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Nation & World
U.S. seems impossibly riven. What if we could start from scratch?
Key would be focusing on social, political, economic fairness, according to new book on ideas of political philosopher John Rawls
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Work & Economy
What skeptics get wrong about liberal arts
In podcast episode, an economist, an educator, and a philosopher make the case it’s as essential as ever in today’s job market
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Campus & Community
Diving into the myths and legends behind sea monsters
New exhibit lets visitors discover sea creatures often more astonishing than the fantastical beings we may have imagined
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Campus & Community
Gathering in community
The 26th annual Harvard Powwow was a family affair for renowned American Indian scholar Tink Tinker of Osage County and his great-niece Lena Tinker ’25, Osage Nation. “I so appreciate…
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Arts & Culture
A photographer who makes historical subjects dance
Wendel White manifests the impetus behind his new monograph during Harvard talk
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Campus & Community
Vigil marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack
Gathering also calls for release of hostages
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Nation & World
What are the risks of wider Middle East conflict?
Kennedy School scholars examine spread of conflict between Israel and Hamas to include Hezbollah, Iran
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Arts & Culture
LeVar Burton got his Du Bois Medal, and the crowd couldn’t resist
‘Reading Rainbow’ theme breaks out at ceremony honoring Black luminaries — including trailblazers in sports, arts, politics, and more
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Campus & Community
What’s next after a Nobel? It’s a surprise.
Harvard scientist Gary Ruvkun awarded medicine prize for microRNA insights. ‘My ignorance is bliss,’ he says.
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Arts & Culture
When the act of writing itself is part of the art
Calligrapher Wang Dongling creates piece with ‘chaotic script’ before Harvard Art Museums audience
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Work & Economy
Generative AI embraced faster than internet, PCs
Study finds nearly 40 percent of Americans have used technology for tasks at work and at home
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Health
‘Heartbreaking’ encounter inspired long view on alcohol
One encounter changed everything for researcher who hopes to help mothers and families detect and treat the effects of dangerous drinking
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Campus & Community
Acknowledging achievements, offering optimism
‘Harvard Extension School degree candidates put challenging academics at the center, not the margins, of their lives.’
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Nation & World
A tale of three cities — and their turn to right in heartland
Government professor’s new book focuses on roles of race, class, and religion in evolution of former New Deal Democrats
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Science & Tech
Journey to a key front in climate-change fight
Amazon immersion fosters partnerships, offers students, researchers hard look at threats to economic security, environment of rainforest as Earth warms
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Science & Tech
A birder’s biggest enemy in rainforest: complacency
Senior integrative biology concentrator spots 121 species during research, teaching intensive in Amazon
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Science & Tech
Redefining the good life
Climate activist urges people to counter a culture run on fear and fossil fuel
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Arts & Culture
Making creation a career
Alumni in the arts share insights and lifelong impact of campus involvement
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Nation & World
Why do election polls seem to have such a mixed track record?
Democratic industry veteran looks at past races, details adjustments made amid shifting political dynamics in nation
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Science & Tech
Blue, green, gold: Why eyes of wild cats vary in color
Study traces iris diversity to gray-eyed ancestor
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Arts & Culture
Art and Big Ideas are not strange bedfellows
Both spring from hard questions, benefit from interdisciplinary feedback, former Radcliffe fellows say
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Health
Falls put older adults at increased risk of Alzheimer’s
Researchers found dementia more frequently diagnosed within one year of a fall, compared to other types of injuries
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Campus & Community
A blueprint for better conversations
After months of listening and learning, open inquiry co-chairs detail working group’s recommendations
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Campus & Community
Celebrating 25th anniversary of Radcliffe Institute
Three Harvard presidents, two Nobel laureates gather to mark ‘unique legacy and remarkable impact’
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Arts & Culture
Was Romeo ‘love-bombing’ Juliet?
Globe relationship columnist sorts timeless elements of youth, love, social divisions of 16th-century classic in new A.R.T. production
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Nation & World
You’d never fall for an online scam, right?
Wrong, says cybersecurity expert. Con artists use time-tested tricks that can work on anyone regardless of age, IQ — what’s changed is scale.
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Nation & World
Two bereaved mothers who know price of war work for peace
Layla Alsheikh, Robi Damelin argue path to Mideast reconciliation begins with acknowledging common humanity
