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Law School Dean Kagan Nominated To Be U.S. Solicitor General

January 5, 2009 • Breaking News

Elena Kagan, dean of Harvard Law School since 2003, will be nominated to serve as Solicitor General by President-elect Barack Obama.

Samuel P. Huntington Dies at Age 81

December 27, 2008 • Breaking News

Political scientist Samuel P. Huntington died on December 24.

Harvard Borrows $2.5 Billion: The Costs and Rationale

December 19, 2008 • Breaking News

The University moved quickly to sell new bond issues, to refund existing short-term debt, to increase financial flexibility, and as it turns out to extricate itself from expensive interest-rate swap agreements.

Up Next: The Harvard Center for Gastrophysics?

December 19, 2008 • Extras

With his creative cuisine, Ferran Adrià probes the intersection of science and cooking. On a visit to campus last week, the world-renowned chef taught undergraduates, visited science labs, and signed an agreement for an ongoing collaboration with Harvard.

Counterterrorism and Democracy

December 19, 2008 • Extras

The most effective ways to fight terrorism do not involve important tradeoffs between security and democratic principles.

Professor Holdren to Be Nominated as White House Science Adviser

December 19, 2008 • Breaking News

John P. Holdren, an expert in energy, global warming, and nuclear weapons, will be nominated as science adviser by President-elect Barack Obama.

1 Imagining the Past

December 19, 2008 • Extras

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.

Endowment Managers’ Compensation Reported

December 19, 2008 • Breaking News

Harvard Management Company has issued its annual report on the compensation of its highest-earning investment professionals, likely a sensitive subject when their past performance has strongly exceeded the market but attention is now focused on the sharp decline in endowment-asset values.

TRASH, Negging, and Pyramidality: A Quiz Bowl Glossary

December 19, 2008 • Extras

A glossary, annotated by Harvard Quiz Bowl Team members

Bioengineering in Motion

December 19, 2008 • Extras

See videos of bioengineered systems in action in this online extra that accompanies the feature article, “Life Sciences, Applied.”

Yale Estimates 25 Percent Endowment Decline, Phases Budget Cuts

December 16, 2008 • Breaking News

Yale disclosed the impact of the financial markets on its endowment, and outlined a series of phased budget-cutting measures.

“Yankee” Rhymes with “Bernanke”

December 16, 2008 • Alumni Writers

Roger Angell ’42 resumes writing his light name-dropping, year-end verse, “Greetings, Friends!”

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86

December 16, 2008 • Alumni in the News

President-elect Obama has selected Chicago school superintendent Arne Duncan ’86 to serve as Secretary of Education.

1 Coordinate Education

December 15, 2008 • Cryptic Puzzles

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52

Sweet Science

December 13, 2008 • Extras

Using chocolate as their medium, Harvard scientists illustrate principles of physics and chemistry for children and their parents at a free public lecture—samples included.