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New life for McKinlock
When Leverett House students return to McKinlock Hall in the fall of 2014, after 15 months of construction and renovation under the House renewal initiative, they may scarcely recognize it. While much...
View ArticleBarry’s Corner plan filed
Following several months of community discussions, Samuels & Associates has filed a proposed plan for the Barry’s Corner Residential and Retail Commons project. The project is being proposed...
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New life for Old Quincy
Nearly halfway through the renewal of Old Quincy, student rooms are starting to take shape, as are the common and program spaces, while work outside the House is moving from the courtyard-facing façade...
View ArticleIce skating in the frosty air
Harvard’s popular outdoor ice rink, Harvard Skate, reopened this week, offering students and community members a fun winter diversion at the heart of campus. The custom-made, 40-by-60-foot rink in...
View ArticleNew rents for Harvard housing
Due to incorrect information supplied to the Gazette, rental rates that appeared in the original posting reflected last year’s information. The 2013-14 rates are listed below. Harvard University...
View ArticleA teaching treasure trove
When Harvard history professor Dan Smail wanted to bring the Middle Ages to life, he turned to the Harvard Art Museums to help his students touch the past. In the fall, Smail introduced the General...
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A look inside: Pforzheimer House
“It was Erika Christakis’ great idea, so she deserves credit,” said Sue Watts, administrator in Pforzheimer House, where Erika and her husband, Nicholas Christakis, are co-masters. The inspiration...
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Rebuilding walls of sound
Phillip Golub ’16, a jazz pianist who has been playing since he was 5 and started composing in high school, recently wrote a piece for piano and harp. All he needed was a harpist. While discussing the...
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A Harvard crossroads in summer
Some people came to drink kombucha and eat lamb sandwiches. Others came to study organic chemistry, smack pingpong balls, and breathe some fresh air. Jasmine Boussem and Jennifer Jones came to the...
View ArticleFDR slept here
The toilet runs, there’s graffiti on the windows and a former resident left behind some belongings in this historic Harvard dormitory.
View ArticleTree huggers
The Arnold Arboretum’s program for preschoolers that serves the area Head Start brings very excited kids to a lovely, engaging and stimulating nature setting.
View ArticleArnold Arboretum: A winter tour
In 1872, whaling merchant James Arnold’s will transferred a section of his Jamaic Plain estate to the fellows and president of Harvard College,. The Arnold Arboretum has since performed a unique...
View ArticleMemorial Church
The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes talks about the Memorial Church, a place for “trouble, sorrow and celebration.”
View ArticleHarvard’s green commitment
Harvard’s fall 2008 sustainability celebration included panels, tours, fairs, film screening, coffee-house style discussions – and the very convenient appearance of former Vice President Al Gore.
View ArticleAdams Pool Theatre
From a baroque playground for the rich to a theater for the entertainment of all, here’s the curious chrinocle of the Adams House Pool Theatre.
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Harvard Stadium
A history of Harvard Stadium and how it changed the face of American football.
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Sustainability at Harvard: We are a living lab
A video tour through five case studies of sustainability at Harvard, including: * Student Peer-to-Peer Programs Educate and Inspire * Innovative Solutions that Serve as Models for Other * Greener,...
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Keeping creature company
José Rosado has spent the past three decades in the basement of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology with more than 300,000 formerly crawling, slithering, snaking, swimming specimens. And he...
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Rosado enjoys managing museum’s massive collection of amphibians
View ArticleTurn off the Lights
A sustainability music video produced by Harvard University students Akshay Sharma ’14, Maura Church ’14 and Molly O’Laughlin ’11 in anticipation of Earth Day 2011. It was presented at Harvard’s...
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