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Renewing a hub of Harvard
It has played host to farmers’ markets, seen musical performances, and been the site of a skating rink, and now the plaza outside Harvard’s Science Center is about to be refurbished, with the goal of...
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A time was had by all
JUNE 2011 Surgeons at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital perform face transplant surgery. JULY 2011 The city of Boston launches bike-sharing program Hubway, and University officials ink a...
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In plaza, ‘remembrance walls’ rise
In the wake of tragedy, people gather to support each other, and to give thanks for family, friends, and community. After the Boston Marathon bombings and the area shutdown during the search for 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...
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Reducing the juice
How many times have you thought you should switch out your old florescent light bulbs? Although LED lights are more energy-efficient, sometimes their higher cost causes people to avoid taking the next...
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Managing a ‘seismic shift’
Harvard begins its 377th year amid “seismic shifts” in U.S. higher education that present both formidable challenges and unprecedented opportunities, President Drew Faust said in an address to the...
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To market, to market
The sweet scent of Vietnamese spices and harmonious, a cappella voices drifted through a bustling crowd, as visitors examined handmade necklaces and skirts stitched from colorful imported fabrics. The...
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Common Threads: In-between days
What to wear when it’s not quite sweater weather, not quite right for short sleeves? In those in-between days when the season is sorting itself out, dressing at Harvard can be a head-scratching task —...
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In praise of the tweak
A grouping of chairs. A cluster of green. These are small things, acknowledges Robert Hammond, but they are the elements that make public space welcoming — and they are too easily overlooked. “People...
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‘Humanity’ through a telephone by way of a telescope
A large-scale, audio-video installation about the fragility of human life can be hard to watch. And the artists behind the event designed it that way. Shot on a smartphone through a handheld...
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Artistic canopy creates comfort zone in Science Center Plaza
Just outside the Science Center, waves of shade cascade across the plaza, providing respite from the summer sun — the product of a recently installed canopy dubbed Wavelength that combines form and...
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A warning for a warming world
For many, it’s not news that human activity has dramatically increased average temperatures across the globe. But few people are directly confronted with evidence of it as they walk to class or the...
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Tagging along on a student-led historical tour of Harvard
On a recent crisp, sunny morning, Rachel “Rae” Gilchrist waited at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center for the first of two tours she would lead that day. For Gilchrist, a fast talker with...
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A guide to Harvard’s working fireplaces
When the weather outside turns frightful a fire is so delightful. So with the start of winter just a couple of weeks away we’ve assembled a guide to campus hot spots where you can get out of the cold....
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Scenes of holiday cheer at Harvard
You can’t help but notice the spirit of renewal and joy across campus, whether it’s the Indian festival of lights at the Divinity School, menorah lighting outside Widener, or friends gathering around...
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