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“A 500-Year Building”
… When Matt Noblett, a partner in the architecture firm Behnisch Architekten, started working … focused research facility in Allston in 2007, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences—many of whose faculty … plant that will also provide power to the nearby enterprise research campus under development) is expected to earn …
Issue: January-February 2021
Lake Water
… in October. I am sitting on a wooden bench, looking out At the lake through a tall screen of evergreens, Or rather, looking out across the plane of the lake, Seeing the light shaking upon the water As if …
As Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels Athletics
… University administrators informed College students that they must move out of their dorms by 5 p.m. on Sunday, Harvard Athletics began … NCAA canceled the tournaments altogether. The initial lack of clarity frustrated athletes who were set to compete in …
Landmark Bio Breaks Ground
… Construction began today on a state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility in a 40,000-square-foot … leased space at the Watertown Arsenal, a few miles west of Harvard Square, culminating a several-year process of …
Does Journalism Still Have a Future?
… Sanders Theatre was more than packed to the brim Tuesday afternoon. The line of students waiting to get into “The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era,” sponsored by …
"You Keep Going"
… graduation. "Oh, I've been researching brain injuries for the last several years," Mee told him. "It's interesting … recovering from a stroke that stole about 70 percent of the left side of his brain. It happened in 1982 when Mee, a strapping …
Money Can’t Buy Love, But Here’s What Can
… After the shopping buzz around the holiday season fizzles out, … for spoiling their loved ones. But as it turns out, no box of chocolates or bouquet of roses can outweigh the ultimate bliss of time spent …
China’s Excess Wind Energy
… There’s a problem with sustainable energy, and it will only … time. Now that wind and solar have become cheaper sources of electricity than fossil fuels in some places, the problem … can alleviate some intermittency problems, but Butler professor of environmental studies Michael McElroy believes …
Issue: November-December 2021
Brevia
… Speakers of Note The speaker at the Commencement afternoon exercises, on May … directors of business development and of social enterprise, each carrying the University salary range of $72,900 …
Issue: May-June 2017
A Warm Spot
… It’s not immediately clear why Catalyst is so named. The word denotes a strong force effecting root-level, … very good, is not transforming the epicurean landscape of the neighborhood, itself an epicenter of global technology. Chef/owner William Kovel, a New …
Issue: November-December 2013
Women in Science, and at Harvard
… from science majors to non-science majors at a rate of...54 percent compared to...39 percent for men. This … school and postdoctoral work. " ~ National Symposium on the Advancement of Women in Science Against this backdrop, the undergraduate …
First-Gen Orientation
… President Lawrence Bacow welcomed his first group of Harvard undergraduates, about 100 participants in the new First-Year Retreat and Experience (FYRE) , a … their own stories of success, failure, challenge, and surprise during college. One theme that resonated across all of …
Extracurriculars
… Seasonal Exhibitions Dance Nature and Science Film Music Theater Seasonal The Farmers Market at Harvard … markets, organized by Harvard University Dining Services, offer fresh produce, herbs, baked goods, and other delights, … 12:30-6 p.m. Outside the Science Center, at the corner of Oxford and Kirkland streets. In Allston: Wednesdays, 3-7 …
Issue: September-October 2008
GSAS Celebrates Harvard Horizons Scholars
… Eight rapid-fire, TED-style talks of five minutes each by Harvard Ph.D. students kicked off the inaugural Harvard Horizons symposium on May 6 in Sanders …
Brevia
… House Renewal: Old Leverett Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith announced in … renovation of Old Quincy (scheduled to begin this June), the College’s next pilot project for renewal of all … and veterinary care.” Encouraging Innovation New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a venture-capital fund, is backing …
Issue: March-April 2012