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Harvard Magazine is a bimonthly magazine that balances intellectual substance with human interest, educating and entertaining readers with reporting on research and breakthroughs in business, the arts, literature, tech, science, higher education, and more.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Former president and professor Lawrence H. Summers is taking a leave from teaching duties as the Harvard administration opens an investigation into Summers’s and other affiliates’ relationships with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Summers Takes Leave Amid Harvard Probe | Harvard Magazine

Previously undisclosed Epstein links to Harvard affiliates leads to a University review.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Harvard Football rose to first place in the Ivy League on Saturday, with a 31–10 win over Dartmouth. The Crimson remain undefeated at 7–0 overall (4–0 Ivy), while Dartmouth falls to 5–2 (2–2). #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/football/har...

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Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Dartmouth 10 | Harvard Magazine

A convincing win and a new record put the Crimson alone in first place.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

How do the world's most successful tech firms build their valuation from the ground up and adapt as technology changes? Harvard Business School's David Yoffie has examined questions like these for over 40 years, from the rise of the PC to gen AI. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/five-questio...

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Five Questions with David Yoffie | Harvard Magazine

David Yoffie has spent decades at Harvard studying how tech reshapes business strategy and competition, from semiconductors to AI.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

For 127 years, Harvard Magazine has been your trusted, independent connection to Harvard. On November 7th, we're celebrating that legacy with a special Day of Giving. If you believe in the power of journalism right now, please consider donating. #Harvard bit.ly/3L7JH4C

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Four faculty members—molecular biologist Catherine Dulac, constitutional scholar Noah Feldman, economic historian Claudia Goldin, and theoretical physicist Cumrun Vafa—were named University Professors, Harvard’s highest distinction, on Wednesday. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Harvard Announces Four University Professors | Harvard Magazine

Catherine Dulac, Noah Feldman, Claudia Goldin, and Cumrun Vafa receive the University’s highest faculty distinction.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Last Saturday at Princeton, Harvard Football fell behind for the first time all season. But the Crimson shook off this setback and ran off the final 25 points to defeat the Tigers 35-14. The victory kept Harvard undefeated. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/football/har...

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Harvard Football: Harvard 35, Princeton 14 | Harvard Magazine

Still undefeated after subduing the Tigers, the Crimson await Dartmouth.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

For 127 years, Harvard Magazine has shared the stories that shape Harvard: research, achievements, and transformational ideas. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we’re proud to make these stories available free to all. We depend on your support. Contribute here: host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?...

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

@harvard.edu's Class of 2029 admission data: the percentage of first-year Black students declined for a second consecutive year in the wake of court-driven admissions policies, while the percentage of Asian American students has increased. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Harvard’s Class of 2029 Reflects Shifts in Racial Makeup After Affirmative Action Ends | Harvard Magazine

International students continue to enroll amid political uncertainty; mandatory SATs lead to a drop in applications.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Philippe Aghion, Ph.D. ’87, was one of three scholars awarded a Nobel Prize in economics this week for his role in illuminating how the phenomenon known as “creative destruction” drives economic growth. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Harvard Alum Wins Economics Nobel Prize | Harvard Magazine

Philippe Aghion helped show how “creative destruction” drives growth.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Fewer than half of Americans get a flu shot each year. While their reasons vary, many feel that the vaccines don’t work well. @harvardmed.bsky.social's Dan Barouch and colleagues recently came up with a proposed solution: deliver immunity to the nose. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...

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A Flu Vaccine That Actually Works | Harvard Magazine

Next-gen vaccines delivered directly to the site of infection are far more effective than existing shots.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Re-upping: Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts. In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan. As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment. www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

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What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Lush Life Now on display at the @mfaboston.bsky.social, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists. by Lydialyle Gibson for @harvardmagazine.bsky.social www.harvardmagazine.com/museums-coll... #womenartists #RachelRuysch #artherstory

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Rachel Ruysch’s Lush (Still) Life | Harvard Magazine

Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Andrew H. Knoll, @harvard.edu Fisher professor of natural history, was one of the first scientists to hypothesize that the Permian extinction—in which 90 percent of all life on Earth died—was caused by the rapid buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/five-questio...

