Campus Advice to students: Take risks and build courage Follow your interests; ask questions; do it your way
Campus Getting his teeth into the community Dental School student Ryan Lisann is ready to teach local kids about oral health
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Candidates for Harvard board positions announced Alumni to vote for Overseers and HAA elected directors in spring DateFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020
Rubén Blades to receive Arts Medal Grammy-winning singer, composer, actor, and one-time Panamanian presidential candidate will be honored at April ceremony DateFebruary 18, 2020
Martin ‘Marty’ Baron to speak at Commencement Editor of several of nation’s most influential newspapers will deliver Afternoon Program address DateFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020
Koma Gandy Fischbein ’95 elected chief marshal Will represent alumni community at 369th Commencement DateFebruary 13, 2020February 14, 2020
New Corporation member named Diana L. Nelson ’84 is a longtime leader in Harvard alumni circles DateFebruary 10, 2020February 11, 2020
Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility releases annual report Advised by 12-member committee made up of Harvard faculty, students, and alumni DateFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020
Three honored for inspiring students Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching awarded to John Shaw, Stephanie Pierce, and Joseph Blitzstein DateFebruary 4, 2020February 18, 2020
Ben Platt named Man of the Year Hasty Pudding presents Pudding Pot to youngest honoree in 54-year history DateFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020
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, 2019February 18, 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
