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New England’s Forest Primeval
… What did the New England landscape look like before European … that this is a mistake, and that in the specific case of New England, “land managers seeking to emulate … pasture are desired (for example, to retain modern patterns of species diversity), colonial-era technologies for keeping …
Harvard Talking
… Divining that Yale students spend a lot of time taking tourists around their campus in New Haven, a group of Harvard young bloods headed south last fall to help out. …
Issue: July-August 2014
A Long Way from Longwood
… Joseph B. Martin, dean of Harvard Medical School (HMS) from 1997 to 2007 and now Lefler professor of neurobiology, has written a memoir of Crimson interest on several levels. The title, Alfalfa to Ivy, refers to Martin’s journey from …
Issue: March-April 2012
Urbane Yet Casual
… Audubon Circle , named for its location at the quiet end of Kenmore Square, is a comfortable mix: a … that is all the more inviting thanks to the friendly warmth of its staff. The kitchen is open all day, and prices range …
Issue: March-April 2012
“My Name is Bono, and I Am A Rock Star”
… Graduating seniors chose U2 lead singer Bono to give their Class Day address. Born Paul Hewson, he allegedly … from Bono Vox, bad Latin for "good voice." He spoke of how he reached a new personal level of "unhip." Excerpts follow. Bono Photograph by Jim …
What’s Up Comes Down, and Vice Versa
… secretary Stephanie Pollack, J.D. ’85, announced that the state will rebuild the Massachusetts Turnpike at ground … the existing elevated viaduct, which is currently in need of repair. The decision was the outcome of months of … Landing North, the parcel closest to its planned Enterprise Research Campus . The second, involving the purchase of …
Eating Greener
… It started with apples. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Harvard University Dining … process as it sought to become more sustainable. What kinds of foods could it buy locally? Apples worked. “It was sort … produced just a few miles away—while supporting local enterprises and reducing the financial and energy costs of …
Issue: July-August 2019
What Crimson Means to Me
… would be easier to do so than listen to him badger me for the remainder of the year. I applied without visiting, and was surprised to receive a thick envelope the following spring. I …
Issue: July-August 2003
Making Green a Primary Color
… Typically, cities face the challenge of squeezing more green space into their … spaces, and add roads and buildings later? That’s just one of the driving ideas behind the urbanism, landscape, and …
Allston Land Company Leads Harvard Commercial Development
… The University today unveiled a nascent Allston land company … plans for commercial development on its landholdings south of Harvard Business School. The new entity separates development within the 36-acre enterprise research campus (ERC) from future academic growth …
Justice for All
… How do leaders of countries emerging from civil war, political repression, … religious violence, or economic collapse come to terms with the past and create a viable future? Harvard's newest … solutions. Leaders can use these to prepare for--or avoid--crises." "Harvard's Project on Justice is trusted and …
College, 9 to 5
… naive high-schooler, I foolishly believed my teachers when they described to me the wonders of college—a legendary paradise where intelligent … and out from under adult supervision, they mastered the art of cool. They read Tolstoy and Dumas. They wrote poetry …
“Unconditionally Relentless”
… women’s basketball head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith gave each of her players a bracelet. These were not merely mementos; the significance lay in the … reminder, about the mindset she expected from them. In six of the last eight seasons, the Harvard women have received …
Dancing School
… The children in The Dancing Lesson, Pt. 2 are learning the … to point at a wide angle, in genteel fashion, as do those of the dancers and the master himself. The hand-colored … London’s social-dancing scene in 1824. The etching is part of the vast collections in opera, ballet, operetta, musical …
Issue: March-April 2010
Sports Wrap
… Lightweight Rowing The men’s varsity eight won the national championship at the … by just under a second and setting a course record of 5:33.059. The lights’ first national title since 2003 … behind Stanford and Bucknell, at the IRA regatta. Softball Harvard (35-15, 17-3 Ivy) repeated as Ivy champions, …
Issue: July-August 2012