When it comes to parasites, these plants are the stuff of nightmares.... Read more about ‘The most charismatic and strange of all flowering plants’

Dear colleagues,
 
Yesterday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in one of the foundational rituals of our democracy. In moments of war and peace, prosperity and hardship, the inauguration of a new administration has served, for more than two hundred years, not only as a demonstration of the continuity of leadership, but as a profound act of national renewal. However, yesterday’s speeches and oaths were witnessed not by cheering crowds, but by thousands of National Guard troops, a chilling reminder of just how much has changed in four years....

Colleges and universities are confronting a pressing question: How do they safely bring students back to campus amid a surging, world-wide pandemic?... Read more about A safer return to campuses? There’s an app for that

Imagine a class that asked you first to stop, and just listen.... Read more about Soundwalking around Harvard

Dear undergraduate students and faculty and staff colleagues,

We write today to announce our plans for the Spring 2021 undergraduate residential program at Harvard College.

In our planning for this academic year, we established a maximum residential density of no more than one student per bedroom. This density limit is a critical piece of our campus public health program to limit...

Most sophomores, juniors, and seniors were not permitted to live on Harvard’s de-densified campus this fall. But some found another way to be together, deciding to live and study with their blocking groups or with friends with common interests for part or all of the semester in less-populated parts of the country. The Gazette spoke to a few of the groups.... Read more about It’s as if Harvard had a Poconos campus