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Evolution by Fire
… How did we develop large brains, for example? Moore professor of biological anthropology Richard Wrangham offers a fresh … more calories available from existing foods and reduced the caloric cost of digestion—was the breakthrough …
Issue: November-December 2009
Plans for Barry’s Corner Released
… Samuels & Associates —the architecture firm selected as a partner by the University for the development of a mixed-use, residential-and-retail complex on a 2.67-acre parcel of land located at the intersection of North Harvard Street …
Falling for Art
… School’s back in session for students—but those of us with diplomas can learn new things, too, thanks to … own Greek animal-head mug. Stuck in a recipe rut? Visit the Cambridge for Adult Education to cook staples from the … six-week, three-hour Sunday night class. “Oldways: A Taste of African Heritage” focuses on spices and herbs, leafy …
Issue: September-October 2018
Destructive Beetles Discovered Near Arnold Arboretum—Updated
… July 7 Asian longhorned beetles —a destructive predator of maples and other tree species—have been detected on the grounds of Faulkner Hospital in Boston, across Centre Street from …
Chapter & Verse
… Paula Bonnell asks who said or wrote, "Some of it I saw, some of it I knew, some of it I was." Karl Guthke wishes to learn the source of "...whose mind contains a world and seems for …
Issue: May-June 2009
Overseer and HAA Director Candidates
… five new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots, mailed out by … at the HAA’s annual meeting on May 26, on the afternoon of Commencement day. All holders of Harvard degrees, except …
Issue: May-June 2016
Harvard Portrait: Stephan Magro
… Stephan Magro once conjured up 250 red peonies, months out of season, for a dinner in honor of an important donor: with a couple of phone calls, they were flown in from Alaska. While he declines to name …
Issue: May-June 2017
Community Puppeteer
… and environmental studies, Alex Kahn '88 presented a senior thesis that showed off his talent, but also left room for the spectator's … that his feelings about art harmonized with the ideology of the Tibetan Buddhist painters there. "They believe that …
Issue: January-February 2003
Double Vision
… Having experienced their own twenty-fifth reunion last year, twin brothers Mark and Steve O'Donnell ('76 and '76, respectively) offer these visions, transcribed while they murmured in a … expressly borrowed from a freshman dorm. Here is a sample of what members of the class of 1977—and other …
Issue: May-June 2002
Judith Palfrey to Lead Michelle Obama’s Childhood Obesity Initiative
… Adams House master Judith Palfrey, the Brazelton professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School (and also a …
Men’s Basketball Falls to Cornell and Columbia
… Harvard men’s basketball players descended on Cambridge for the team’s annual alumni reunion, and the memories—aided by … a few beers at John Harvard’s—were flowing. There was talk of the ’47-’48 squad that nearly knocked off perennial powerhouse Michigan State. Alumni from the …
Does Climate Change Promote Invasive Species?
… change will make invasive plants even more dominant in the landscape, a study by a team of researchers including three Harvard scientists has found. … according to a press release from Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. "Climate change will lead to an as-yet …
Rethinking Tenure
… Tenure has become the abortion issue of the academy--a controversy marked by … flexibility and accountability. Although the issues have arisen most often at public universities, the debate is on …
Flagstaff Lake near Rangeley, Maine
… Imagine paddling a canoe 740 miles across the top of New England, from the Adirondacks to the Canadian … Canoe Trail (NFCT), is surprisingly close to home, yet offers labyrinthine waterways and true North Woods beauty, …
Issue: July-August 2009
WinterFest Weekends
… Fruitlands Museum , well-known as the site of an historic utopian experiment, also has an … open fields. The 210-acre Harvard, Massachusetts, property offers views of full-blown sunsets, the western side of …
Issue: January-February 2016