World Neighborhoods as engines for social, economic mobility Ed School, Harlem Children’s Zone work with nonprofits on business plans to help level playing field, foster student success
Science Think of them as utility players New study shows how tiny immune cells are prompted to change their state to help neurons with brain function
Science To sleep, perchance they dream? New study documents REM-like state in spiders, raises questions about function of nighttime activity
New institute to unite, advance Harvard efforts to stem tide of climate crisis Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability made possible by $200M gift from Melanie and Jean Salata DateJune 21, 2022June 21, 2022
Lapp to step down as executive VP Harvard’s chief administrative officer will pass reins to Meredith Weenick this summer DateMay 12, 2022May 13, 2022
Three Medical School faculty elected to NAS Scientists recognized for distinguished achievements in research DateMay 11, 2022
Three faculty named Harvard College Professors Five-year appointment provides support for professional development DateMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022
16 elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences Will join a distinguished group of 261 individuals DateApril 29, 2022
Mayor Michelle Wu named Class Day speaker Historic Boston leader selected for being ‘defender of equity, inclusion, opportunity’ DateApril 27, 2022
Lewis, Ong named Carnegie Fellows Awards aim to support up to two years of research, writing on social sciences, humanities projects DateApril 26, 2022April 26, 2022
Tracy Palandjian elected to Harvard Corporation Nonprofit leader and former Overseer will begin on July 1 DateApril 4, 2022April 1, 2022
Allyson Hobbs is elected Class of 1997’s chief marshal Author, scholar and educator is a prominent voice on race, politics DateMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022
Merrick Garland to speak at Commencement for Classes of 2020 and 2021 Harvard will welcome U.S. attorney general — ‘a true public servant’ — on May 29 DateMarch 21, 2022March 21, 2022
Former poet laureate, Pulitzer winner featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day Tracy K. Smith ’94 will participate in event celebrating Harvard’s global alumni community DateMarch 9, 2022March 10, 2022
Sherrilyn Ifill to receive Radcliffe Medal Scholar, civil rights attorney will be honored for her work advancing equality and access to education DateFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022
Penny Pritzker ’81 elected next senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation Pritzker succeeds William F. Lee ’72, who has served on the Corporation since 2010 DateFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022
Jacinda Ardern named Class of 2022 Commencement speaker Bacow cites New Zealand prime minister’s ‘compassionate leadership’ DateFebruary 14, 2022March 8, 2022
John H. Shaw named vice provost for research Will create new cross-University strategic research initiatives and incentives to remove barriers to collaboration DateJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022
College accepts 740 under early action program Will not require SAT or ACT scores for Class of 2026 DateDecember 16, 2021January 3, 2022
Maggie Chen ’22, a budding scientist, named Marshall Scholar Credits Harvard mentors for encouragement, guidance; will study bioengineering at Imperial College London DateDecember 16, 2021December 16, 2021
4 Harvard seniors awarded U.S. Rhodes Scholarships Physics, linguistics, social science among students’ Oxford degree targets DateNovember 21, 2021November 22, 2021
R&D alliance with Resilience to advance manufacture of complex medicines First anticipated spinout from the alliance, Circle Therapeutics, to develop novel muscle stem cell therapies for a variety of skeletal muscle disorders DateOctober 15, 2021October 14, 2021
University reports budget surplus despite pandemic challenges Long-term planning playbook, strategic School leadership bolstered annual financial results DateOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021
Kennedy School reacts to Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize Journalist is a Shorenstein Fellow and a Hauser Leader DateOctober 8, 2021October 14, 2021
A life’s mission sparked by disbelief over Tuskegee study Harvard physician-economist Marcella Alsan gets MacArthur for her work on systemic racism, distrust, health inequities DateSeptember 30, 2021October 1, 2021
7 from Harvard among new Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators Research targets include immune system, germline evolution, malaria, blood-brain barrier DateSeptember 23, 2021September 24, 2021
Transformational gift from Penny Pritzker ’81 to spark new era for Harvard economics Gift to support new building and collaboration, connection in pursuit of solutions to global problems DateSeptember 21, 2021February 11, 2022
New vision for planning and design Purnima Kapur leads effort to strengthen campus connections DateSeptember 17, 2021September 22, 2021
Harvard names vice provost for climate and sustainability James H. Stock to build on existing efforts, develop new initiatives to maximize global impact of University research DateSeptember 7, 2021September 10, 2021
Veteran biotech executive to run new center aimed at boosting cell and gene therapies Project renamed Landmark Bio, with construction in Watertown set to begin today DateJuly 29, 2021August 2, 2021
Innovative higher-ed IT veteran named new CIO Klara Jelinkova joins Harvard after stints at Rice, Duke, Chicago, and Wisconsin DateJuly 6, 2021July 7, 2021
Backing high-risk, high-reward Star-Friedman awards fund seven projects at Harvard DateJune 11, 2021June 16, 2021
