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James Stock, newly appointed vice provost for climate and sustainability
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A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
9.9.21
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A recent graduate visits Harvard during a semi-normal semester
James Stock, newly appointed vice provost for climate and sustainability
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A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
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James Stock, newly appointed vice provost for climate and sustainability
Photograph by Stu Rosner
A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
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(1 of 2) In mice, a lab-evolved vector for delivering a gene therapy (MyoAAV, indicated by the presence of green fluorescent protein) selectively targets muscle (depicted whole, top, and in cross-section, above right) dramatically better than commonly used, naturally-occurring viral vectors (above left and center).Image courtesy of the Pardis Sabeti Lab and Cell/DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.028
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
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Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
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(1 of 2) In mice, a lab-evolved vector for delivering a gene therapy (MyoAAV, indicated by the presence of green fluorescent protein) selectively targets muscle (depicted whole, top, and in cross-section, above right) dramatically better than commonly used, naturally-occurring viral vectors (above left and center).Image courtesy of the Pardis Sabeti Lab and Cell/DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.028
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana and Harvard Alumni Association president Vanessa Liu ’96, J.D ’03, unfurl the class of 2025 banner
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President Bacow and Harvard College Dean Khurana welcome the Class of 2025 and, for the first time in-person, the Class of 2024.
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Screenshot by Harvard MagazineThe acclaimed author and English professor will explore mourning and reunion in The Furrows: An Elegy.
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Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
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Harvard's Carpenter Center highlights works by Katherine Bradford and Diedrick Bracken
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A long-term issue: Divest Harvard signs hang from Mass. Hall—in 2015.
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Interpreting President Bacow’s recent statement on climate change
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Will Wilson, Diné (b. San Francisco 1969), "Auto Immune Response: Confluence of Three Generations," 2015.
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Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.
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Screenshot by Harvard MagazineThe acclaimed author and English professor will explore mourning and reunion in The Furrows: An Elegy.
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The announcement comes amid a spike in cases on campus and an increase in testing frequency.
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Harvard crushes Georgetown in the season opener.
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Michael J. Lyon pursues easy, affordable trips.
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Footballers shake off the rust from a long hiatus
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Bow and Arrow’s mechanic, James Agee’s creative turbulence
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Jim Hammitt ’78 (on left) sailing a Lark dinghy on the Charles with Harvard Sailing teammate Charles Coolidge in the fall of 1976
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James Hammitt ’78, is a professor at the School of Public Health—and a superb sailor.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honorands, clockwise from top left: Lotte Bailyn, John Hutchinson, Marvin Kalb, and Margaret McIntosh
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For graduate studies that contributed to society
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A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”
The directors of Harvard Medical School's master's programs congratulate the graduates at the conclusion of the degree ceremony.
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A sampler of wisdom shared at Harvard’s graduate and professional school Commencement ceremonies
Ruth J. Simmons, the guest speaker
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The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honorands (clockwise from top left: Lotte Bailyn, John Hutchinson, Marvin Kalb, and Margaret McIntosh
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Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
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President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the roster
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