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At Harvard Talk, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi ’08 Says Biden’s Climate Policy Will Outlast His Term

White House National Climate Advisor Ali A. Zaidi ’08 said at a Harvard talk Wednesday that the Biden administration’s climate policies would be resilient in the face of a Republican-controlled Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.


Nobel Laureate Martin Karplus ’51 Remembered as Attentive Mentor, ‘Pioneering’ Chemist

Martin Karplus ’51 developed ground-breaking computer models to study chemical reactions and molecular dynamics, mentored hundreds of scientists, and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But his love for the sciences began with another discipline — biology.


Eliot House Renewal to Begin Construction in June

Residents of Eliot House, one of Harvard’s undergraduate residential houses, have one more semester in their main building before renovations begin next June, according to Cameron Borgasano, Director of Undergraduate House Renewal Program.


Cambridge Assistant City Manager to Lead Harvard’s Campus Planning

Harvard hired Cambridge Assistant City Manager Iram Farooq to serve as the University’s managing director of campus planning, the city announced Wednesday, ending her 25-year tenure overseeing urban planning in City Hall.


Harvard Will Not Reduce 2025 Commencement Tickets for Seniors and Families

Harvard will not reduce the number of allotted commencement tickets for the College’s Class of 2025 — despite some concerns from students that the number of tickets would be lowered due to the historically large class size.


‘It’s Not as Sexy’: The Challenges of Pursuing Public Service at Harvard

Many students anticipate stepping onto a campus where public service and civic action were integral to the undergraduate experience. But they often discover that students feel intense pressure to sideline their public service aspirations in favor of pre-professional pursuits, and where public service initiatives and organizations struggle with funding shortfalls.


Ben Abercrombie Looks Back on Time at Harvard Ahead of Graduation and Annual Fundraiser

Seven years after suffering a spinal cord injury on a tackle attempt that left him paralyzed from the neck down, former Harvard Football player Ben Abercrombie ’21-’25 has sights set on his next milestone: graduation.


15 Superlative Seniors from the Class of 2025

FM profiled 15 graduating seniors, each assigned to a different superlative categories, just like your old high school yearbook. Read on to see how these seniors both fit and transcend their superlative and to learn about all the cool things they’ve gotten up to — one senior studied abroad in Samoa, another is writing her thesis about sitting vs. squatting toilets, and one is a mathemetician-lyricist-saxophonist-stage-director. Just your average Harvard kids. Sort of.


Painting a Brighter Future with ArtLifting

In 2013, Elizabeth J. “Liz” Powers ’10 founded ArtLifting through Harvard Innovation Labs with her brother, Spencer Powers, to help artists with disabilities and financial insecurity. The organization’s mission is to connect artists with opportunities to share and sell their work. Eleven years after its inception, ArtLifting now represents more than 190 artists in 35 states. For Billy M. Megargel and Lisa Murphy, two artists based in Massachusetts, ArtLifting supports them in a different ways.


Phi Beta Kappa Selects ‘Senior 48’ From Harvard Class of 2025

Forty-eight Harvard College seniors were elected to Harvard’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on Wednesday, joining 24 of their classmates who were inducted in the spring to the nation’s oldest and most distinguished academic honor society.


Social Science Dean Lawrence Bobo To Take Unexpected Leave in Spring Semester

Harvard Dean of Social Science Lawrence D. Bobo will take a leave of absence during the spring 2024 semester due to “unanticipated personal matters,” he wrote in an email to Social Science faculty Monday afternoon.


In Photos: The 140th Playing of The Game

The 140th annual game between the Harvard Crimson and the Yale Bulldogs returned to Harvard Stadium on Saturday. The Bulldogs emerged victorious with a final score of 34-29, robbing the Crimson of its opportunity to win the Ivy League Title outright. With the loss, Harvard settled for a three-way tie, sharing the Ivy title with the Dartmouth Big Green and the Columbia Lions.


The Game: Harvard Yale 2024

Harvard will face off against Yale for the 140th playing of The Game on Nov. 23, the latest matchup in one of the oldest collegiate sports rivalries. From a beginner’s football guide to a deep dive into certain fans’ divided allegiances on Saturday, The Crimson’s Harvard-Yale package has you covered.


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