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These Harvard Graduates Are Candidates for Sainthood
For advocacy and benevolence, three late alumni are reportedly in line for the Catholic Church’s highest honor.
by Alex Beam
Ted Kaptchuk of Harvard Medical School studies placebos
An ingenious researcher finds the real ingredients of “fake” medicine.
Irna Phillips, soap opera’s single mother, by Lynn Liccardo
Brief life of soap opera’s single mother: 1901-1973
Fashion professionals from Harvard
Designers, models, and merchants tint the fashion industry Crimson.
Michael McElroy and Xi Lu on Natural Gas and Fracking
Natural gas, the economy, and America’s energy prospects
by Xi Lu
Contemporary art at Harvard Business School, thanks to Gerald W. Schwartz
An unusual art collection in an unexpected place
Profile of HSPH professor Theresa Betancourt's research on neglected children
Theresa Betancourt studies the world’s most neglected and traumatized youths.
The rise in the use of C-sections in recent decades
The rise in the use of C-sections
Helen Vendler on admitting and nurturing creative undergraduates
Helen Vendler on how to welcome and nurture the poets and painters of the future
Alex Dumas, inspiration for "The Count of Monte Cristo," by Tom Reiss
Brief life of the soldier who inspired The Count of Monte Cristo: 1762-1806
by Tom Reiss
Can the U.S. compete? A discussion with Harvard Business School faculty members
A discussion with Harvard Business School faculty members