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Five Questions with Andrew Knoll | Harvard Magazine

A paleontologist who helped us understand earth’s biggest extinction event.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

In its game last Saturday at the Stadium, Harvard Football took down Merrimack 31-7. Harvard remains undefeated, moving to 5-0 overall (and 2-0 in Ivy play). #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/football/har...

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Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Merrimack 7 | Harvard Magazine

The Crimson stay unbeaten and uncover a new star.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

According to new research from Harvard linguists, a small group of Siberian hunter-gatherers changed the way millions of Europeans speak today. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...

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The Origins of Europe’s Most Mysterious Languages | Harvard Magazine

A small group of Siberian hunter-gatherers changed the way millions of Europeans speak today.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

On Tuesday, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel received one of the field’s highest honors: the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. He sat down with Harvard Magazine to discuss globalization, inequality, meritocracy, and higher education. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/faculty-comm...

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Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize | Harvard Magazine

The creator of the popular ‘Justice’ course receives a $1 million award.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Harvard University's annual financial report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2025 was published on Thursday. The report shows a $113 million operating deficit and suggests severe financial and academic challenges on the horizon. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-f...

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Harvard’s Endowment, Donations Rise—but the University Runs a Deficit | Harvard Magazine

The annual financial report signals severe challenges to come.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

For the second year in a row, the question of how to teach healthy dialogue was a prominent topic of discussion at the 2025 Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) conference. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/teaching-lea...

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Helping Harvard Students Disagree | Harvard Magazine

A facilitated conversation about facilitating conversation

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

After being detained by U.S. Customs after returning from spring break, Harvard University undergraduate Andrés Muedano reflects on the challenges and unexpected fears international students currently face. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/undergraduat...

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An International Student on Staying Silent in Trump’s America | Harvard Magazine

What is the price of a Harvard education?

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

At Harvard’s Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) conference in late September, faculty from across the University shared some of the ways they’re rethinking assignments and instruction with AI in mind. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/teaching-lea...

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Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI | Harvard Magazine

Faculty across Harvard are rethinking assignments to integrate AI.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Three Harvard University-connected scholars were named @macfound.org MacArthur Fellows this week: Robinson professor of mathematics Lauren K. Williams, political scientist Hahrie Han ’97, and astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Three Harvardians win MacArthur Fellowships | Harvard Magazine

A mathematician, a political scientist, and an astrophysicist are honored with “genius” grants for their work.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

“The classroom must remain the center of gravity for our students,” said Dean Hopi Hoekstra at the first @harvard.edu FAS meeting of the year, citing concerns about grade inflation, declining academic focus, and reluctance to speak freely in class. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Zeroes in on the Classroom Experience | Harvard Magazine

Class schedules and academics are at the top of the agenda for Harvard faculty.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Calling research universities “an enormously important part of our national life,” former Vice President Mike Pence expressed both support for and criticism of Harvard during a packed talk Tuesday evening at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...

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At Harvard, Mike Pence Discusses Democracy and Conservatism | Harvard Magazine

The former vice president denounces political violence, expresses hope for a deal between Trump and the University.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

President Trump told reporters in the White House Tuesday that a deal with Harvard was imminent, even as his administration announced a new effort to squeeze the University’s finances. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/harvard-in-t...

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Trump Says a Deal with Harvard Is Close | Harvard Magazine

Administration squeezes Harvard finances, and a federal judge blasts deportation efforts as unconstitutional.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most significant global health threats of the 21st century. In the U.S. alone, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year. Experts gathered to discuss at a Mass General panel. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...

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What Happens When Infections Stop Responding to Antibiotics? | Harvard Magazine

Harvard Medical School experts discuss the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

During the past several days, the Trump administration has renewed its pressure campaign against Harvard, opening up fresh avenues of attack. These include cash monitoring and requiring Harvard to provide a $36 million letter of credit. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/harvard-in-t...

