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The gutted main floor of the Harvard COOP.
Photograph by Kristina DeMichele/Harvard Magazine.Sweeping renovations and consolidation are under way.
Among the findings of a new survey on civic knowledge is that barely half of American adults can name all three branches of government.
Montage by Niko Yaitanes/ Harvard Magazine; images by Unsplash.
A U.S. Department of Education-funded study, coauthored by Danielle Allen, calls for urgent reinvestment in civic education.
A screen shot from the closing moments of the 2020 virtual degree-granting ceremony (a technologically enabled singing of “Fair Harvard”)—an exercise now being replicated in some form for a second consecutive pandemic spring
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The 370th degree-conferral will be online for the second consecutive year—with Ruth Simmons as guest speaker.
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Noah Evers ’22 and his grandmother Patricia Greenfield ’62, Ph.D. ’66
Photo by Lauren Greenfield ’87
A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Harvard development partner Tishman Speyer’s proposed massing and configuration of buildings for the first phase of construction on the Enterprise Research Campus in Allston.
From Tishman Speyer's Project Notification Form filing.
Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.
Illustration by Alex Williamson.
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
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Noah Evers ’22 and his grandmother Patricia Greenfield ’62, Ph.D. ’66
Photo by Lauren Greenfield ’87
A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Tucson, Arizona
Photograph by Sean Pavone/istock
The Undergraduate balances childhood and maturity.
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Noah Evers ’22 and his grandmother Patricia Greenfield ’62, Ph.D. ’66
Photo by Lauren Greenfield ’87
A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Prospective candidates and their diverse views of Harvard’s future and the Board’s role
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Turning your al fresco space into a springtime oasis
A still from The Painter and the Thief
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Shen Wei in his New York studio, 2014
Photograph by Jeffrey Sturges
“Shen Wei: Painting in Motion,” at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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A still from The Painter and the Thief
From the filmA short list of fine
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Radhika Jones
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Radhika Jones at the helm of Vanity Fair
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The era of imaginative mapmaking
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David Melly rounds Harvard Stadium. Running the loop counterclockwise, he acknowledges, is controversial.
Photograph by Molly Malone
A legendary route’s disputed distance
An adept passer and gritty defender, Zeng also finished fifth in the Ivy League in service aces.
Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletic Communications
Volleyball captain Sandra Zeng’s defensive focus
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Solomon Gate in its typical open position
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
David Melly rounds Harvard Stadium. Running the loop counterclockwise, he acknowledges, is controversial.
Photograph by Molly Malone
A legendary route’s disputed distance
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<p class="caption">A serpentine proximal tubule (light pink) snakes through the center of a multi-layer network of blood vessels (hot pink), all created using a 3-D printer.</p>
<p class="credit">Image from Scientific Reports</p>Building Toward a Kidney
3-D-printing pioneer Jennifer Lewis aims to fabricate replacement organs.
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Harvard2
A guide to the arts and culture, history, cuisine, and natural beauty of Cambridge, Boston, and beyond.
Craigie on Main was remade into Craigie Next Door
Photograph by Rachel Manzier/Metter Media/Courtesy of Craigie on Main
Independent restaurants struggle in the pandemic.
Sofra's fresh-baked raspberry-rose jam turnovers
Photograph courtesy of Sofra
Cambridge’s Sofra Bakery & Café feeds sheltering crowds.
“Rohan Duck” at Talulla
Photograph by Wayne E. Chinnock/Courtesy of Talulla
Where to (eventually, again) feast with friends and family in Greater Boston
Gustazo’s lively bar zone
Photograph courtesy of Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar
Modern delights of Cuban cuisine, in Cambridge
The casual Map Room Tea Lounge offers “bar bites,” like the charcuterie board and tartines
Photograph by Binita Patel
The Boston Public Library’s cozy winter hideout
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(1of 6) A vibrant nightclub scene at La FábricaPhotograph by Isabel Lopez/Courtesy of La Fábrica
La Fábrica’s Latin-Caribbean flair
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