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An acute casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic
5.26.20
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Photograph courtesy of Ceridwen DoveyHow Harvard reunions are cast in Ceridwen Dovey’s Life After Truth
Clockwise from top left: Stephen Cook, Albert Fishlow, Helen Vendler, and Margaret Kivelson.
Photographs courtesy of Harvard Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThe Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.
An acute casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tests in macaques show robust protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus induced by either vaccines or natural infection.
Essential workers at highest risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection include cab drivers and police officers.
Photograpy by iStockNearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.
Evelynn Hammonds and Paul Farmer
A conversation on health disparities, with Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds
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A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman president, and more
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Ceridwen Dovey
Photograph courtesy of Ceridwen DoveyHow Harvard reunions are cast in Ceridwen Dovey’s Life After Truth
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(1 of 5) Untitled, Toni Morrison, 2006 by Robert McCurdy
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Alumnus-commissioned paintings of global luminaries are now a landmark gift to the National Portrait Gallery.
Our favorite stories on the legal minds reshaping American law
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Tracing America’s industrial roots in the Blackstone River Valley
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Where to (eventually, again) feast with friends and family in Greater Boston
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(1 of 3) Exhibits, like this replica of a textile-mill floor, reveal long days of grueling work on dangerous mill machinery.Photograph courtesy of the Museum of Work & Culture
Woonsocket’s historic French-Canadian community
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The author is first row, second from left; Professor Mel Chen is second row, second from right.
Screenshot courtesy of Julie Chung“The ‘ideal’ classroom never existed anyway, at least not in a perfectly equitable manner,” writes Julie Chung ’20.
A YouTube screenshot from the author’s virtual lab course
“The biggest obstacle to our collective learning is the elephant in the room: a global pandemic, taking place amid existing inequalities,” writes Drew Pendergrass ’20.
Lawrence S. Bacow
President Bacow on encountering—and coming to terms with—COVID-19
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Alumnus-commissioned paintings of global luminaries are now a landmark gift to the National Portrait Gallery.
Discover a new series to watch in quarantine, or read about the creator behind your favorite show, in this selection of our TV stories
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Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/HPACWidener Library’s overlooked designer
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Erin McDermott
Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell, Harvard Public Affairs and Communications, Harvard UniversityMcDermott will join Harvard from the University of Chicago July 1.
With 2020 winter sports ending early and the spring collegiate season wiped out almost entirely, we look back at some Crimson highlights from past years.
Senior forward Chris Lewis led the Crimson in rebounding, en route to an All-Ivy League Second Team selection.
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Injuries—and the coronavirus—lead to disappointing basketball seasons.
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Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/HPACWidener Library’s overlooked designer
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“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”
Students transition to online learning—perhaps for the rest of the semester—and are asked not to return after spring break.
Elizabeth Banks smiled and waved to the crowd along the parade route.
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Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.
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The Undergraduate writes about the Harvard Women’s Center.
Caroline Tervo ’18 researched North Carolina politics—at the local craft brewery, at Olive Garden, and at IHOP.
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Undergraduates contribute to a new book on grass-roots organizing at the center of American politics.
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A brief look at a Harvard Law School professor's long journey
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Accusers of former Harvard government professor Jorge Domínguez speak out about their experiences.
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The College has admitted 13.9 percent of early-action applicants to the class of 2024, up slightly from 13.4 percent admitted from that pool last year.