Bacow: ‘I am delighted to begin’

Harvard inaugurates its 29th president

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Boston's HUBweek returns with fresh ideas

Harvard partners to present discussions and highlight innovation at HUBweek

Jill Lepore writes epic of U.S. history

Harvard scholar discusses her ambitious project and how students helped her along the way

Soft robotic arm acts as extension of human hand

The new device gives deep-sea researchers better dexterity for embracing delicate sea life

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Writing Syria: A Reading and Conversation

Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Genes, Cognition, and Human Brain Evolution

Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Nature into Language: Hieroglyphs and the Origins of Poetic Thought

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Harvard’s new president Larry Bacow returns to his roots

In one of his first official trips as president, Larry Bacow headed back to his hometown of Pontiac, Michigan, where he revisited childhood memories and met with students, educators, Harvard alumni, state and local leaders, and made the national case for college.

Claudine Gay named Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Claudine Gay, a government scholar who has studied political behavior, citizenship, and inequality in America, is the new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

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Min Kahng talks about how he created musical based on manga

Composer and writer Min Kahng talks about how he created his musical "Four Immigrants" in advance of his Harvard visit.

Lauren Williams gives Math Department a dose of algebraic combinatorics

The Gazette sits down with Lauren Williams, the second woman to be tenured in Harvard’s Math Department and the Seaver Professor at the Radcliffe Institute.

New and old spaces to pray and meditate at Harvard

New and old sacred spaces at Harvard encourage pause and reflection, for religious and mindful communities alike.

Harvard celebrates Bacow inauguration with giant party in the Yard

Harvard has had only 29 presidents since its founding in 1636, 140 years before there even was a United States of America. …

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Carbon Market Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Assessing Challenges and Overcoming Barriers

Jul 1, 2018This report includes 11 chapters that examine the challenges of and approaches to carbon market cooperation and linkage in Northeast Asia. …

The Power of Curiosity

Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, shares a compelling business case for curiosity. …

A conversation with Tommy Tomlinson: Getting naked in print and public

  he first time I met Tommy Tomlinson, he and his wife, Alix Felsing, took me to their favorite spot for breakfast in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they lived and where Tommy wrote a wildly …

A cautionary tale for Silicon Valley

The Wall Street Journal investigative reporter whose new book chronicles the spectacular collapse of the blood-testing company Theranos and its alleged fraudulent activity told a Harvard audience …

Why We Still Go to Mass on Sunday: Part II

"At Mass we have the opportunity to deepen what we hear and think through prayer and petition, praise and worship, culminating in sharing at the altar in the Eucharistic Body and Blood of …

Why We Still Go to Mass on Sunday: Part I

"The world is a hard and sometimes bitter place, and the crisis in the Church only makes things worse. …

Scanning Nuremberg: Ring of Silence

Post by Matt Seccombe, October 2, 2018 During September I worked through the final IMT prosecution documents covering count 2 (aggression), including the war against the US, and began the documents …