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Andrew Womack excavating within kiln at Qijiaping in excavation unit T1 on May 15, 2017.
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Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition
7.11.17
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Professor Charles Lieber in his lab at 12 Oxford Street
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The pioneering chemist of bio-compatible transistors and other nanoscale wonders receives Harvard's highest faculty honor.
Cafe Algiers in Harvard Square
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Another independent business has been forced to leave the Square.
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Professor Charles Lieber in his lab at 12 Oxford Street
Photograph by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Public Affairs and Communications
The pioneering chemist of bio-compatible transistors and other nanoscale wonders receives Harvard's highest faculty honor.
Andrew Womack excavating within kiln at Qijiaping in excavation unit T1 on May 15, 2017.
Photograph by Rowan Flad
Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition
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Berkman Klein researchers find censorship of Wikipedia is declining.
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College students collaborate on tech projects at HackHarvard.
Courtesy of Major League Hacking
On the draws and limitations of college hackathons
Membership in any and all unrecognized student social organizations would be prohibited.
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From left: Sam (Annie Parisse), Nick (Nat Faxon), Ethan (Keegan-Michael Key), Lisa (Cobie Smulders), Marianne (Jae Suh Park), Max (Fred Savage), and Felix (Billy Eichner)
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The real tragedy underlying Friends from College stems from the indignities of the post-recession economy.
Tracy K. Smith
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The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
Fred Glimp in Massachusetts Hall, 1996
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The long-serving dean and vice president was a proud member of the College’s “Great Middle Class.”
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A summer exhibit at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (above) highlights abstract art…
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Lincoln offers rich history, nature trails, local food, and art.
End of the Line, Cleveland Circle (2012), by Kate Sullivan
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A Boston Athenaeum print exhibit reveals “a distinctive sense of place.”
Lone paddlers take in the sunset
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Paddling the Merrimack in Lowell and Lawrence
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College students collaborate on tech projects at HackHarvard.
Courtesy of Major League Hacking
On the draws and limitations of college hackathons
Readers comment on linguistics and sign language, academic class gaps, “Fair Harvard,” final clubs, and more.
President Drew Faust
President Drew Faust on scientific research and federal funding
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The entrance to the Naples Conservatory retains its former title, “Royal Conservatory.”
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A day at the Naples Conservatory
From left: Sam (Annie Parisse), Nick (Nat Faxon), Ethan (Keegan-Michael Key), Lisa (Cobie Smulders), Marianne (Jae Suh Park), Max (Fred Savage), and Felix (Billy Eichner)
Photograph by David Lee/Netflix
The real tragedy underlying Friends from College stems from the indignities of the post-recession economy.
The renovated Wimbledon House
Photograph by Iwan Baan
The Graduate of School of Design opens its renovated Wimbledon House.
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Post-Title IX, more women have entered competitive sports like basketball.
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How Title IX expanded women’s opportunities in sports
Lone paddlers take in the sunset
Photograph courtesy of UMass Lowell Kayak Center
Paddling the Merrimack in Lowell and Lawrence
Jade Miller
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The 1932 solar eclipse, the Naval Training School, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Stephen Peabody, 1809, by John Johnston
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The diary of a “unexceptional collegian”—attending class, or not
The Radcliffe Institute’s garden oasis
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“Fair Harvard,” liberal arts Soviet-style, campus oases, and more
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By the time he reached his early thirties, James was a promising scientist who had all the makings of an academic star. He had earned a stream...
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Professor Charles Lieber in his lab at 12 Oxford Street
Photograph by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Public Affairs and Communications
The pioneering chemist of bio-compatible transistors and other nanoscale wonders receives Harvard's highest faculty honor.
The entrance to the Naples Conservatory retains its former title, “Royal Conservatory.”
Photograph by Thomas Forrest Kelly
A day at the Naples Conservatory
Andrew Womack excavating within kiln at Qijiaping in excavation unit T1 on May 15, 2017.
Photograph by Rowan Flad
Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition
Photograph by Zmeel Photography /iStock
Berkman Klein researchers find censorship of Wikipedia is declining.
Photograph by Bernhard Staehli/iStock
Carbon released by thawing tundra is enough to double atmospheric CO2.
Bacillus subtilis
Image by Jezperklauzen/iStock
Harvard researchers review how gut bacteria can transform ingested compounds.
Gull eggs and a recently hatched chick
Photograph by M.C. Stoddard
Adaptations for flight may have driven the shape of birds’ eggs.
President Drew Faust
An expected transition, as the University’s twenty-eighth president plans to conclude her service.