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… Genocide," I abandoned it. Jonathan Shaw's article " The Great Global Experiment " (November-December 2002, page … plus a slightly cut and lightened and sharpened version of the rest, ought to be sent in packages of five to all … or not, are "zealous" (read: religious), then it is no surprise that many both within and without today's empires find …
Issue: January-February 2003
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 …
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
Twice, with Alacrity
… I am,” she says. “So people think I’m five-one.” Whatever the reason, it’s a mistake to underestimate her stature, … fall, the Ivy League unanimously named Baskind its Player of the Year in women’s soccer after a season in which the … Baskind is a full-blooded athlete. Her Quincy House suite of 12 roommates includes nine varsity players plus an …
Issue: March-April 2012
Going Global, Gradually
… The mid October announcement of Harvard Global Institute … itself as the world’s largest commercial real-estate enterprise (among other lines of business). (See the company … research program, or region; cross-disciplinary work arises only by chance. For the most complex problems that …
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
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2012-2013 Fellows
… The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced the 51 fellows who will be in residence during part or all of the next academic year. Among them are these Harvard … work during their fellowships: I. Glenn Cohen, assistant professor of law : medical tourism Caroline Elkins, professor …
A "Hillary" from Harvard
… looks like Hillary Clinton," remarked several spouses at the class of 1985's fifteenth reunion in June. The '85ers themselves … startling indeed, enabling Dallin, an actress, to begin a professional sideline as a lookalike for the First Lady. Even …
Computer Scientist Leslie Valiant Wins Turing Award
… Coolidge professor of computer science and applied mathematics Leslie Valiant , …
Christine Lagarde to Speak at Kennedy School
… The first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund … "It is not a crisis that will be resolved by one group of countries taking action. It is going to be hopefully … resolved by all countries, all regions, all categories of countries actually taking some action." A noted antitrust …
A Harvard Son
… The new Harvard Alumni Association president, Scott Abell … few. Not only did he survive childhood polio, he fought off its crippling effects to become a competitive swimmer, wrestler, and runner (not to mention president of his class) in high school. Still, Abell says, "I was a …
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
Icon
… Early Georgian red brick with white trim, devoid of frills—defines the architectural idiom for much of the rest of this campus (and others). Its history …
Issue: July-August 2020
Harvard Great Performances: Endicott Peabody ’42
… in an ordinary time , this Saturday would have seen Game 3 of the 2020 Harvard football season, with ancient and honorable … without games, football correspondent Dick Friedman reprises past Crimson glories: epic plays, players, and …
Combatants
… On the morning of July 21, 1918, a German submarine surfaced three miles off Nauset Beach in Orleans, on Cape Cod, and attacked an unarmed tugboat towing four barges. Shells from the sub’s deck guns sank three of the barges and set the tug …
Issue: November-December 2014