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Campus tour

Tag along on a student-led historical tour

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Students use laptops by a fire in a fireplace

Harvard's fireplaces

When the weather outside is frightful, these fireplaces across the Harvard campus can be delightful

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Food for thought

At Harvard, chef José Andrés says food is not only about cooking, but is connected with many other areas of life

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Memorial Church decorated for the holidays

Crafting a carol

Composer in residence Carson Cooman created a song for Memorial Church's 110th holiday services

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A student hugs a family member and holds flowers

Congratulations midyear grads

Nearly 100 graduates celebrated at the Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony

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To Serve Better: Harvard across the country

Serving Washington D.C.

Clint Smith, whose dissertation focuses on juveniles facing life sentences, leads a prison reading program in Washington, D.C.

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Serving South Dakota

Marnie Gelbart works to increase public understanding of genetics, and the ethical, legal, and social implications

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Serving Tennessee

Sarah Lockridge-Steckel founded The Collective, which works to help young people in Memphis, Tennessee

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Events

Thursday, December 12, 2019, 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Allston-Brighton Winter Market

Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

She Loves You: The Beatles as Rock 'n' Roll Proto-Feminists

Friday, December 13, 2019, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Making Pig-to-Human Transplantation a Clinical Reality

Friday, December 13, 2019, 10:00am - 7:00pm

Ceramics Program Holiday Show and Sale

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Superstar chef José Andrés visits SEAS with a message

December 11, 2019

Chef José Andrés discusses how food is connected to many other realms, from public health, to climate, to history, and even to moral philosophy.

New opera explores the inner workings of the soul

December 11, 2019

With her new opera, the composer's goal was to transform one of the largest music theaters in Germany into a space “where there is nobody else."

A guide to Harvard’s working fireplaces

December 11, 2019

As the weather outside gets frightful, the Harvard community might find these fires delightful.

Kenneth Womack explains why the Beatles were ‘proto-feminists’

December 10, 2019

Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack will talk about the Beatles and feminism on Dec. 12 at Harvard.

“Failure is the best. After you fail, you’re free.”

December 12, 2019

izzy Goodman’s “Meet Me in the Bathroom” is such a raucous oral history of New York’s indie rock scene that readers’ ears are in danger of ringing while reading. …

Gratitude Notes (#11)

December 12, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. icrofilm of old newspapers. …