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Sociology professor Nicholas A. Christakis and his wife Erika L. Christakis ’86 will become Pforzheimer House’s new masters this fall, said Pfoho Resident Dean Lisa Boes Monday night. The announcement—first reported by The Crimson last night—came more than...
For musicians, the debate over what defines the Stradivarius sound and the underlying causes for this uniqueness may soon be academic, as private collectors drive the price beyond their reach. "The era when musicians could afford their own Strad is coming to an end," Ehnes says. The concert violinist Cho...
Harvard is committed, first and foremost, to imparting knowledge and facilitating research. Creating a new science complex in Allston will further both of these ends by providing opportunities for academic pursuits and scientific breakthroughs. Harvard has an obligation to pursue these goals to the fullest extent possible and should therefore...
The alternative—letting funds earmarked for construction sit in Harvard’s endowment, gaining very little interest—stalls the construction process without any noticeable academic or monetary gain. In light of the benefits of expanding on schedule, namely the vast amount of research that can...
Harvard is both an academic institution and a business, but, in order to maintain its tradition of educational excellence and rigor, it must keep these two interests essentially separate. From the perspective of academics, creating new facilities in Allston will have a profoundly positive effect on the quality of scientific...