Paul Gleason
Sculptor James Dinerstein’s work fuses ancient and modern art
Sculptor James Dinerstein’s works in concrete and bronze fuse ancient forms with modern abstraction.
Montage | January-February 2009
Imagining the Past
Sara Houghteling’s first novel, Pictures at an Exhibition, tells the story of a young man who searches post-war Paris for both his lost love and his father’s stolen art collection.
Right Now | January-February 2009
Rx for the Books
McKay professor of applied biology Ralph Mitchell and postdoctoral fellow Nick Konkol work with preservation librarians to develop a test that can detect damaging mold in books before it becomes visible.
Right Now | January-February 2009
Retirement Engine Rebuilt
Skeptical of both defined-benefit and defined-contribution retirement plans, Harvard Business School professor Robert Merton proposes a hybrid, SmartNest, to overcome the shortcomings of each.
Montage | January-February 2009
Up in the Air
Aerial photographer Alex MacLean documents the effects of the American lifestyle on the American landscape.
Right Now | November-December 2008
World-Wide Web of Life
James Hanken of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology and other scientists launch an ambitious project to chronicle all life on earth.
Right Now | November-December 2008
A Durable Bubble
Mechanical engineering student Emilie Dressaire studies tiny bubbles that can last up to a year and replace fat droplets in ice cream.
Right Now | November-December 2008
Slavery’s Sway
Interdisciplinary economist Nathan Nunn explores the problem of African underdevelopment by drawing on—and unearthing—historical data about slavery.
Montage | November-December 2008
The Maximalist
After a childhood spent playing the classics, cellist Matt Haimovitz has devoted himself to new music.
John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2008
Seeing the Field
Francine Polet brings international experience and tactics to the Harvard field-hockey team.
Right Now | September-October 2008
Man, Mongoose, and Machine
Standing outside a Sri Lankan army base in the spring of 2007, Thrishantha Nanayakkara mapped an entire minefield without once setting foot in it.
Features | September-October 2008
Works and Woods
Architecture and ecology in Japan...