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Nation & World
The shadowy dealings of global finance
A Nieman Fellow recounts how he and his reporting partner broke the Panama Papers international finance scandal two years ago.
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Science & Tech
Before cancer kills, it cheats
Evolutionary biologist Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University delivered a lecture titled “Why Cancer is Everywhere” at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
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Science & Tech
The ruse of ‘fake news’
In a recently published study, Harvard Kennedy School Professor Matthew Baum and Northeastern University Professor David Lazer, an associate of the Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science, argue that a multidisciplinary effort is needed to understand better how the Internet spreads content and how citizens process the news and information they consume.
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Nation & World
Justice for the slain in Bolivia
A federal jury found the former president of Bolivia and his defense minister responsible for extrajudicial killings carried out by Bolivian military forces in 2003. Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic was part of the legal team representing eight victims’ relatives.
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Campus & Community
Students provide tax help
Harvard Law School students are volunteering their time to provide tax help to the community at the Cambridge Public Library.
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Arts & Culture
A boozy writer who crossed out the adjective
Harvard grad Leslie Jamison on her new book, “The Recovering.”
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Campus & Community
Making a difference 101
A gift from Jorge Paulo Lemann ’61 will support the creation of new curricular offerings and expanding current courses that focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Health
Treating inflammatory arthritis with hydrogel
To better manage inflammatory arthritis, bioengineers and physicians have developed a delivery system for getting anti-inflammatory therapies to the sites where they are needed most.
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Campus & Community
Jurij Striedter, 80
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Jurij Striedter, Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature, was placed upon the records. Professor Striedter was a leading scholar of Russian literature.
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Campus & Community
I. Bernard Cohen, 89
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late I. Bernard Cohen, Victor S. Thomas Professor of the History of Science Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Cohen led the professionalization of the history of science and established the flagship department at Harvard.
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Nation & World
Losing King: Shock, sorrow, anger, and a voice time hasn’t silenced
Harvard scholars reflect on the life, death, and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.
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Campus & Community
Four scholars win Arts and Sciences Professorships
Catherine Dulac, Jennifer Lewis, Louis Menand, and Mary C. Waters have been appointed to prestigious, five-year chairs at Harvard.
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Arts & Culture
A different side of van Gogh
The 1890 Vincent van Gogh work “Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet)” is currently on loan to Harvard Art Museums.
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Arts & Culture
Seeing the forest through the trees
James Reis’ exhibit of photos of the Arnold Arboretum is on display there through May 6.
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Campus & Community
People everywhere are on the move
Famed activist Angela Davis was guest speaker at a Harvard Art Museums event co-sponsored by the DACA Seminar.
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Arts & Culture
Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘Bring all of yourself into a room’
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit musical “Hamilton,” spoke at Harvard Kennedy School about Latino identity and activism.
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Health
Probing the sleep-deprived brain
Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, spoke at Radcliffe on the harmful effects of sleep deprivation.
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Science & Tech
Radcliffe’s ‘jellyfish guy’ follows the light
Seeking new biomedical tools and treatments, marine biologist David Gruber plumbs the potential of an oceanic enigma.
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Science & Tech
A ‘moon shot’ to protect Earth’s species
Biologist E.O. Wilson suggests conserving half of the Earth to save species. He and former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis discuss how to do that.
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Campus & Community
Harvard senior awarded Churchill Scholarship
Vikram Sundar ’18 was awarded a Churchill Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the fall.
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Nation & World
Law students help to mend Puerto Rico
A group of Harvard Law School students traveled to Puerto Rico over spring break to offer legal aid to local residents, who are still struggling to get disaster relief from the federal government, six months after Hurricane Maria.
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Nation & World
Off-field experiences sharpen NFL players’ criminal justice focus
Current and former NFL players took part in a Harvard Law School discussion on criminal justice reform.
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Campus & Community
1,962 admitted to Class of ’22
Harvard College has admitted 1,962 to the Class of ’22, out of a record applicant pool of 42,749.
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Health
Expert advice for reducing obesity: Take the blame out of it
Fatima Cody Stanford, a leading expert on obesity, is exploring the impact of behavioral and environmental factors in the complex processes of weight regulation.
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Arts & Culture
A whirlwind of opera
Two Harvard grads brought to campus the opera company they helped to found for a residency that included more than a dozen events.
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Health
Making global health a collaborative effort
Assistant Professor Brittany Seymour sent three Harvard School of Dental Medicine students into the field in Costa Rica to learn firsthand that dental care is a global issue.
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Science & Tech
TESS to search the sky for new worlds
Following NASA’s launch of TESS, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will provide follow-up observations of the satellite’s targets.
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Health
Keeping the genetic code clean
Researchers have taken the first step toward removing unwanted cells by converting the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-engineering system into a genome-surveillance tool that removes newly occurring disease-associated mutations.
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Arts & Culture
A farewell to arms, a hello to Harvard
Richard Martinez III has gone from Army barracks to Hurlbut Hall, bringing with him maturity and desire to be a role model for Mexican-Americans.
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Campus & Community
Report issued on inclusion, belonging
Harvard’s Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging issued its final report, a compilation of eight recommendations and a framework of “four goals and four tools” meant as a blueprint for advancing Harvard’s practices and culture of inclusion and belonging. President Drew Faust announced a series of initiatives to advance this work.
