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Durba Mitra
… vintage Bollywood posters brighten Durba Mitra’s basement office in Boylston Hall, each representing an archetype of the Indian woman: Mughal-e-Azam, a classic film about a …
Issue: September-October 2018
Personal History
… Adams University professor emeritus Bernard Bailyn, Ph.D. ’53, LL.D. ’99, … remains a giant among early-American historians, and among the ranks of Harvard University citizens. Illuminating History: A …
Issue: March-April 2020
Many Lasers from One
… laser is supposed to emit a tight monochromatic beam of coherent light. That’s the common view. But Wallace professor of applied physics Federico Capasso and postdoctoral …
Issue: March-April 2010
Football 2021: Harvard 24, Cornell 10
… It was not a thing of beauty. At times it was downright ugly. But at afternoon’s end on Saturday at the Stadium, the Harvard football team had preserved its … done this season so far. It took us a while to get adjusted offensively. Eventually we got into a rhythm. I’m really …
Flaunting It
… In the summer of 2016, Primus was ascending Widener Library’s steps, in pursuit of some tome or other, where he met a visiting family disappointed that they …
Issue: November-December 2017
Chapter & Verse
… David Azzolina writes: “Psychotherapist Alfred Adler is quoted as having said, ‘The only … perhaps?)” that he paraphrases as “ ‘Steal a loaf of bread (or larger goods) and the weight of the Law comes down mercilessly; steal a fortune and …
Issue: March-April 2015
Coaches in Classrooms
… more than two dozen varsity coaches attended classes with their athletes from February 4 to February 15, in the inaugural version of Back to School weeks. The brainchild of Andrew Rueb ’95, M.T.S. ’04, assistant coach of men’s …
Learning by Degrees
… The image is grim : “binge and purge” learning. It’s what … and then spit it back on the exam (purge). This mode of study doesn’t seem to produce durable learning. During the past four years, associate professor of surgery B. Price Kerfoot, M.D. ’96, Ed.M. ’00, …
Issue: November-December 2009
Brevia
… Harvard College Professors Photograph by Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office Virginie Greene Photograph by Jon Chase/Harvard News … ; professor of economics David Laibson ; Cabot professor of the natural sciences Douglas Melton ; Johnstone Family …
Issue: July-August 2008
Speciation Is More Complicated Than Darwin Could Have Imagined
… The diverse patterns of fiery reds, bright yellows, and iridescent blues on the wings of Heliconius butterflies warn predators away from the …
Football: Harvard 32, Brown 22
… If one measure of a good football team is being able to win tough conference games on the road, then the 2016 edition of the Harvard Crimson took a step toward being a good …
Why I Opted for English
… to study psychology. I had worked in a neuroscience lab for the three previous summers, so applying what I had learned … as a child, and I had always enjoyed the relative peace of an essay compared to the time crunch of an exam. Still, pursuing a concentration where these …
Anti-Aging Approaches
… Decades of research have shown that calorie restriction extends … spiders, and various fish and rodents. In humans, though, the benefits of calorie restriction are still unproven, and probably less …
Issue: September-October 2017
Bloodless Brain Surgery
… The scientist behind focused ultrasound (FUS), the most noninvasive treatment of all, is a medical physicist from Finland. Kullervo Hynynen (pronounced HIN - i-nin ), associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, began …
Making Global Local
… and concerts,” Barbara Bouquegneau, executive director of the French Library, said while leading a tour around the … There’s a new “Behind the Scenes” fashion series kicking off on November 16 with a cocktail reception, fashion show, …
Issue: November-December 2017