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Run Barefoot, Says Daniel Lieberman
… Daniel Lieberman didn’t know what to make of the audience member who stood up to ask him a question … The man’s feet were covered in socks and duct tape, instead of shoes. “He came up to me and said, ‘I don’t like to wear …
In this Issue
… Visitor Bigger Biology Brevia Sciences and Gender The Undergraduate Sports Alumni The College Pump Journal Opener Exterior construction of the Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering … for next summer. The physical-sciences facility, one of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences largest investments, …
Issue: November-December 2006
Chapter & Verse
… requests a source for “God looks down and judges.” “Tyranny of the left versus that of the right…dogs and cats” ( March-April ). Thomas Owen …
Issue: July-August 2008
Mr. Speaker
… Entrepreneur (Bloomberg L.P., the financial-information and news company), civic leader (three-time mayor of New York City), and philanthropist (including gifts of $1.1 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins) Michael R. …
Issue: May-June 2014
Ivy League Insider
… Harvard graduate ('43, Ph.D. '50, LL.D. '80) found professional happiness at Yale without renouncing his affection for his alma mater. The Second World War opened doors for members of his generation. When he returned to Cambridge after three …
Issue: November-December 2004
Art Museum Milestone
… The renovation of the Fogg Art Museum building into the new Harvard Art … disassembled the crane that has been used during creation of the new superstructure and the glass "bell" atop the new …
Harvard 14, Yale 10
… on two long passes to pull out an exciting 14-10 victory in the final minutes of The Game. Mounting an unexpectedly strong rushing attack, Yale’s offense had built a 10-0 lead with a field goal and a …
Muralist at Work
… above, see additional images of work by mural painter David Fichter, beyond what appeared in print. In the video below, Fichter describes some aspects of his art, which was portrayed in an article in the Montage …
Issue: September-October 2011
Look Mom, No Car!
… frees, that opens away from narrowness,” asserts Orchard professor of landscape history John Stilgoe in Outside Lies Magic . But the car “moves too fast for its driver to notice …
Issue: July-August 2009
Tips for Healthy Eating
… says Judith Wurtman, eat a handful (about 150 calories) of low-fat carbohydrates—dry cereal, pretzels, a slice of bread—without any protein. “Within 20 or 30 minutes, your … If you start to eat from boredom (or nervousness), leave the party! For buffet-style meals, adds Barbara Boothby, …
Issue: November-December 2009
New University Appointments
… A new CEO at the Harvard Management Company; plus a new director at the … ,” November-December 2005. University news release: New CEO of HMC On the Center for International Development (a unit of the Kennedy School of Government): See “ Development …
James P. Sullivan
… Police Department (HUPD) radio dispatchers refer to officers by their badge numbers. Patrolman James P. Sullivan's badge is … The badge traditionally belongs to the longest-serving HUPD officer--now Sullivan, who joined in 1966. A life-long …
Issue: November-December 2001
Edible Flora (& Fauna)
… Textile mills reinvent themselves as airy, exposed-brick shopping malls. Auto … as the fine-dining restaurant Flora in 1996. Some features of old-fashioned bank architecturelike high ceilings, large … tongue-in-cheek phrase from Floras websiteand Flora, a kind of upscale neighborhood restaurant, proffers comfort and …
Issue: November-December 2006
Harvard Professor Avi Loeb on Signs of Life Beyond Earth
… Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science Avi Loeb explains meteorites, interstellar … expedition to find materials left over from a meteorite in the Pacific Ocean. Read more: … https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/04/conjuring-the-cosmos …
Two Harvard Affiliates Named MacArthur Fellows
… Among the winners of the 23 MacArthur Fellowships announced today , with … , National Humanities Medal winner, recently appointed professor of law and of history, and Pforzheimer professor at …