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Harvard’s Endowment, Donations Rise—University Runs a Deficit
… Harvard’s annual financial report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2025—showing a $113 million operating deficit—reflects some effects of the Trump administration’s unprecedented fiscal and … remain strong, the tax owed on endowment investments could rise very significantly—perhaps to $300 million or …
Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize
… On Tuesday , Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel received one of the field’s highest honors: the Berggruen Prize for … conversation on globalization and inequality, the rise of right-wing populism, Harvard’s struggle against the … The creator of the popular ‘Justice’ course receives a $1 million award. …
Raising the Estimate of Sea-Level Rise
… Picture a plastic bowl. Put a large piece of ice in it—one tall enough that it rises high above the bowl’s rim. Now melt the ice. The bowl will catch most … The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the … The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic …
Issue: September-October 2021
Yesterday’s News
… 1915 Professor Theodore Richards becomes the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 1925 The Harvard Fund is officially established—to provide a means for alumni to … The rise of Cambridge cyclists, a lettuce boycott, and Julia Child’s …
Issue: November-December 2025
Souvenirs from ‘Old Japan’
… Under the shade of red-leafed maples, a woman in a blue kimono … beside a river, while a serving girl holds a tea set. In the distance: a footbridge with a lone pedestrian. “Oji, … (maple),” the title reads, referring to a bucolic area of the Japanese capital. The image is beautiful and …
Issue: November-December 2025
Predicting the Future of China's Rise
… Lawrence H. Summers lived up to his billing as a voice of opposition Wednesday evening at a Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) discussion on China’s rise as an economic power and its rivalry with the United States. Timed to the Beijing Olympics, the event … Predicting the Future of China's Rise …
For International Students, the Weight of Silence
… By the time my flight reaches the Boston Logan port of entry, … reads, “Visitors enter here,” and with it I am reminded of who I am in the eyes of this country. My education in … What is the price of a Harvard education? … For International Students, the Weight of Silence …
Issue: November-December 2025
The Rise of Faculty Centrism
… Politically, U.S. professors are less liberal than many people believe, but their ranks also include fewer conservatives than in the … Only 20 percent voted for George Bush in 2004. The rise in centrism, the study authors say, seems to have come … Politically, U.S. professors are less liberal than many people believe, but …
Issue: January-February 2008
Fashionable Crossroads
… A chartreuse jumpsuit featuring irises, butterflies, and an embroidered bustier. A slinky … collar and decorative closures known as “froggings.” See these glamorous ensembles, and many more, on display in … light on the creative process and careful craftsmanship of this renowned artist. “He drew from art, history, pop …
Issue: November-December 2025
Made in New England
… ’Tis the season to celebrate New England makers. The plethora of products designed and manufactured throughout the region offer something for everyone, and for every budget. “How we …
Issue: November-December 2025
Trade Cards in the Age of Invention
… In the United States, the late nineteenth century was an age of invention. Machines for sewing and laundering clothes heralded relief … A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture. … A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture. …
Issue: July-August 2021
The Scientist in Ceaseless Motion
… As a young professor of chemistry at Harvard in the 2000s, David Liu was trying to accelerate evolution. … cell in the body, molecules known as proteins act like tiny machines, carrying out biological functions—their efficiency … has pioneered breakthroughs in gene editing, creating new therapies that may lead to cures. …
Issue: November-December 2025
University Housing on the Rise
… More than 300 units of new housing (500 beds), primarily for graduate students … some for faculty and staff, are being built on two sites in the Riverside area of Cambridge, near Mather House and … large, two-section building by Kyu Sung Woo Architects will rise on Memorial Drive. Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates …
Issue: September-October 2005
This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'
… High above the Earth , in orbits crowded with satellites and debris, a silent traffic crisis is unfolding. With thousands of discarded and broken human objects whizzing around the planet at blistering speeds, the risk of catastrophic collisions is rising—and the people who best …
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
… she was struck and killed by a self-driving car. Although there was a human operator behind the wheel, an autonomous … between people and AI technologies, raises a host of ethical and proto-legal questions. What moral obligations … applications. Consider a prosaic-seeming social change: machines are already being given the power to make …
Issue: January-February 2019