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Pranks in Pusey Library
… this summer have been greeted by a large cardboard cutout of a cow—part of an exhibit celebrating The Harvard Lampoon and the role it has played in Harvard’s …
Harvard 30, Dartmouth 14
… The Crimson offense was hitting on all cylinders at … junior quarterback Collier Winters, Harvard scored on four of its five first-half possessions, held a 27-7 lead at … all-Ivy selection in 2009, was making his first start of the season. A hip injury sustained in the team’s first …
An Invitation to Reminisce
… Daniel Gensler ’72 , one of the students gathered below on the steps of University Hall in this April 1969 photograph, invites …
Issue: May-June 2007
Home Base
… catcher, and practiced base-stealer—stole home. It was the second game of a doubleheader against division rival Dartmouth, on a wet … Ellis’s stolen run came in the second inning, at the start of a rally that would lift Harvard to an 8-7 win against the …
The Brain-Cancer Link
… During the past two decades, the number of annual cancer deaths in … a natural next step, given that these malignancies tend to arise from “pulmonary neuroendocrine cells,” which have many …
Issue: November-December 2023
Unleashing Light
… The light microscope launched modern biology in the … seventeenth century, letting scientists view the components of life that exist far beyond the range of unaided human vision. But light travels in waves, and its …
Issue: January-February 2007
How to Read a Russian Poem
… does one read a Russian poem? Stephanie Sandler, Monrad professor of Slavic languages and literatures, had one easy answer: … Russian. Typically, master classes are led by performers; the Mahindra Humanities Center’s master classes are led by …
Harvard’s Economic Diversity Problem
… Harvard College has almost as many students from the nation’s top 0.1 percent highest-income families as from the bottom 20 percent. More than half of Harvard students come from the top 10 percent of the income distribution, and the vast majority—more than …
Natural Winter Wonders, Mass Audubon
… Layer up and get outside for a series of winter walks with Mass Audubon. The conservation organization has 60 scenic sanctuaries, … from the Berkshire Mountains to the Atlantic Coast, many of which offer year-round events for adults and families. …
Issue: January-February 2022
Harvard Forward Candidates Gain Place on Overseers’ Ballot
… candidates have collected enough signatures to qualify for the balloting for the Board of Overseers this spring—and that the nomiating signatures … until then to prepare and then release the final roster of candidates (once a few formalities are completed): the …
Speaking Strategically
… Among the most important gains intended from the governance … toward future strengths. In the years since, the imperative of mounting The Harvard Campaign successfully has been, de … fellow have provided encouraging hints that the hard work of peering beyond the immediate fundraising horizon is under …
Issue: March-April 2017
Superlative Sailing
… In June, Harvard's sailing team captured the National Co-ed Championship in Grosse Point, Michigan. … Heavy air (up to 17 knots) on the second and third days of the regatta favored Harvard, allowing the sailors to … and B divisions. Harvard tallied 165 points—69 points ahead of the University of Hawaii's total of 234—for the widest …
Issue: September-October 2003
A Robotic Fix for Heart Failure
… Harvard scientists announced today that they have developed a robotic device made from soft, biomimetic materials that could one day restore the … demonstrated in Yorkshire pigs, represents a pioneering use of soft robotics internally, although a great deal of …
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2017-2018 Fellows
… The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will welcome 52 … as computer science to comparative literature; eleven of this year’s fellows come from within the University, and three are Radcliffe professors. Most Radcliffe fellows are budding scholars and …
Harvard Calendar
… SPECIAL. The annual ArtsFirst festival, showcasing more than 200 student performances of music, dance, and drama — most of them free and open to the public — is slated for May …
Issue: May-June 2003