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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Sam Sifton in his Brooklyn kitchen

Improvised Cuisine

The joys of cooking with Sam Sifton of The New York Times

by Craig Lambert

photograph of new HAA president Vanessa Liu

An Inclusive “One Harvard”

HAA president Vanessa Liu on harnessing power “for the greater good.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

How will Harvard change post-coronavirus?

Opportunities in admissions, online degrees, research, and more

Photographic portrait of James Agee

Origin Stories

Bow and Arrow’s mechanic, James Agee’s creative turbulence

by Primus VI

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Commuting’s Impact on Creativity

Long commutes harm productivity and innovation.

by Erin O’Donnell

Views of orchards and iconic red bar at Lookout farm

Betting on Lookout Farm

A pandemic-era restaurant-plus-farm thrives in Natick, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Illustration of ice melting and spilling out of a bowl

Raising the Estimate of Sea Level Rise

The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic

by Nancy Walecki

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Harvard Square’s Best

What’s new—and unchanged—in the historic heart of Cambridge

by Nell Porter-Brown

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Why Some Citizens Reject Science

Bridging the gulf to science deniers

by Daniel Oberhaus

Photograph of Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Claudine Gay

The Art of the Dean

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences leader’s plans before and beyond the pandemic

by John S. Rosenberg