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Campus & Community
Guidelines for Harvard’s 367th Commencement
To accommodate the increasing number of people wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, interested readers should carefully review the guidelines.
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Campus & Community
At Wintersession, fresh ways for students to explore
Wintersession 2018 gave Harvard students some much-welcomed time to explore new fields and experiences.
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Nation & World
Samantha Power: The world in her rearview mirror
After eight years in the Obama administration working on human rights and diplomacy issues from the front lines, former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power returns to Harvard, and reflects.
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Health
Everywhere you look, flu
Answers from Yonatan Grad, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious disease, on why this year’s flu season has been so severe.
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Science & Tech
Picture-perfect approach to science
After creating a 3-D language called quon, which could be used to understand concepts related to quantum information theory, Harvard mathematicians now say the language offers tantalizing hints that it could offer insight into a host of other areas in mathematics, from algebra to Fourier analysis, and in theoretical physics from statistical physics to string…
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Campus & Community
It’s seriously debatable
Members of the Harvard Debate Council must research endlessly, analyze quickly, and talk intelligently and rapidly.
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Science & Tech
Onward and upward, robots
The first article in a series on cutting-edge research at Harvard explores advances in robotics.
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Campus & Community
Spreading the word on college admissions
Seniors Luke Heine and Cole Scanlon developed a college admissions guide in an effort to widen access to higher education.
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Science & Tech
Origami-inspired robot combines precision with speed
A Harvard team has created the milliDelta robot, which can operate with high speed, force, and micrometer precision, making it ideal for retinal microsurgeries performed on the human eye.
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Arts & Culture
Shifting the ‘Horizon’
In a trip to Iceland over the summer, Joanne Cheung worked with researchers to capture 360-degree video of the changing landscape.
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Health
A volume control for the brain
The brain is awash in sights, sounds, smells, and other stimuli every moment. How can it sort through the flood of information to decide what is important and what can be relegated to the background? Harvard researchers found evidence that oxytocin, popularly known as the “love hormone,” plays a crucial role in helping the brain…
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Arts & Culture
Ahead: ‘Hamilton,’ Boston Calling, and more
It’s possible to start making concert and theater plans now, when most of the best seats are still available. This is when the year’s big-ticket events are booked and announced, the better to build a buzz around them.
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Science & Tech
Beauty in the eye of the microscope
Through these images from Harvard researchers, the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
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Campus & Community
Learning to understand their own DNA
Harvard gives local high school students hands-on experience with biotechnology.
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Campus & Community
Hasty Pudding names Paul Rudd its 2018 Man of the Year
Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University has named actor Paul Rudd its Man of the Year.
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Campus & Community
Rogers to step down as VP for alumni affairs and development
Tamara Rogers will step down from her position as vice president for alumni affairs and development at the end of this calendar year, the University announced on Thursday.
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Nation & World
Can Olympics bridge two Koreas?
In light of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, John Park of Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs offers his perspective on the complex relationship between the two Koreas.
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Health
Researchers probe stomach surgery’s ‘miracle’ secrets
Harvard researchers are bringing an engineer’s perspective to a medical mystery — how does gastric bypass surgery do so much more than reduce weight?
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Health
Driven by ego? This book’s for you
Harvard-trained psychiatrist Mark Epstein talks about his new book, “Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself.”
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Campus & Community
Mila Kunis named Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year
Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University has named actor Mila Kunis the 2018 Woman of the Year.
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Campus & Community
In Cincinnati, Faust makes case for college
Harvard President Faust makes the case for college to high school students in Cincinnati, speaks at alumni gathering.
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Science & Tech
OpenScholar forms startup
OpenScholar will become a startup to expand University’s versatile web-publishing platform to next level.
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Campus & Community
Staying curious for 40+ years
Harvard University’s Tuition Assistance Program celebrates 40 years of offering lifelong learning.
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Nation & World
Beyond ‘I Have a Dream’
An interview with Professors Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry, co-editors of “To Shape a New World, Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.”
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Science & Tech
For answers on coral conservation, she followed the fish
A new study suggests that efforts to restore coral reefs have a positive impact on fish populations, both short- and long-term.
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Campus & Community
Quidditch, anyone? Inside Harvard club sports
Teddy Roosevelt boxed. Neil deGrasse Tyson wrestled. For generations, Harvard students have turned to physical activity for a break from study.
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Science & Tech
As climate changes, so will wine grapes
Though vineyards might be able to counteract some effects of climate change by planting lesser-known grape varieties, scientists and vintners need a better understanding of the wide diversity of grapes and their adaptions.
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Nation & World
‘The Space Between Us’
Assistant Professor of Government Ryan Enos talks about his new book, “The Space Between Us,” in which he explores the influence of geography in politics and daily life.
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Campus & Community
Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility releases annual report
The 2017 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility has been released.
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Nation & World
Daily life and death on the U.S.-Mexico border
Using her training as a first responder, Harvard anthropologist Ieva Jusionyte offers a front-line perspective on the tensions at the border between Mexico and the U.S.
