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Alexander J. Dubbs

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Hey, Professor Jill Lepore, was Summers’ ouster a ‘witchhunt’?

“No. A witchhunt involves attacking the powerless, a witchhunt involves a belief in the occult, a witchhunt involves magistrates who


On the Block: Dern's Skivvies

Facebook group magnate Nathan J. Dern ’07 is freeballing. “I don’t usually wear underwear, because I wear pants, and I


Job Offers Up for Young Historians

CORRECTION APPENDED Job offers for newly-minted history Ph.D.'s are up 13 percent this year—a spike that experts say stems from


Research Assists Cancer Tests

Harvard researchers have found new ways of assembling nanowires—ultra-thin wires that have the potential to revolutionize electronics—and a new application


Movin’ On Over

Three weeks ago, two multi-story houses behind Leverett Towers were air-jacked off their original foundation, placed on wheels, rotated 180


For Babies, Seafood is Smart Food

You might not have believed your mother when she told you that eating fish would make you smarter, but according