Humanists, scientists, artists among new fellows at Radcliffe
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has announced the names of 32 women and 19 men selected to be 2007–08 Radcliffe Fellows. The fellows — among them 18 humanists, 13...
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Re-examining Darwin’s thoughts on species
James Mallet is out to rehabilitate Charles Darwin’s reputation on species. It may seem strange that such a founding father of modern biological thought as Darwin could run afoul of something so...
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Hunting for rhythm’s DNA
Does Bo Diddley rule the world? Though he died last year, the iconic singer and guitarist of American blues and rock still rules the rhythms of the world, says computer scientist Godfried Toussaint....
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How the West was written
Teaching poetry at an all-boys school was more drama than actor Robin Williams asked for in “Dead Poets Society.” But that was a film, and in real life poet Katie Peterson probably wouldn’t mind a...
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Sculptural photos
New York City artist Leslie Hewitt, a Radcliffe Fellow this year, first trained as a sculptor. But she has since brought the heft and dimensionality of that medium to photography. Hewitt’s stark,...
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Horror, by custom
Pure naked crime. Those three words, in powerful tandem, are from Humaira Awais Shahid, a Radcliffe Fellow this year. She is a Pakistani human rights activist, journalist, and former member of...
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Leading the way
On May 27, thousands of students are graduating from Harvard. Each has a successful past to relate, and a promising future to embrace. In a series of profiles, Gazette writers showcase some of these...
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From A to Zeega
Three Harvard affiliates — two fellows and a graduate student — have won the Knight News Challenge, a fiercely competitive international contest that funds digital news experiments that use technology...
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Q&A with Radcliffe’s new dean
Harvard’s Lizabeth Cohen recently began her first academic year as dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, where she was interim dean from July 2011 until her permanent appointment in...
View ArticleChimamanda Ngozi Adichie named Harvard’s Class Day speaker
Acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been selected by the Harvard College Class of 2018 to address the graduating seniors as part of the annual Class Day celebration on May 23, the day before...
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Undergrad and Radcliffe fellow bond over bone replacement
Last year, while walking through campus, Linh Nam ’20 felt something in her leg buckle. A survivor of osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer, she had a bone graft to save her knee when she...
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