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  • Science fare

    To highlight the range of research being done in Harvard’s science labs, we recently visited students doing hands-on work in fields from quantum science to biology to chemical engineering.

  • Pramod Chandra, 85

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Pramod Chandra, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, 1980-2003, was placed upon the records.

  • Inclusive dancing

    The disabilities that have made Kerry Thompson, Ed.M. ’08, different are the ones that have set her apart.

    Kerry Thompson dances at Salsa in the Park.
  • Harvard’s pulse on inclusion and belonging

    Harvard University is piloting an unprecedented University-wide survey to measure progress toward inclusion and belonging for all faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Harvard community.

    Students walk across Harvard Yard
  • There are tubas, and then there’s this

    Mysteries and discoveries surround the origins of Harvard’s giant tuba.

    A man standing behind a giant tuba
  • A far-reaching gift to the arts

    A $100 million donation from David E. ’93 and Stacey L. Goel will enable Harvard, in tandem with the American Repertory Theater, to imagine a 21st-century research and performance center on Allston campus.

    David Goel '93 and Stacey Goel
  • New faculty: Bruno Carvalho

    Romance languages and literature scholar of culture and the built environment, Bruno Carvalho is leading an effort to create a secondary field in urban studies.

    Bruno Carvalho.
  • Harvard’s 368th Commencement set for May 30

    Guidelines for Harvard’s 368th Commencement Exercises include additional security measures.

    Graduates in silhouette.
  • After 38 years, the building doctor steps aside

    Michael Lichten will retire as associate dean for physical planning and resources this week, after 38 years, countless improvements, and walks through and around all of Harvard’s 267 buildings.

    Michael Lichten, Associate Dean for Physical Resources
  • Big Fish in a web pond

    John Fish ’21 started his YouTube channel as part of a technology communications class during his senior year of high school in Waterloo, Ontario. Coincidentally, it was up and running…

    John Fish records video.
  • A rise through the ranks

    At Harvard Medical School, Calixto Sáenz worked his way up to become director of the microfluidics core facility.

    Calixto Saenz on the steps of Harvard Medical School
  • The ‘spiritual leader’ of WHRB

    After 58 years of helping Harvard student radio station WHRB build toward excellence, David Elliott steps back to undergo ALS treatment.

    Aaron Fogelson, '19, on left, HRB president., and David Elliott
  • Stephen Jay Gould, 60

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 5, 2019, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Stephen Jay Gould was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Barbara Kiefer Lewalski, 87

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 5, 2019, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Barbara Kiefer Lewalski was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Francisco Márquez Villanueva, 82

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 5, 2019, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Francisco Márquez Villanueva was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Transgender rights advocate honored by Harvard Foundation

    Transgender activist Janet Mock, the writer, producer, advocate and director behind ‘Redefining Realness’ and ‘POSE,’ has been named the 2019 Harvard University Artist of the Year. She will be honored at the Cultural Rhythms festival in March.

    Portrait of Janet Mock.
  • 43,330 apply to College Class of ’23

    Harvard College saw a 1.4 percent increase in its application pool, with 43,330 students applying to the Class of 2023. The Class of 2022 had received 42,749 applicants.

    Students outside Widener Library.
  • Coed Hasty Pudding makes its debut

    This year marked the first in the group’s 171-year history that women took the stage as part of the Hasty Pudding cast. Six men and six women make up this year’s onstage talent in the original student musical “France France Revolution!”

    Hasty Pudding Theatricals performs “France France Revolution!”
  • Harvard ponders its symbols and spaces

    Harvard College has announced creation of Working Group on Symbols and Spaces of Engagement at Harvard College, fulfilling one of the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging. Professor Ali Asani will lead the group, which will examine how well the University is fulfilling its mission to make every student feel like a full member of the Harvard community.

    Ali Asani.
  • A studio to re-create reality

    Harvard College senior Connor Doyle manages the coolest and least-known high-tech playground on campus: the Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality studio at the Harvard Innovation Lab in Allston.

    Connor Doyle.
  • A ‘Meet the Scholar’ lineup

    Harvard Graduate Commons Program celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special speaker series, including former Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Thomas Glynn and political activist and social critic Cornel West.

    Smith Campus Center
  • Unwinding and connecting at WinterFest

    Harvard’s WinterFest gives students and others a time and place to chill out and warm up.

    a student playing shuffleboard
  • Matchmaker, make me a match

    The Gazette talked to founders of three matchmaking companies that cater to a driven, cultured, well-traveled clientele: Ivy League graduates who have achieved success in their careers and are looking for life partners.

  • New leader for Harvard Library

    Martha Whitehead, Queen’s University’s vice provost and librarian, has been named to lead Harvard Library beginning in June.

    Martha Whitehead
  • Government Department’s climate survey finds satisfaction varies

    The Harvard Government Department’s Committee on Climate Change, formed last March in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, has released its climate survey report.

  • Two elected to Harvard Corporation

    Timothy R. Barakett ’87, M.B.A. ’93, and Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar ’93 have been elected to become members of the Harvard Corporation. Both will assume their roles on July 1.

  • Milo Ventimiglia is feted (and roasted)

    Veteran actor Milo Ventimiglia gets a campus tour and a pudding pot as Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year.

    r Milo Ventimiglia kisses his pudding pot, flanked by Hasty Theatrical members Ryan Kapur '20 and Elle Shaheen '21.
  • Embracing motion and stillness

    Harvard staff photographer Rose Lincoln finds moments of motion and stillness, giving you a reason to pause.

    Visitors walk the path from Memorial Church toward Widener Library.
  • Dolores Huerta to receive Radcliffe Medal

    Dolores Huerta, the civil rights icon who fought to build a nationwide coalition protecting farm workers, will receive the Radcliffe Medal on May 31. A webcast will be available during the event.

  • Low temps, high spirits greet Woman of the Year

    Actress and director Bryce Dallas Howard is the 2019 winner of the theatrical company’s annual award.