In the world of mathematics, Benedict “Dick” Gross made groundbreaking contributions in domains such as number theory. But within the small Faculty of Arts and Sciences community, the professor and…

The Harvard Alumni Summit for Middle East & Africa 2026 was hosted at the recently inaugurated Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Jan. 16–18. It brought together Harvard alumni, regional…

Stephanie M. Jones, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and leading scholar on early childhood social-emotional development, has been named the next faculty director of the Harvard Center…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University is pleased to announce Nada Amin and Debora Marks as the recipients of the 2026 Kempner…

Paula A. Johnson ’80, M.D. ’84, M.P.H. ’85 has been named Harvard’s 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture speaker. Johnson is an eminent physician-scientist and educator who has been recognized internationally…

Joshua D. Greene ’97, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, has been named the inaugural Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Civil Discourse.  The…

Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins at the Harvard Art Museums and lecturer in Harvard’s Department of the Classics, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2. Arnold-Biucchi is remembered as…

Imagine studying a pseudoscorpion, a tiny arachnid that is almost too small to see. In 1891, Harvard curator Nathan Banks mounted such a creature on a microscope slide. Over 130…

In a major step toward more adaptable and intuitive machines, Kempner Institute investigator Yilun Du and his collaborators have unveiled a new kind of artificial intelligence system that lets robots…

The Growth Lab’s multidisciplinary research team works across the world, offering ideas, methods, and tools to help policymakers, scholars, investors, and others accelerate economic growth and expand opportunity. The lab’s…

According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people worldwide live with a mental health condition, yet most do not receive adequate care. Persistent barriers such as underfunding, workforce…

A Harvard research team led by Peter K. Bol, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, has been awarded a $600,000 grant from Schmidt Sciences for a…

The Harvard Center for International Development’s (CID) 2025 Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM) explored AI’s potential to drive more inclusive global development. At the conference, CID launched the annual application cycle for the GEM Incubation Fund to…

The EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education Tuesday announced new co-sponsored research that shows providing students born into low-income families with personalized supports, whether in the form of…

Sam Liss will become the next chief technology development officer and associate provost, the University announced Tuesday. Liss, who has been a member of the Office of Technology Development (OTD)…

More than 600 sixth graders from 10 local public schools filled Harvard’s historic Lavietes Pavilion last Friday to cheer on Harvard women’s basketball in their game against Stony Brook University.…

The Harvard Division of Continuing Education (DCE) continued to celebrate its 50th Anniversary with a reception Dec. 5 at the Harvard Club of Boston. The event is a signature moment…

“Research Crossroads: Cutting-Edge and Traditional Approaches to China’s Development and Governance” was the theme of the 12th China Development and Governance Workshop held at Harvard on Aug. 21. The hybrid…

The New England Museum Association recently honored the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture across two award categories: an Excellence Award to Wendy Peiper and Publication Awards for the HMSC…

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) announces that Starr King School for the Ministry (SKSM) recently donated the Earl Morse Wilbur Rare Book Collection to Harvard Divinity School Library.  Comprising approximately 1,300 volumes documenting the development of…

The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Swayam Bagaria, assistant professor of Hindu studies at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), and Bhrigupati Singh, senior lecturer at the Center for Anthropology and Mental Health…

Tina Fey, award-winning writer, actress, and producer known for “30 Rock,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Mean Girls,” and other critically acclaimed comedy work, will visit Harvard on Jan. 30 with TV…

The Harvard Choruses are bringing a Charles Dickens classic to fresh musical life this weekend in a new piece arranged for orchestra, chorus, and narrator. The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Harvard…

Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced that Paul Edgerley, M.B.A ’83, Mary Erdoes, M.B.A. ’93, and Raymond McGuire ’79, J.D./M.B.A. ’84, have been elected to join its Board of Directors. Formed…

David Liu, the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator will be a co-recipient of the Harvey Prize in Science and Technology…

Three Harvard scientists have won awards from the L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program. The program is a partnership between L’Oréal USA the American Association for the Advancement…

Eighteen faculty members from six Harvard Schools and departments have accepted two-year faculty affiliations at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, joining 51 current faculty affiliates. New faculty…

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is pleased to announce the launch of the Frontiers of Innovation for Societal Impact Fund. For centuries, Harvard has engaged with corporations…

Harvard has appointed five new Emma Bloomberg faculty members, expanding a distinguished group of scholars whose work addresses complex problems facing cities worldwide. The endowed chairs, established with a gift…