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Trump Administration Unveils New Attacks on Harvard | Harvard Magazine

Government tightens financial oversight of Harvard, threatens to pull student aid.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

In Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's 2024 novel “Catalina,” the titular protagonist—a spirited Harvard senior—juggles schoolwork, romance, and her status as an undocumented immigrant. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/humanities-a...

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Being Undocumented in America | Harvard Magazine

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Saturday’s Stetson-Harvard game served as a nice tune-up for Harvard Football. Playing the opener of its 151st season, the Crimson tacked on two more touchdowns and cruised to a 59-7 victory. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/football/har...

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Harvard Football: Harvard 59, Stetson 7 | Harvard Magazine

In season opener, the Crimson dispatch the overmatched Hatters.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

In his new book “Black Moses,” journalist and professor Caleb Gayle M.B.A.-M.P.P. ’19 tells the story of Edward McCabe: the man who tried to found a state for Black people after the American Civil War and Reconstruction—and almost succeeded. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/open-book/ha...

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Civil Rights in the American West | Harvard Magazine

A new book chronicles one man’s quest for a Black state.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Tucked away in Rockport, Massachusetts, there's particularly curious two-room summer house: the cottage, built in the early 1920s, has walls made entirely out of paper, and furniture devised out of tightly scrolled newspaper sheets. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/museums-coll...

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A Paper House in Massachusetts | Harvard Magazine

The 1920s Rockport cottage reflects resourceful ingenuity.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Through change and through storm, the 152nd season of Harvard football will kick off on Saturday, September 20th in DeLand, Florida against Stetson University. The Crimson finished the 2024 season 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the Ivy League. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/football/har...

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Harvard Football Team Starts Off an Ivy League Favorite | Harvard Magazine

The 152nd Crimson season kicks off Saturday against Stetson.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

As artificial intelligence rapidly expands across industries, its environmental toll also rises. An expert panel from @harvardsalata.bsky.social's Climate Action Week 2025 identified several key priorities for advancing “Green AI.” #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/science-tech...

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Green AI: Hype or Hope? | Harvard Magazine

An expert panel explores AI’s climate impact, from emissions to water use.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Harvard's dining halls serve an average of 23,000 meals each day during the academic year—adding up to more than 5 million meals annually. This scale means how food is grown, sourced, and served carries significant environmental implications. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/food/harvard...

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Sustainability on the Menu | Harvard Magazine

Harvard’s sustainable meals program aims to support local farms, protect oceans, and limit waste.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

How much do you know about the history of drawing? The exhibition “Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black,” on view at the Harvard Art Museums through January 18, 2026, offers a rare tribute to drawing as both a process and product. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/visual-arts/...

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What of the Humble Pencil? | Harvard Magazine

Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Is the U.S. Constitution broken? This year has seen an unprecedented number of legal challenges for the nation’s founding document. On Wednesday, constitutional law scholars Aziz Rana ’00, Ph.D. ’07 and Harvard Law School's Noah R. Feldman discussed. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/social-scien...

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Is the Constitution Broken? | Harvard Magazine

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

A Harvard spokesperson has indicated that it will restore many of Harvard’s research funds, after a federal judge ruled last week that the government’s decision to withhold more than $2.2 billion in funding was illegal. #harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/harvard-s-st...

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Harvard Research Funding Will Resume, Government Signals | Harvard Magazine

Notices of grant reinstatements follow a court ruling, but the Trump administration could still appeal.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

A new field of research suggests that mitochondria are more than “the powerhouses of the cell.” James Donald McCully, an professor of surgery @harvardmed.bsky.social, has pioneered the use of these organelles to treat newborns with damaged hearts. #harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...

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Do Mitochondria Hold the Power to Heal? | Harvard Magazine

From Alzheimer’s to cancer, this tiny organelle might expand treatment options.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Is doxxing a form of justice or an assault on free speech? Both interpretations have collided at Harvard since October 7th 2023, exposing deep divisions over the meaning of community, responsibility, and free expression. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Two Years of Doxxing at Harvard | Harvard Magazine

What happens when students are publicly named and shamed for their views?

