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Campus & Community
Meet Harvard’s 2022 Beijing Olympians
The University will be well-represented by six athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, beginning Friday in Beijing. Under the flags of Canada, Switzerland, and the United States, as…
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Nation & World
Biggest hurdle to U.S. energy policy revamp? Millions of displaced workers
MIT-Harvard project is sending teams to explore how to ease the effects of the coming energy transition in parts of the U.S. that most heavily depend on fossil fuel-related industries.
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Health
Is Omicron really ‘milder’? Not exactly.
The “milder” outcomes of Omicron are likely due to more population immunity rather than the virus’ properties, according to new research.
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Science & Tech
Should married couples live apart?
Separate takes from husband-and-wife psychiatrists on distance, drift, and how to stay connected
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Campus & Community
Alberto Francesco Alesina, 63
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 1, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Alberto Francesco Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, was placed upon the records. Professor Alesina was one of the founders of modern political economy.
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Campus & Community
Live, from Harvard Square, it’s spring semester
The new semester brings a return to in-person School.
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Nation & World
Want to be a good person? Stop trying so hard.
Social scientist Dolly Chugh explained her approach to being a “goodish” person during a Friday talk hosted by the Program on Negotiation.
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Arts & Culture
Rocky path to publication for ‘most dangerous book’
Denounced as obscene, Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ exploded old ways of thinking about fiction — and the world itself.
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Health
Willing but unable to get COVID shot
Mistrust of vaccine is high among people of color in U.S. and U.K., but unequal access appears to be greater barrier in U.S., researchers say.
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Nation & World
Celebrating the founder of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson, a groundbreaking historian and Harvard alum, is known as the father of Black history.
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Campus & Community
Charting the path of a ‘Civil Rights Queen’
In her new book, Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin explores the life of Civil Rights leader Constance Baker Motley.
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Science & Tech
Logic or emotion: Which is more valuable?
Neither thinking nor feeling is superior, according to Leonard Mlodinow’s new book, which argues that the two are inextricably linked.
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Science & Tech
Back in days of great floods
Harvard researcher explains how overflowing rivers billions of years ago helped shape what Mars looks like today.
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Work & Economy
Helping trapped low-wage workers, employers struggling to fill spots
New HBS report finds high-turnover industries such as retail and food service can fix hiring challenges by helping their workers add skills and advance.
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Health
Research suggests role for anthrax in fighting pain
In search for alternatives to opioids, Medical School researchers have hit on an unlikely candidate.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Housing establishes new rents for 2022-23
Harvard University Housing (HUH) manages approximately 3,000 apartments, offering a broad choice of locations, unit types, amenities, and sizes to meet the individual budgets and housing needs of eligible Harvard…
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Nation & World
Students call ensuring diversity on campus vital
Reaction follows Supreme Court decision to rule on University’s policy of considering race as one factor among many in admissions.
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Nation & World
Higher ed, civil rights leaders decry high court decision to hear admissions case
Experts from higher education and beyond react to the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the admissions case.
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Health
Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease, researchers say
A new study finds vitamin D supplements with or without omega-3s decreased the risk of autoimmune diseases by 22 percent compared to placebo.
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Health
Hanage and other scientists keep close watch on Omicron subvariant
As Omicron rapidly recedes, some countries are seeing a new version of the variant, dubbed BA.2
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Campus & Community
Two years in, still coping with pandemic stress
Mental Health Services leaders detail continuing challenges and resources.
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Health
Race still a factor in air pollution exposure
A new Harvard study has found that racial, ethnic minorities, and low-income groups in U.S. are exposed to higher levels of air pollution.
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Nation & World
Wrenching 5-year battle with Lyme disease
Author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat ’02 talks about his new book, “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery.”
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Arts & Culture
Finding modern issues in study of ancient world
Professor’s research while developing Latin course turns up surprising insights into political, gender, racial, religious identity.
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Nation & World
How ‘Good War’ wasn’t all that good
An interview with professor at the United States Military Academy, about her new book, “Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness.”
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Health
Study explores possible autism link in young adults treated for addiction
One in five youths with substance-use disorders may have undiagnosed autistic traits, say researchers.
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Science & Tech
What it takes to be a scientific breakthrough
Harvard Medical School Professor Anthony L. Komaroff explains the difference between a scientific advance and a true breakthrough.
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Arts & Culture
Pinker tries Wordle
Language expert Steven Pinker explores how the brain tries to make sense of those pesky missing tiles in the popular word puzzle.
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Arts & Culture
Finding joy in the everyday
Artists digitally remix the everyday sights and sounds of Allston-Brighton in “Frequencies,” showing nightly at Harvard’s Ed Portal through February.
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Nation & World
Supreme Court to hear Harvard admissions challenge
The Supreme Court decision could upend four decades of legal precedent and alter higher education in the U.S.
