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Scientific Photographer Felice Frankel Talks Learning Science from Photos at Cambridge Public Library

Frankel, a former research fellow at Harvard, said she wrote the book — a collection of her photographs of nature and scientific explanations of the scenes — to help young people understand science. The event was a collaboration between Harvard Book Store, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Sciences division, the Harvard Library, and the Cambridge Public Library.


Sandel, Deming, Kennedy Clash Over Meritocracy in Higher Education and Democracy

Harvard professors Michael J. Sandel, Randall L. Kennedy, and College Dean David J. Deming debated the role of meritocracy in democratic societies at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s inaugural academic freedom lecture on Thursday night.


Cambridge Officials Say Lead Contamination Could Close Gold Star Mothers Park Through Spring 2027

Gold Star Mothers Park could remain closed until 2027 or beyond after routine testing revealed lead and other soil contaminants that could pose a significant risk to the health of children playing at the park, Cambridge officials said on Thursday.