Lesson about election night for media? Winner should be American democracy.
Scenes from the week of the 2020 presidential vote, clockwise from top left: CNN covers the ongoing race two days after Election Day; workers tally ballots in Pennsylvania; media organizations gather...
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Arts & Culture The problem with knowing everything Homi Bhabha (left) and William Egginton. Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Anne J. Manning Harvard Staff Writer November 4, 2024 3 min read...
View ArticleA three-way player: Offense, defense, and design
Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Arts & Culture A three-way player: Offense, defense, and design Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer November 5, 2024 5 min read Economics...
View ArticleWhat happens next in Ukraine?
Alexandra Vacroux.File photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Nation & World What happens next in Ukraine? Russian policy expert examines recent deployment of North Korean troops,...
View ArticleAre optimists the realists?
Illustration by Andrew Baker/Ikon Images Nation & World ‘Harvard Thinking’: Are optimists the realists? Humanity is doing better than ever yet it often doesn’t seem that way. In podcast, experts...
View ArticleThe long Crimson line
Campus & Community The long Crimson line Ed Somuk ’27 (from left), Alexandria Durrant ’28, and Shane Rice ’25.Courtesy photos Christy DeSmith Harvard Staff Writer November 7, 2024 7 min read...
View ArticleWhen your goal is literally sky-high — and you reach it
Campus & Community When your goal is literally sky-high — and you reach it Faith Schmidt ’25 inside St. Paul’s Parish in Harvard Square. Photo by Grace DuVal Nick Economides November 7, 2024 4 min...
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Fall flowers on campus.Photo by Jon Ratner Campus & Community Otto Thomas Solbrig, 92 Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences November 7, 2024 4 min read At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts...
View ArticleDale Weldeau Jorgenson, 89
The tower of Memorial Hall.Photo by Grace DuVal Campus & Community Dale Weldeau Jorgenson, 89 November 7, 2024 6 min read At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 5, 2024, the...
View ArticleU.S. fertility rates tumbling, but some families still go big. Why?
Catherine Pakaluk. Nation & World U.S. fertility rates tumbling, but some families still go big. Why? Economist examines choice in new book Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer November 7,...
View ArticleMaking art as process of reclamation
Arts & Culture Making art as process of reclamation Davóne Tines and Jennifer Koh.Photos by Jodi Hilton Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer November 8, 2024 5 min read Singer Davóne Tines ’09 and...
View ArticleSo, here’s the thing about women comedians that isn’t funny
Bess Kalb (left) and Iliza Shlesinger.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Arts & Culture So, here’s the thing about women comedians that isn’t funny Veteran stand-up headliner Iliza Shlesinger...
View ArticleCutting through the fog of long COVID
Health Cutting through the fog of long COVID MGB Communications November 8, 2024 5 min read Researchers say new AI tool sharpens diagnostic process, may help identify more people needing care While...
View ArticleDid Trump election signal start of new political era?
President-elect Donald Trump waves at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center.Evan Vucci/AP Photo Nation & World Did Trump election signal start of new political era?...
View ArticleStudy pinpoints optimal timing for RSV vaccine during pregnancy
Health Study pinpoints optimal timing for RSV vaccine during pregnancy Five weeks before giving birth best transfers maternal antibodies to the fetus, say researchers MGB Communications November 12,...
View ArticleFormer Saudi intelligence chief urges greater international role in Gaza war
His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal (left) and Professor Tarek Masoud.Photo by Benn Craig Nation & World Former Saudi intelligence chief urges greater international role in Gaza war Al...
View Article‘Art and Identity’ in a changing Germany
“Die leere Mitte” (“The Empty Centre”) is presented in its own gallery with a custom large-format display designed by Hito Steyerl.Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College; courtesy of the...
View ArticleHow mammals got their stride
Science & Tech How mammals got their stride Fossil of the early sail-backed synapsid Dimetrodon from 290 million years ago was investigated during the study.Credit: Peter Bishop/Museum of...
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Science & Tech ‘Harnessing evolution’ Anne J. Manning Harvard Staff Writer November 13, 2024 3 min read New tool allows researchers to study gene mutation directly within living human cells Gene...
View Article12 centuries of Ukrainian literature in 12 weeks?
Bohdan Tokarskyi. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Arts & Culture 12 centuries of Ukrainian literature in 12 weeks? Bohdan Tokarskyi, new assistant professor, says he’s up to the...
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