summarizes the theme of his year-long term in four words: "Participate in …
Issue: September-October 2004
How Depression Lingers
… The diagnosis of depression rests entirely on symptoms: … extreme self-criticism and suicidal thoughts, loss of interest in activities that were once fun and satisfying, changes in sleep patterns and appetite. If these symptoms disappear, a patient is considered fully …
Issue: July-August 2009
Fraternal Forechecking
… unanimity has some impressive virtues, too. Consider the brothers Biega—Alex ’10, Michael ’11, and Danny ’13—of Harvard’s ice hockey team. All hail from Montreal, … Canada, and have been playing sports together most of their lives: ice hockey, soccer, and rowing, for example, …
Issue: January-February 2010
Teaching and Learning: Taking Stock
… Three years after the inception of edX, the Harvard- and MIT- led … Teaching (HILT) was formed, the University is taking stock of its efforts to enhance pedagogy and education. In a white …
Issue: January-February 2016
Maya Sen: Have U.S. Courts Become Political Prizes?
… If judges truly are impartial arbiters of justice , why do politicians fight over who will be appointed to the bench? Are the courts actually a political prize? And … in the United States that not only are judges all comprised of former lawyers, but many politicians are as well. …
A Living Political Monument
… In the years immediately following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ’40, LL.D. ’56, a group of the president’s closest advisers and family members …
Issue: September-October 2006
Intermission
… It was when I found myself envying the students in organic chemistry that I realized I had yet … for the Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE). The proctor job covered lunch, but my options were … very good at taking it—taking notes and exams, attending office hours. Being a student was what I knew—really all I …