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

“As soon as life existed,” says neuroscientist and professor of psychology Samuel Gershman, “memory existed.” To respond adaptively, a cell has to learn and remember, says Gershman. But how, without neurons and synapses, without brains? #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...

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How Do Single-Celled Organisms Learn and Remember? | Harvard Magazine

A Harvard neuroscientist’s quest to model memory

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Around 530 million years ago, life on Earth radically changed. Why? Javier Ortega-Hernández, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard discusses the Cambrian explosion and what the fossil record says. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/five-questio...

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

In the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s fall season premiere of "Passengers" on September 3, Einstein's theory of relativity collides with circus arts in a breathtaking, 90-minute whirlwind of acrobatics, music, and dance. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/performing-r...

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‘Passengers’ at A.R.T. Blends Acrobatics with Einstein’s Relativity | Harvard Magazine

Review: Quantum mechanics meets circus arts at the American Repertory Theater’s performance

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The Trump administration's decision to freeze more than $2.2 billion of Harvard’s research funding was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, ordering the federal government to restore the funds. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/harvard-s-st...

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Harvard Research Funding Cuts Are Illegal, Judge Rules | Harvard Magazine

The Trump administration violated the University’s First Amendment rights and must restore all funding, the court said.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

In the sermon delivered by Harvard presidents on the first day of classes each year, President Garber urged the community to “defend and protect” institutions. Garber noted that Judaism—his own religion—is also “built on debate and disagreement.” #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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In Sermon, Garber Urges Harvard Community to ‘Defend and Protect’ Institutions | Harvard Magazine

Harvard’s president uses traditional Memorial Church address to encourage divergent views.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Harvard welcomed the Class of 2029 this week with tradition and optimism—but also with quiet protest. As students gathered in Tercentenary Theatre, a sign reading “No Rest Til You Divest” stood as a stark reminder of the tensions shaping campus. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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At Harvard College Convocation, an Emphasis on Open-Mindedness | Harvard Magazine

Garber, other leaders sidestep politics but welcome international students.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

“We live in an ocean world,” says @harvard.edu’s professor Peter R. Girguis. From mouthless worms that eat toxic gas to bacteria that breathe rust and make electricity, the sea is full of surprises that hint at the evolution of all life on Earth. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/five-questio...

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Five Questions with Peter R. Girguis | Harvard Magazine

A Harvard professor of evolutionary biology on what lurks in the deep sea

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

As a potential settlement with the Trump administration looms, the annual tradition of @harvard.edu’s sitting president welcoming students during move-in provides a sense of normalcy in what has been anything but a typical start to the academic year. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...

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Harvard President Alan Garber Helps First-Years Move In | Harvard Magazine

As a potential settlement with the Trump administration looms, Garber gets students settled.

Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

“There was no Korean Disney princess, so I decided to make my own,” said Julia Riew ’22. In 2022, her TikTok went viral: Riew transformed herself into a Disney-style animation, beaming as she belted a tune. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/humanities-a...

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Bringing Korean Stories to Life | Harvard Magazine

Composer Julia Riew writes the musicals she needed to see.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

You’ve probably seen headlines warning about a “crisis” from falling birth rates in the United States — but as Mark Twain said, “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” At a @harvard.edu panel this week, experts shared what the data really shows. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...

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Harvard Panel Debunks the Population Implosion Myth | Harvard Magazine

Public health professors parse the evidence surrounding falling U.S. birth rates.

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

When @harvard.edu first-year students moved into the Yard this August, every member of the class of 2029 had already taken a 90-minute online course designed to help them find an intellectual path through the College. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/harvard-coll...

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Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths | Harvard Magazine

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints

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Harvard Magazine @harvardmagazine.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The record-breaking heat that baked parts of the United States and Europe in June and July, sending hundreds to the hospital, highlights a pressing question: How hot is too hot for the human body? @hsph.harvard.edu's Robert Meade explains. #Harvard www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...

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Why Heat Waves Make You Miserable | Harvard Magazine

Scientists are studying how much heat and humidity the human body can take.

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