The ideas espoused by influential botanist Asa Gray bear fruit to this day in the Harvard University Herbaria, where scientists glean new knowledge from centuries-old specimens.

One recipe comes from John F. Kennedy '40, who—among other accomplishments—was apparently a decent waffle chef.

In spite of the Occupy movement’s increasing presence in cities across the country, some say the movement lacks specific, attainable goals.

Many of Harvard's most interesting architectural oddities can be seen right out in the open.

A walk through Boston’s major cemeteries and burial grounds shows how varying aesthetics of death are signposts for different moments in Boston’s history.

Faculty searches in a number of Social Sciences departments are increasing, allowing the departments to hire junior faculty and fill positions vacated by retiring faculty members.

Some of the information on those tours is highly embellished or just plain incorrect.

New York University History Professor Ada Ferrer spoke Tuesday on the significance of the Haitian Revolution, both on its impact on the independence movements in the region and on Haiti’s policy that all black, former slaves were free upon setting foot on Haitian soil.

While the death of Osama Bin Laden earlier this month prompted an outpouring of enthusiasm from students in the Yard, it had unexpected ramifications elsewhere at Harvard. The day after the celebration, a Yugoslavian oral history project titled "Transition: Transposition" that was located in a Science Center elevator was confused for a radical and dangerous response to the terrorist leader's death.

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