Campus A case study in portraiture Stephen Coit’s paintings add diversity, context to Harvard’s walls
Campus Still wrestling with big questions At 94, pioneering scientist Jack Strominger remains at the bench
Health Super cool way to lose fat An injectable ice and saline slurry is shown to shrink fat deposits
Health A solid vaccine for liquid tumors Biomaterial-based vaccine eliminates acute myeloid leukemia in mice
Elizabeth Banks chosen as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year ‘Hunger Games’ star, director, producer will be honored on Jan. 31 DateJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020
Candidates for elected Harvard positions HAA nominating committee proposes new Overseers, elected directors DateJanuary 9, 2020January 8, 2020
Bacow urges high schoolers to pursue their educational dreams Harvard president also meets with participants in a college-readiness program started by alumni and with incoming and current students and grads DateJanuary 8, 2020January 9, 2020
Interim dean of School of Dental Medicine appointed Vicki Rosen will assume her new role on Jan. 1 DateDecember 20, 2019December 19, 2019
James McCarthy, environmentalist, dead at 75 Professor and his work empowered activists and leaders DateDecember 18, 2019December 18, 2019
895 admitted under early action program Women make up 51.7 percent of those accepted DateDecember 12, 2019December 12, 2019
9 Harvard researchers named AAAS Fellows Honor is conferred for distinguished efforts to advance science or its application DateNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019
7 Harvard seniors named Rhodes Scholars Two others awarded George J. Mitchell Scholarships DateNovember 24, 2019January 8, 2020
Athletics director to retire at end of academic year Bob Scalise spent more than four decades in various roles across campus DateOctober 17, 2019October 17, 2019
Michael Kremer wins Nobel in economics Pioneered, along with two others from MIT, use of field experiments to determine effectiveness of world poverty programs DateOctober 14, 2019October 14, 2019
The magic of the unexpected Nobel winner began with a destination in mind but found something important along the way DateOctober 7, 2019October 9, 2019
Mary Margaret Steedly, 71 Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences DateOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019
Nicolau Sevcenko, 61 Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences DateOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019
Promising projects 16 Harvard scientists receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward awards DateOctober 2, 2019October 9, 2019
Dean of continuing education set to retire Programs have almost doubled since Lambert’s arrival in 2013 DateSeptember 25, 2019September 26, 2019
Harvard’s Mitrovica awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’ Geophysics professor honored for work on sea-level change patterns DateSeptember 25, 2019October 9, 2019
Harvard microbe hunter wins Blavatnik Award Balskus uses chemical tools to unravel how gut microbes impact human health and disease DateSeptember 20, 2019October 18, 2019
Harvard joins Climate Action 100+ Management Company to engage directly with world’s top carbon emitters to address climate change DateSeptember 17, 2019September 25, 2019
Black hole project nets Breakthrough Prize Image of ‘last photon orbit’ opens new doors to research on the cosmos DateSeptember 5, 2019October 9, 2019
New director named for University Health Services Professor and physician Giang T. Nguyen, head of student health services at Penn, viewed as a champion of diversity and inclusion DateSeptember 5, 2019September 5, 2019
John H. McArthur dies, was Business School dean from 1980-95 Arriving as a student in 1957, he stayed for more than six decades DateAugust 23, 2019August 26, 2019
Paulsell named interim Pusey Minister Divinity School professor to oversee Memorial Church during search for successor to Walton DateAugust 20, 2019August 20, 2019
First phase of Bartlett Station opens Roxbury development, partly financed by Harvard, will offer retail and commercial space, along with affordable, moderate-income, and mixed-income housing DateAugust 15, 2019
Funding promising scientists Dvorkin, Idreos receive Early Career Research funding from Department of Energy DateAugust 5, 2019October 9, 2019
Interim faculty deans named for Winthrop House Mark Gearan and Mary Herlihy-Gearan will take over in August DateJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announces third class of mayors Yearlong program provides 41 from around the globe with advanced executive training DateJuly 15, 2019July 16, 2019
New research campus seeks a developer Harvard Allston Land Co. issues request for proposals for Enterprise Research Campus DateJune 14, 2019June 14, 2019
Afsahi named chief development officer for FAS Dean Claudine Gay lauds ‘his belief in the power of discovery and innovation to effect positive change’ DateJune 11, 2019June 11, 2019
Wyss donates third major gift Entrepreneur and philanthropist contributes $131 million more to the institute that bears his name DateJune 7, 2019June 9, 2019
Breyer to step down from Harvard Corporation The 1987 alumnus and venture capitalist has served with his 'eye on the future’ DateMay 23, 2019May 22, 2019
