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(1 of 4) The large-screen HELIX system, here deployed in Henry Leitner's Computer Science 1 class, makes it possible for an instructor to teach students who are physically present and see students attending class online, without being confined to a small computer screen at a fixed lectern location; the camera follows the professor and assures that he can be seen effectively by “roomies” and “Zoomies” in a hybrid course.
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences tests hybrid classrooms and other pandemic adaptations.
From left to right: Walter K. Clair, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr, Preston N. Williams.
Photographs courtesy of HAA.
Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
Rapid COVID-19 tests, of the kind that Michael Mina has been advocating since last year, are finally approved for home use.
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The team with mentors (from left): Kale Catchings, Percy Green, Saul Glist, Robin McDowell, Catie Barr, Jamala Rogers, and the author.
Photograph courtesy of Che R. Applewhaite
The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
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From left to right: Walter K. Clair, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr, Preston N. Williams.
Photographs courtesy of HAA.
Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
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The evocative Love Potion
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A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
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The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
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The evocative Love Potion
Image courtesy of Alexander Gassel and the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Johnson performs “What a Wonderful World” with the Boston Pops at his twenty-fifth reunion.
Photograph by Pierce Harman
Scott Albert Johnson finds his path.
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
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A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Milo Stewart Jr. B-50-83
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
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