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New Post to Coordinate BGLTQ Resources for Undergraduates
… Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced on April 27 … intention to establish an “important new position within the College’s student support services”: she will name a … undergraduates and “take a leadership role in the creation of new programs and initiatives.” Creating such a post was …
Football 2021: Harvard 49, Brown 17
… rain ever-threatening. But at 6:30 p.m.—30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of the Harvard football team’s home opener against Ivy …
Linking Brain to Behavior
… This web extra supplements " Untangling the Brain ," an article in the May-June 2009 issue of Harvard Magazine . … environment as it searches for food. The simple behavior of the larva as it responds to stimuli can be recorded, …
Issue: May-June 2009
“An experiment in faith”
… The second president of Radcliffe, Le Baron Briggs, … described Radcliffe as “an experiment in faith.”… From the very beginning of Elizabeth Cary Agassiz’s inspiration, to the vision of …
Issue: July-August 2007
Winslow Homer's Early Days
… On Sunday afternoons through September, The 1853 Homer House, an Italianate mansion that dominates a … curator, Susan Smart ’71, CMS ’01. She is a member of the nonprofit Belmont Woman’s Club, which saved the house—built by …
Issue: July-August 2016
Gender Initiatives Gain
… The campus discussion about faculty diversity—particularly the academic development and careers of women—that was launched last spring took … and diversity Evelynn M. Hammonds told the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on September 27 that she had hired an …
Issue: November-December 2005
Extracurriculars
… Savor the sunshine and dabble in a variety of activities in and … around Harvard Square this spring, ranging from a string of orchestral concerts and choral performances to acclaimed …
Issue: March-April 2006
Haute Naturelle
… The charmingly small, civilly quiet T.W. Food, in the Huron Village area of Cambridge, seems to have arrived in the right place at the right time, and with the right philosophy of dining. The owners, chef Tim Wiechmann (T.W. to you) and …
Issue: March-April 2008
News in Brief
… Acting on the Slavery Report Two recent appointments advance actions … recommended by the report on the University and the legacy of slavery (see “ Harvard’s Ties to Slavery ,” … agreements, and participated in or founded 50 startup enterprises. They have also published more than 2,700 scientific …
Issue: January-February 2023
Installation Address
… Drew Faust gave the following address for her installation as Harvard’s 28th … on Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. To view additional coverage of the Installation festivities, including additional audio … exclusive slideshow, see our special coverage Inauguration of Drew Faust . I stand honored by your trust, inspired by …
Making an Invisible World Visible
… regarded as an information-carrying molecule that contains the instructions describing how to arrange amino acids to … dynamic actions. Yin is a master builder and engineer of DNA at the molecular scale. A Harvard Medical School professor of systems biology affiliated with the Wyss …
Questions 101
… The countdown began on February 28. I was jogging across Tercentenary Theatre (coincidentally, the site of my impending graduation) when I was addressed by one of … Dunster Street, the pledge remains a self-motivated enterprise. "OCS definitely supports us in identifying resources," …
Harvard in India
… The Harvard Alumni Association’ s Global Series conference “The Power of the Idea: An Academic Symposium Exploring Outreach in … Sen, and prominent alumni, such as Surat Singh, president of both the Harvard Club of India and the Harvard University …
Issue: March-April 2006
Loss
… One of the trying rituals faced by a newly arrived freshman at Harvard is that of endless introduction. It is almost impossible not to feel awkward during the first week (and for me, long after); it is absolutely …
Issue: September-October 2001
Parenting Digital Kids
… General Vivek Murthy ’98 got his first cell phone in 2001, the ability to make calls anytime, anywhere gave him a “feeling of freedom.” Then he bought a headset. When calling someone … faraway friends. The headset gave him paradoxical feelings of connection and isolation. He could efficiently talk on …