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Campus & Community
5 faculty members named Harvard College Professors
They are recognized for excellence in teaching in fields ranging from biophysics to cultural studies.
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Campus & Community
President-elect Gay names Katie O’Dair chief of staff
“Ideal partner” brings decades of higher ed experience to the new role.
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Science & Tech
How greatest biological discovery of 20th century got passed over
Harvard Professor Richard Losick highlights flawed, human side of science in his MSI Distinguished Achievement Award lecture.
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Health
Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease soared during COVID
During the pandemic, American Indian and Alaska Native populations experienced nearly six times the mortality of white people from alcohol-associated liver disease.
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Science & Tech
Poverty hurts children’s brain development but social safety net may help
Study finds aid programs cut disparities in brain structure and mental health, especially in states where the cost of living is high.
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Arts & Culture
Turning debris into haute couture
“Marine Debris Fashion Show,” a student design competition featuring outfits made from items humans dumped in oceans, was a highlight of the Arts First Festival.
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Campus & Community
As teen, he was embarrassed by his migrant worker mom’s job
Filipino Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara recalls how his mother’s job embarrassed him as a teen and he was “ashamed” to tell classmates and friends, but says he now understands the plight of millions like her around world, and wants to help.
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Health
‘Happiness is not a destination … Happiness is the way’
Harvard Chan School of Public Health celebrates opening of $25 million Thich Nhat Hanh Center for research, approaches to mindfulness.
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Science & Tech
DNA shows poorly understood empire was multiethnic with strong female leadership
Biomolecular archaeology reveals a fuller picture of the Xiongnu people, the world’s first nomadic empire.
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Nation
Gen Z, millennials need to be prepared to fight for change
Tenn. lawmaker Justin Pearson, Parkland survivor David Hogg ’23 talk about tighter gun control, GOP attempts to restrict voting rights, importance of local politics.
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Health
Expanding our understanding of gut feelings
Women who suppressed emotions had less diverse microbiomes in a study that also found a specific bacterial link to happiness.
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Campus & Community
Eleganza’s style endures
The student event featured fashion design brands, including upcycled, reworked, and thrifted threads.
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Campus & Community
Overseers announce new president, vice chair
Meredith “Max” Hodges has been elected president of the Harvard University Board of Overseers for the 2023-24 academic year. Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine will serve as vice chair of the board’s executive committee for the same term.
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Arts & Culture
City of poets
Eight student poets pick a corner of the city with historical, personal meaning and read an original work.
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Arts & Culture
What happens when computers take on one of ‘most human’ art forms?
New play to debut at Arts First Festival examines relationship between technology, humanity, and theater.
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Science & Tech
How mutant protein leads to melanoma
Discovery of new mechanism could have wide implications for other cancers.
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Nation
Fighting for our cognitive liberty
Sensors capable of detecting and decoding brain activity are already embedded into everyday devices, said experts at a webinar.
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Campus & Community
Benita Kayembe takes hard look at hidden human cost of electric cars
Studying at Harvard Chan School has helped graduate Benita Kayembe understand the forces that shape the health of people around the world.
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Arts & Culture
Merging sculpture, technology
Sculpture, technology merge in Ceramics Program as tool offers students another way to work with clay.
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Campus & Community
Transforming breath to activism
Theater, Dance & Media course, rooting in issues surrounding death of Eric Garner, blends ritual, meditation, reading, “radical dialogue.”
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Nation
Putting children first legally, politically, economically
An interview with Adam Benforado, J.D.’05, about his new book “A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.”
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Science & Tech
How deadly lessons from Fukushima changed Japan and the world
Journalist, crisis expert at HKS event say it shifted nation’s attitude toward military, global sense of need to prepare for unexpected disasters.
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Health
The promising weirdness of biological age
More than you might assume, say researchers who studied three triggers of severe physiological stress: pregnancy, COVID, and surgery.
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Campus & Community
‘Working … to give people back their stories’
Richard Cellini discusses how his team is approaching the work of researching individuals of African and Native American descent who were enslaved by Harvard leaders and labored on Harvard’s campus.
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Work & Economy
Toomey doesn’t see recession looming
The former Republican senator offered his views on the state of the U.S. economy and the looming debt ceiling showdown in Washington.
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Nation
Dealing with legacy of slavery must include voices of descendants
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Memorialization Committee hosted the first of a series of programs to explore the role descendants of enslaved people play in helping institutions reckon with the history of slavery in the present.
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Science & Tech
Tracking rapidly changing patterns of suicidal thought
Smartphones enabled researchers to capture shifts multiple times a day, gathering data that could help guide more effective prevention.
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Campus & Community
When your office is water, woods, and sky
Students who’ve worked as rangers and interns at national parks and forests share stories about how great the outdoors really is.
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Campus & Community
Four to be honored with Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Paula A. Johnson ’80, M.D. ’84, M.P.H. ’85; Philip W. Lovejoy; Antonio Madero, M.B.A. ’61; and Rya W. Zobel ’53, L.L.B. ’56 will receive the 2023 Harvard Medal.
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Science & Tech
U.S. clean energy transition soon ‘to be on steroids’
Former Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy brings insider’s view of status of battle against warming to Smith Center
