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Claire Chase (left, on contrabass flute) and students (Jessica Shand, Jennifer Wang, Mai Nguyen, and Taiga Ultan), all on flutes, play a work by Vijay Iyer during the ArtLab's opening celebration.
Photograph by Karen Philippi/Courtesy of the ArtLabThe ArtLab debuts.
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The question is no longer if, but when and how.
A crow holds a stick tool during its downtime from the experiment.
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Surprising research about highly adept birds making and using tools
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The class of 2023 displays its class year banner for the first time.
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First-year Convocation for the class of 2023
The author and fellow activists at a Divest Harvard rally this past April: (from left) Caleb Schwartz ’20, Flores-Jones, Anand Bradley ’19, Owen Torrey ’21, Eva Rosenfeld ’21, and Sophia Higgins ’21
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Upsolve co-founder Rohan Pavuluri (right) and summer staffer Nick Brown are Crimson activists helping those in the red.
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Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve help low-income families cope with debt.
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Photograph courtesy of the Wyss InstituteThe Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.
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(1 of 8) The “Rocking Horse Graveyard,” in Lincoln, Massachusetts— “It’s a fun, whimsical thing with a flea- market feel,” Ocker says. “But at night it’s one of the creepiest sights on the planet.”
Photograph courtesy of J.W. Ocker/OTISExploring New England’s more unusual sites with J.W. Ocker
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(1 of 6) A child’s horse-drawn carriage dating to1907, from the Wenham Museum’s new exhibit
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The author and fellow activists at a Divest Harvard rally this past April: (from left) Caleb Schwartz ’20, Flores-Jones, Anand Bradley ’19, Owen Torrey ’21, Eva Rosenfeld ’21, and Sophia Higgins ’21
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An activist on activism, in college and after
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Claire Chase (left, on contrabass flute) and students (Jessica Shand, Jennifer Wang, Mai Nguyen, and Taiga Ultan), all on flutes, play a work by Vijay Iyer during the ArtLab's opening celebration.
Photograph by Karen Philippi/Courtesy of the ArtLabThe ArtLab debuts.
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(1 of 4) Mak designed lighting for a 2019 staging of The Bridges of Madison County by the Philadelphia Theater Company.Photograph by Rich Hein
Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.
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(1 of 2) In “Reneepoptosis,” by animator Renee Zhan, three versions of the artist go on a quest for God, traversing an unfamiliar terrain that turns out to be her own body.Film still courtesy of Renee Zhan
Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.
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Just another hurdle: Leaping over guard Eric Wilson (68), Harvard running back Aaron Shampklin sails through a hole last season against Princeton. Shampklin had a breakout season in 2018, leading the Ivy League in rushing with 105.3 yards per game.
Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletic CommunicationsProspects, rules changes, a Rose Bowl centennial, pro players, a return from a shattering injury—and a tragic loss
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(1 of 6) A child’s horse-drawn carriage dating to1907, from the Wenham Museum’s new exhibit
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College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.
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The Resurrection of the Marlboro Man
Two public-health veterans warn of new smoking risks, especially for the young.
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Catalyzing Bioengineering
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.
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As Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Rises, Nutrient Content of Rice Falls
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Harvard Seeks Partner for Enterprise Research Campus
Developers receive request for proposals
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Hansjörg Wyss Boosts Bioengineering Innovation
A third round of funding by one of Harvard's leading donors
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Saluting the 2019 Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors five alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.
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(1 of 6) The marshals of the Class of 2019 and members of the class committee display their class banner in Memorial Church.
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“You Don’t Have to Stop Breathing to Stop Living Life”
Baccalaureate advice from President Lawrence S. Bacow
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Sarah Whiting Named Dean of Graduate School of Design
Currently dean of the Rice University School of Architecture, Whiting will assume her new post on July 1.
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Rethinking the American High School
What the rare bright spots in American high-school education teach
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Raw and Red-Hot
Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions?
The front page of The Boston Globe on Friday April 5
Harvard Investigates Fencing Coach Over Transactions Involving Parent of a Prospect
Head fencing coach Peter Brand allegedly sold his Needham home to the father of a prospective fencer at an inflated price.
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Allston ArtLab Prepares to Open
An “interdisciplinary laboratory devoted to creativity, innovation, collaboration, and connection”
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Technology, Paternity, Patriarchy
Debora Spar argues that social change has always been driven by technology.
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Accelerating Innovation
Robust licensing revenue and corporate alliances boost translational research.
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From the Archives: The Examined Life
Why is it that so many doctors feel compelled to write, and that so many do, so compellingly?