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Attendees of the Cross-Cultrual Voting Kickoff smile as Trisha Prabhu ’22 takes a screenshot.
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A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.
In October 2018, supporters of Students for Fair Admissions hold signs in front of the federal courthouse where the admissions trial took place.
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Appellate arguments are heard in a closely watched admissions case.
Loeb House, where the University’s governing boards convene
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Limits on election of petition candidates and other measures are adopted.
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According to the data set assembled by Harvard Law School scholars, black and Latinx people are overrepresented in Massachusetts’ criminal caseload compared to their population in the state. White people make up 74.3 percent of the state’s population and are defendants in in 58.7 percent of cases. Black people make up 6.5 percent of the population and are defendants in 17.1 percent of cases. Latinx people make up 8.7 percent of the population, and are defendants in in 18.3 percent of cases. Click on image to view full graphic
Source: Massachusetts Racial Disparity Report
Harvard Law School researchers identify the mechanisms that lead to longer sentences for nonwhite defendants.
Sonia Hernández-Díaz
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The challenges of researching the pandemic’s effects on pregnant women
A 10-centimeter-wide glass model of Phymactis pustulata, found in intertidal zones in the Western South Atlantic. The Blaschka model is listed in the 1878 mail-order catalog of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment.
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Complementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
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Attendees of the Cross-Cultrual Voting Kickoff smile as Trisha Prabhu ’22 takes a screenshot.
Screenshot captured by Trisha Prabhu ’22.
A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.
The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
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A new College semester begins, at home.
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Some Harvard matriculants really took the road less traveled.
Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
Newly elected Overseers. Top, from left: Raphael William Bostic, and Margaret (Midge) Purce; bottom, from left: Tracy K. Smith, Thea Sebastian, and Jayson Toweh
Harvard Forward divestment advocates win three Board of Overseers seats—and other results from alumni voting.
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(1 of 4) Essex Bay reflects New England’s history and reliance on the natural world.Photograph courtesy of Essex River Cruises Inc.
Exploring the coastal wonders of Essex, Massachusetts
Suggestions for boosting emotional, mental, and physical wellness this fall
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(1 of 4) The Georgian mansion and adjacent slave quarters were once part of a 500-acre farm just north of Boston.Photograph by Theresa Kelliher/Courtesy of the Royall House and Slave Quarters museum
Preserving black history as “an act of liberation”
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The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
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A new College semester begins, at home.
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Our coverage of Harvard’s libraries, more relevant than ever in an online world
Adriana Colón
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Adriana Colón forges aural connections.
Ian K. Smith
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Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
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Harvard's Terence Patterson catches a pass under pressure from two Yale defenders during The Game 1999.
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1999: Terence Patterson ’00 and his four scores
Barry Wood
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October 19, 1929: Barry Wood Beats Army, 20-20
Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
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A 10-centimeter-wide glass model of Phymactis pustulata, found in intertidal zones in the Western South Atlantic. The Blaschka model is listed in the 1878 mail-order catalog of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment.
Photograph by Peter Fried/Sketchfab.com/ARC-3D
Complementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
David Evans
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David L. Evans made a difference for 50 years.
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Vincent Brown adapted several eighteenth-century maps of Jamaica to create his own narrative map of Tacky’s Revolt.
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Vincent Brown writes war, empire, and slaves’ agency into the history of Atlantic slavery.
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(1 of 3) Yak milking continues in Mongolia today.Photograph courtesy of Christina Warinner
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Ancient dental plaque points to the historical significance of dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe.
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The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard
Jones at work in the offices of the West Indian Gazette in Brixton, South London, in 1962
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Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
Professor Noah Feldman arrives to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, December 4, 2019.
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Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
Illustration by Serge Bloch
A biological anthropologist explains why and how exercise works to combat senescence.
Venkatesh Murthy
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A brief look at what animals’ sense of smell reveals about the brain
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(1 of 3) Yak milking continues in Mongolia today.Photograph courtesy of Christina Warinner
Ancient dental plaque points to the historical significance of dairy culture on the Eurasian Steppe.
Illustration by Blair Kelly
In his freshman seminar, Cumrun Vafa uses puzzles to help students understand complex physics.
