Students

Narratives and news capturing the lives, struggles, and achievements of current students.

Columbia player is tackled from behind by a Harvard defender during a play.

Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Columbia 14

The Crimson stay unbeaten with a workmanlike win over the Lions.

by Dick Friedman

Katherine Caputo ’12 displays the glow-in-the-dark gummy bears she created for her final project in Science of the Physical Universe 27: "Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science”

A course with celebrity chefs and edible labs kindles interest in science

The ingredients for a wildly popular new General Education course: celebrity chefs, edible labs, and a contest for a trip to Spain

by Sarah Zhang

Harvard Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association hosts alumni conference

Harvard's Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association hosts its first alumni conference.

Quarterback Collier Winters completed 13 of 16 passes against Yale. His longest throw, a 46-yard pass to receiver Marco Iannuzzi, set up Harvard’s first score of the day. Back in action after breaking a collarbone in the season’s third game, Iannuzzi returned the second-half kickoff for a game-changing touchdown.

The Harvard-Yale football game, 2010

A spectacular kickoff return inspirits another triumph over Yale.

by Bethell, John T

Sharing academic hurdles and career choices with your student mom

The Undergraduate and her law-student mom ponder career choices.

by Madeleine Schwartz

Bernardo Flores, Rafael Tapajós, and Hannah Horowitz ’11 learn how to analyze data gathered from a weather balloon under the supervision of Professor Steven Wofsy

Harvard scholars study the Amazon rainforest under global climate change

Students grapple with the fate of the rainforest in a changing climate.

by Jonathan Shaw

Yale’s defense held Gino Gordon ’11, Harvard’s all-Ivy running back, to 36 yards rushing, but couldn’t keep him out of the end zone. Gordon rushed for short-yardage touchdowns in both halves of The Game. At the team’s postseason banquet he received the Crocker Award as the team’s most valuable player.

Image gallery from the 2010 Harvard-Yale football game

A gallery of images from the 2010 Harvard-Yale football game

Harvard-Yale football game results: Harvard wins 28-21

The football team wins its fourth straight over the Elis.

by Bethell, John T

Faust calls for repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and return of ROTC

President Faust says the program "ought to be fully and formally present" on campus, and voices hopes for an end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

November 13, 2010: Penn 34, Harvard 14

Quakers quash Crimson quest for Ivy laurels.

by Bethell, John T

Michael Baskin (above) and Ryan Schell

2010 Aloian Memorial Scholars

Seniors Michael Baskin and Ryan Schell are honored for contributing to the quality of life in their undergraduate Houses.