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Single-stranded DNA and RNA origami go live

New approach has potential to create tiny nanofactories for production of pharmaceuticals

Christmas carol tradition returns

Holiday spirit fills renewed Memorial Church, as services raise $10,000 for crisis center

Pride in education, and family

Inspired by her parents, first-generation grad Yesenia Ortiz is committed to helping those in need

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Harvard students help in food recovery and donation program

Since 2014 Harvard University has been teaming up with local non-profit, Food for Free on a food recovery and donation program that works to curb food insecurity in Cambridge and Boston.

Harvard students come face to face with refugees

A large shipping container was on campus to serve as a “portal” equipped with immersive audio-visual technology that allows people to have live, person-to-person conversations with individuals in displaced communities in Iraq, Jordan, and Germany (refugees from Syria) who are in an identical shipping container across the globe.

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Harvard study illuminates botanical bias

Climate change studies that rely on herbarium collections need to account for biases in the data, new research says.

#MeToo surge could change society in pivotal ways, Harvard analysts say

The women’s revolt against sexual harassment and abuse: why now, and where to.

Harvard president voices concern after endowment tax passes

Harvard President Drew Faust said that the tax bill represents an unprecedented attack on the tax-exempt status of nonprofits and charities because it taxes, for the first time, income for such an …

Professor Calestous Juma leaves legacy of good work

Calestous Juma, 64, who died Dec. 15 after a long illness, was a professor of the practice of international development at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Belfer Center’s Science, …

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Harvard Women’s Basketball vs. Brown

It’s Community Day! FREE tickets for all Allston, Brighton & Cambridge Residents receive free tickets. Use promo code COMMUNITY2017 at checkout. …

US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

Former United Nations representative and member of President Obama’s cabinet Samantha Power will offer a comprehensive overview of US foreign policy. …

Plaza WinterFest

Running January through March, Plaza WinterFest is a great way to enjoy the cold winter months in Cambridge! Join us from 12-8pm daily for seasonal games including curling, ice bowling, and ice …

Exhibition: Material Systems: Digital Design and Fabrication

This exhibition will feature ceramics in experimental architectural applications made by students from the Harvard Graduate School of Design during the Fall 2017 course, Material Systems: Digital …

Harvard Men's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac

Stay after the game for an autograph session from your favorite Crimson players! Free Photos will be provided. Learn more about Men's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac.

Exhibition: Marca X

Marca X is a collaborative exhibition organized by the Boston LGBTQIA Artists Alliance (BLAA), the Harvard Ed Portal (HEP), Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA), and the David Rockefeller Center …

Harvard Men's Basketball vs. Union

Stay after the game for an autograph session from your favorite Crimson players! Free Photos will be provided. Learn more about Harvard Men's Basketball vs.Union.  

December Vacation Week Activities

Free, fun, family activities allow visitors to explore arts from the ancient Near East. Activities change daily: make Egyptian accessories, inscribe clay tablets, or decode hieroglyphics. …