Conversations
Becky Cooper: Harvard Detective
Becky Cooper '10 published her new non-fiction book, “We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and Half a Century of Silence" on Nov. 10. The book dives into a story Cooper stumbled upon as an undergrad, which started out as little more than a rumor. The whispers told of a young Anthropology graduate student named Jane Britton.
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Rebecca "Becky" A. Cooper '10 is the author of “We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and Half a Century of Silence."
Fifteen Anxious Minutes with Dr. David R. Williams
It’s no secret that elections make us anxious. But how does that anxiety affect our health? FM asks Professor David R. Williams, who gathered data and investigated the tangible effects of election-related stress in 2016. His research found that, following the election, participants faced significantly higher risk for heart attacks and strokes.
The Tough Tech Road Ahead
They are biologists and chemists, doctors and architects, physicists and engineers — and they are founders, too. In a society where speed is of the essence, their startups are tackling large, urgent problems that quick fixes can’t solve.
E.K. Smith Portrait
E. K. Smith ’24 hands out goodie bags full of candy and condoms at the top of Widener steps on Halloween.
Creating a Breathable Boston
Linear forests are different from normal trees that dot roads because of their robust root systems and long lifespans. “You dig out a long linear trench and stuff as many trees in there as possible,” Schwartz explains. “You can plant 300 trees in six parking spaces.”
A Class Called “Tree”
How did an arboreal course come to be? After eight years of teaching a seminar on Charles Darwin, Friedman wanted to do something different. His new seminar is unusual among Harvard’s entire catalogue.
Who is Joe Blitzstein and Why Does Everyone Love Him So Much?
A conversation with Professor Joe K. Blitzstein about teaching during the pandemic, advising, Harvard Confessions, and memes.
ReThinking Cyberbullying
After some digging, Prabhu found that social media sites mostly relied on victims to block cyberbullies and tell an adult. But what if she targeted the root of the issue?
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For Penelope Alegria, poetry offers a lens by which to understand a complex sea of feelings.
Inside the Making of Penelope Alegria’s “Milagro”
GJP and Penelope M. Alegria discuss "Milagro," Alegria's soon-to-be-published chapbook. Named Chicago's Youth Poet Laureate for 2019-2020, Alegria reflects on her poetic journey, from having her first slam poem "just ripped" apart to creating a collection of her own original work.
The Art of UnLoneliness
The UnLonely Project, an initiative of the Foundation for Art and Healing, aims to treat the “epidemic of loneliness” in the United States using creative arts as medicine.