Science Emily Balskus wins $1M Waterman Award Recognized for harnessing chemistry to transform the study of microbial communities
Science How plants adapt to climate change Researchers at Arboretum are studying maple trees and cold hardiness
Business The pause that brings peace and productivity Business School’s Joseph Badaracco’s new book, ‘Step Back,’ teaches you the art of reflection
Business What’s next for the world’s largest economies? China’s uneven recovery foretells unlikely growth in U.S. jobs
What’s next for the world’s largest economies? China’s uneven recovery foretells unlikely growth in U.S. jobs Business| DateJuly 14, 2020July 17, 2020
Taking action to help others in tough times Alumni across the U.S. mobilize to solve problems in wake of COVID-19 World| DateJuly 14, 2020
Making American schools less segregated Study suggests vast majority of parents favor integration, but many make choices for their children that make things worse World| DateJuly 14, 2020
Better vaccines are in our blood New platform technology uses red blood cells to generate targeted immune responses in mice Science| DateJuly 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Checking up on the nation Significant disparities in U.S. life expectancy found at census-tract level Health| DateJuly 13, 2020July 14, 2020
‘Two Poets and a River’: Worlds of love in the Wakhan Valley Filmmaker and ethnomusicologist Richard Wolf explores the meaning of a river between countries Arts| DateJuly 13, 2020
Nathan Pusey’s battle with Joseph McCarthy Excerpt from new book recalls how college leaders sometimes defied and other times equivocated when faced with bullying demagoguery World| DateJuly 13, 2020July 7, 2020
A room of one’s own ‘The Equivalents’ follows Anne Sexton, Maxine Kumin, Tillie Olsen, Barbara Swan, and Marianna Pineda through the birth of Radcliffe Institute and the modern women’s movement Campus| DateJuly 11, 2020July 13, 2020
3 takes on dealing with uncertainty Professors offer insights from their fields amid COVID and efforts to reopen safely Health| DateJuly 10, 2020
Recognition for some risky research Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research awards seven cutting-edge projects Campus| DateJuly 10, 2020July 13, 2020
Another disappointment for MOOCs Study: Interventions to lift completion rates fall flat, but research points way to future inquiry Campus| DateJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Why they protest Harvard students share why they took part in recent BLM protests and what this moment means to them Campus| DateJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Taking China’s pulse Ash Center research team unveils findings from long-term public opinion survey World| DateJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Higher ed leaders back Harvard-MIT fight against ICE rules Guidelines would force international students to attend in-person classes amid pandemic or risk deportation, visa denial World| DateJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020
‘I was in Harvard but not of it’ Du Bois Society, named for the University’s 1st Black Ph.D., offers necessary community to minority grad students Campus| DateJuly 7, 2020July 8, 2020
Among older adults, statin use tied to decreased risk of death U.S. veterans 75 years or older who were prescribed statins had a 25% lower risk of death than their counterparts Health| DateJuly 7, 2020July 6, 2020
Police reform in the spotlight Harvard panel examines the history of policing in the U.S., and ways to move forward World| DateJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Will coronavirus change college admissions? Harvard releases statement from 300 admissions deans about what they expect from applicants during pandemic World| DateJuly 6, 2020
Faculty of Arts and Sciences will bring up to 40% of undergraduates to campus this fall First-years and students who must be on campus to progress academically are invited to be in residence Campus| DateJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020
China’s tightening leash on Hong Kong Harvard scholar discusses what broad new security law will mean World| DateJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Lessons from James Baldwin on betrayal and hope Author Eddie Glaude and scholar Cornel West discuss new book against backdrop of racial upheaval World| DateJuly 2, 2020July 7, 2020
The path to zero Researchers and public health experts unite to bring clarity to key metrics guiding coronavirus response World| DateJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Sniffing out smell New study reveals how the brain organizes information about odors Health| DateJuly 2, 2020
Eric Doppstadt appointed to Harvard Management Company board of directors News +| DateJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020
When a bird brain tops Harvard students on a test Experiment tests human vs. parrot memory in a complex shell game Science| DateJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Hunger on the rise amid pandemic Experts gather at Harvard to discuss food insecurity, long-term solutions World| DateJuly 1, 2020
Making the case for reproductive rights Julie Rikelman, ’93, J.D. ’97, on her Supreme Court win involving Louisiana case World| DateJuly 1, 2020July 2, 2020
