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The evocative Love Potion
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A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
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Matthew Potts, Memorial Church’s new leader
Photograph of Michael Potts by Evgenia Eliseeva; Photograph of Memorial Church courtesy of Wikimedia/Crimson400.
A successor leader of the Memorial Church
Byerly Hall, where the Radcliffe Institute fellows will be able to convene again once fall semester arrives
Photograph courtesy of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Dean Brown-Nagin emphasizes fellows who will “reckon with this moment and its meaning.”
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
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After renovation, 60 Oxford Street will become the hub for quantum science and engineering at Harvard.
Photograph by Kristina DeMichele/Harvard Magazine.
Renovation of 60 Oxford Street will create a quantum hub where theorists and engineers work side by side.
Knoll in the field
Photograph courtesy of Andrew Knoll
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
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President Bacow releases directive to the community.
Jeremy Lin
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The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
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The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
Kevin Young
Photograph by Leah L. Jones, Photographer, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
The acclaimed poet and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will speak at the annual meeting on June 4—and other graduation-week speakers are announced.
From left to right: Walter K. Clair, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr, Preston N. Williams.
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Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
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The evocative Love Potion
Image courtesy of Alexander Gassel and the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Piattini's sunken patio on Newbury Street, in Boston
Photograph courtesy of Piattini
Boston's Piattini Wine Café
A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Milo Stewart Jr. B-50-83
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
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The team with mentors (from left): Kale Catchings, Percy Green, Saul Glist, Robin McDowell, Catie Barr, Jamala Rogers, and the author.
Photograph courtesy of Che R. Applewhaite
The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
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The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photograph by Kristina DeMichele/Harvard Magazine.
HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
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The evocative Love Potion
Image courtesy of Alexander Gassel and the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Marilyn Booth
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Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
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A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Milo Stewart Jr. B-50-83
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
Martin S. Feldstein
Photograph by Harvard Public Affairs and Communications
Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
For the energetic Rueb, raising an athlete’s floor is as important as raising his ceiling.
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications
Andrew Rueb’s experience on the professional tennis circuit informs his coaching.
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University Hall, home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offices, where faculty meetings are held
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Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
Martin S. Feldstein
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
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Piattini's sunken patio on Newbury Street, in Boston
Photograph courtesy of Piattini
Boston's Piattini Wine Café
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(1 of 2) Cha Yen Thai Cookersy serves fresh fare like the tangy pork larb with red onions and basil.Photograph courtesy of Cha Yen Thai Cookery
Cha Yen Thai Cookery
Craigie on Main was remade into Craigie Next Door
Photograph by Rachel Manzier/Metter Media/Courtesy of Craigie on Main
Independent restaurants struggle in the pandemic.
Illustration by Tom Jellet
A holistic approach to food safety and food law
Beds were set up for Spanish flu patients outside the Harvard-affiliated Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in 1918.
Photograph courtesy of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Archives
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
Sofra's fresh-baked raspberry-rose jam turnovers
Photograph courtesy of Sofra
Cambridge’s Sofra Bakery & Café feeds sheltering crowds.
“Rohan Duck” at Talulla
Photograph by Wayne E. Chinnock/Courtesy of Talulla
Where to (eventually, again) feast with friends and family in Greater Boston