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Jeff Schaffer (in the center) on the set of Curb Your Enthusiasm with its star, Larry David, and fellow cast members
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TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny
12.7.20
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Photograph by Meena VenkataramananWhat’s changed—and what hasn’t
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The Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School
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“Elise has made public assertions about voter fraud in November’s presidential election that have no basis in evidence,” Harvard Kennedy School dean Doug Elmendorf wrote.
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From left to right: Marc Lipsitch, William Hanage, Barry Bloom
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Despite vaccines, Harvard scientists warn, more-transmissible variants make COVID-19 harder to control.
Lawrence S. Bacow
As SEAS moves to Allston, President Bacow highlights the University’s newest innovation hub.
Dendritic cells (like the one shown in yellow, within a pink polymer support structure) can be activated to recognize cancer cells. After migrating to the lymph nodes and spleen, they then train immune-system T cells to attack and destroy tumors.
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An implantable cancer vaccine shows promise in training the immune system to attack tumors.
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Though WHRB had to initiate its newest members over Zoom, each student picked a traditional five-character radio name.
Extracurriculars cope despite COVID-19.
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Loeb House, where the governing boards convene
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Responses to Harvard Magazine’s questionnaire about the University’s challenges and opportunities—and Overseers’ role in leading the institution forward
The Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School
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“Elise has made public assertions about voter fraud in November’s presidential election that have no basis in evidence,” Harvard Kennedy School dean Doug Elmendorf wrote.
Top row, left to right: Christiana Goh Bardon, Mark J. Carney, Kimberly Nicole Dowdell, Christopher B. Howard. Bottom row, left to right: María Teresa Kumar, Raymond J. Lohier Jr., Terah Evaleen Lyons, Sheryl WuDunn
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Nominating committee slate announced, as Harvard Forward slate seeks petition signatures.
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(1 of 2) Among the 107 ensembles are an ornate mantua, c. 1760-65Photograph courtesy of Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Highlighting 250 years of women in fashion
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Berkshire East offers majestic views of the Deerfield River Valley. (1 of 8)Photograph courtesy of Berkshire East and Tino Specht
Skiing, snow tubing, and more in Western Massachusetts
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The author's new room, complete with College-supplied quarantine-period (and after) necessities
Photograph by Meena VenkataramananWhat’s changed—and what hasn’t
Our editors choose their favorite stories from the year.
Lawrence S. Bacow
As SEAS moves to Allston, President Bacow highlights the University’s newest innovation hub.
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Jeff Schaffer (in the center) on the set of Curb Your Enthusiasm with its star, Larry David, and fellow cast members
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TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny
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(1 of 2) Among the 107 ensembles are an ornate mantua, c. 1760-65Photograph courtesy of Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Highlighting 250 years of women in fashion
New York, by Robert Frank, negative 1955-56
Courtesy of the Addison Gallery of American Art“Robert Frank: The Americans,” at the Addison Gallery of American Art
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An adept passer and gritty defender, Zeng also finished fifth in the Ivy League in service aces.
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Volleyball captain Sandra Zeng’s defensive focus
Roberts pauses during a visit to the Watertown Riverfront Park Braille Trail, not far from his home.
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David Roberts: A lifetime of adventures, risks, and rewards
Crimson receiver and returner Andrew Fischer breaks loose for a 58-yard run in the second quarter—one of several huge plays on the day.
Photograph by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
A sensational performance leads Harvard over Yale.
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The Board of Editors for volume 70 of the Harvard Law Review (1956-1957), immortalized on the steps of Austin Hall. The author, only the third woman admitted to Review membership, stands in the fourth row, at upper left.
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An alumna looks back.
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The campus’s Mr. Green, accessing acronyms, mathematician at work, and a distracted astronomer
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“Women in Science” on display
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Sean Staples, Hazel Royer, and Eric Royer perform
Photograph courtesy of Atwood’s Tavern
Boosting bluegrass in Cambridge
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Hu believes a plant-based diet can help feed a growing population in a healthy, sustainable way.
Photograph by Jim Harrison
Frank Hu confronts the triple threats of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
The casual Map Room Tea Lounge offers “bar bites,” like the charcuterie board and tartines
Photograph by Binita Patel
The Boston Public Library’s cozy winter hideout
Provincetown’s winter harbor
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Just enough art, culture, terrific food, and lively conversation....
The exhibit's centerpiece re-creates the table setting of a formal dinner held for freshmen of the Harvard Class of 1913.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.© President and Fellows of Harvard College.
“Resetting the Table,” a new exhibit at the Peabody Museum, examines American food traditions.
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(1 of 7) Bow Street’s festive courtyard lit up at night.Photograph by Emily Tirella/Courtesy of Bow Market
Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.
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(1of 6) A vibrant nightclub scene at La FábricaPhotograph by Isabel Lopez/Courtesy of La Fábrica
La Fábrica’s Latin-Caribbean flair
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(1 of 6) The market as a community gathering point
Photograph by Melissa DiPalma
Boston Public Market’s year-round cornucopia