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Modern Moves Keep Dance Company Contemporary
… as you’ll ever see. Her descent, fittingly choreographed to the Mumford and Sons song lyrics, “But you are not alone in this…we'll hold your hand,” culminated a night of modern dance in celebration of the Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company’s (HRMDC) …
Raj Chetty and Benjamin Warf Win MacArthur Grants
… The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded … “genius grants,” on October 1. The 23 recipients include professor of economics Raj Chetty ’00, Ph.D. ’03 ( his controversial …
Allston Planning: Working "Hypotheses"
… In a 5,900-word letter to the Harvard community dated October 21, written at the … prospect for campus growth in Allston and propounded "a set of working hypotheses" that might guide academic development there. While noting that much of the 200 acres of land is "highly encumbered," he forecast …
Issue: January-February 2004
Oh, Happy Day
… On Commencement day they usher elderly alumni into the Tree Spread, point out … batons, and beam festively at all and sundry. They are part of the venerable Committee for the Happy Observance of Commencement, which swells to about 250 alumni volunteers …
Issue: May-June 2006
How Buildings Move People
… The museum gallery is a space designed to be in permanent … flux. In 2008, artist Michael Asher sat down with 10 years of exhibition blueprints from the Santa Monica Museum of Art, reviewing the designs of 44 shows that had gone up …
Issue: May-June 2017
Behind the Scenes: Writing what only I can write
… THERE’S A QUOTE MY FORMER WRITING PROFESSOR LOVES, from … write.” I keep that quote on a sticky note near my desk. Of course, as a journalist, I don’t always get to choose …
School Goes Remote
… The Ec 10 midterm was scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, but … travel and prohibiting University trips due to the spread of COVID-19, professors Jason Furman and David Laibson began to adjust …
Issue: November-December 2020
Vivek Murthy Named Class Day Speaker for Harvard Medical Area
… ’98, whose nomination as U.S. Surgeon General is stalled in the Senate, will be the Harvard Medical School and Harvard … instructor at Harvard Medical School, Murthy, the subject of a Harvard Magazine profile more than a decade ago, is co-founder of Doctors for …
Harvard Medical School to Close Primate-Research Center
… announced today that it intended to wind down operations of the New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC), in … of the story, reports that researchers were very surprised by HMS's decision; that some 20 faculty members, 32 …
Hauser Issues Statement
… As investigations by federal funding agencies and the U.S. Attorney's office into research practices in professor of psychology Marc Hauser's lab apparently continue, …
Lehigh 21, Harvard 19
… winds, gusting to almost 40 miles per hour, played hob with the football in a game that had more than a few freakish … in the last two quarters, Harvard took its second loss of the season by a 21-19 score. The Lehigh offense, shut out in the first half, struck back with a …
Football: Harvard 28-Merrimack 21
… I f you were a Harvard fan among the 10,946 attending the 2022 season opener Friday night, … have been forgiven had you shuffled disconsolately out of the Stadium with seven or so minutes remaining in the … you also would have been forgiven had you needed to get off the road when you heard the final score: Harvard 28, …
Lessons Learned
… What has the University discovered about itself from its exposure to … unveiled in late 2010, meant to enhance performance of the Corporation’s fiduciary responsibilities. When the … hospitals, research institutes, and private enterprises—productive collaborators in attacking COVID-19. With …
Issue: July-August 2020
Harvard Square History Quiz
… your answers to be enrolled in a contest to win a copy of Harvard Square: An Illustrated History Since 1950 by Mo Lotman. For the accompanying article, see " Pictures in the Square ," … are posted here . 1. What is the maximum number of gas stations that operated in Harvard Square at any one …
Issue: November-December 2009
Hearts and Sciences
… "Children should know their grandparents" is the motto of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), founded in 1974 by Richard …