Henry Lie, longtime conservator and former director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums, passed away recently at the age of 72.

Cali, Colombia | July 22–24, 2026 — The Center for Afro-Diasporic Studies (CEAF) at Universidad Icesi and the Afro-Latin American Research Institute (ALARI) at Harvard University will convene the IV Continental Conference on Afro-Latin American Studies, the largest academic gathering dedicated to Afro-Latin American Studies ever held in the region.Bringing together more than 1,500 participants…

Cross-sector leaders from Ohio, Oklahoma, California, Minnesota, and Florida join a community of practice linked to higher graduation rates, increased college enrollment, and greater lifetime earnings.

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard has officially announced the appointment of Nada Amin and Sitan Chen as associate faculty members. Amin and Chen are both current Harvard faculty members whose research advances the Kempner Institute’s core scientific mission to understand the basis of natural and artificial intelligence.…

The Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab (GPL) announced the launch of a new program to build durable state capacity to help local governments meet ambitious housing goals. 

Harvard Kennedy School today named Betsy Fischer Martin as the next director of the Institute of Politics (IOP). She will begin her tenure in mid-August, succeeding interim co-directors Beth Myers and Ned Price, who have led the IOP since December 2025.

Boston Latin Academy students participating in Harvard Medical School’s MEDscience program are visited by Massachusetts Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Kiame Mahaniah

Summit hosted by HSDM brings together leaders from 36 dental schools to identify priorities for the next generation of oral health education.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, has announced the 2026-2027 class of fellows.

Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Social Enterprise Initiative announced Rohan P. Bajaj (MBA 2026) and Biruh Demilew (MBA 2026) as recipients of the 2026 Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship.

The Du Bois Scholars Program launches its third year, with additional financial support. The cohort consists of 29 fellows from eight historically Black colleges and universities.

The Healthcare Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School has announced Maria Zou as the 2026-2027 recipient of the Jerome H. Grossman M.D. Graduate Fellowship.

Xiaowei Zhuang, David B. Arnold Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Dickson Prize in Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s highest honor.

HBS and the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship announced the 2026 cohort of the Rock Venture Catalyst.

Yonatan Grad discusses how drug-resistant gonorrhea reflects broader challenges in antimicrobial resistance.come one of the clearest examples of how quickly bacteria can adapt to repeated antibiotic exposure and outpace available treatments.

The Harvard Global Health Institute is proud to announce the launch of the HGHI Summer Research and Internship Program for 2026.

Harvard Kennedy School has announced a new vision to guide its work in the years ahead.

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) has named Bartholomew Ondigo its 2025–2026 Visiting Research Scholar.

The Harvard Global Health Institute has announced its 2026–2027 cohort of the Student Advisory Committee (SAC), a 13-member undergraduate leadership group that will serve from fall 2026 through spring 2027.

HBS celebrated Class Day for the M.B.A. Class of 2026 on May 27, recognizing the accomplishments of 925 graduating students and honoring the leadership, service, and community that defined their two years at the School.

Harvard Business School celebrated its 116th Commencement Thursday with a diploma ceremony on its campus in Boston.

HBS has announced that Andrea Corleto (M.B.A. 2026) and Jennifer Arnold (M.S./M.B.A. 2026), co-founders of Lyv Health, are the 2026 recipients of the Robert F. Jasse Distinguished Award in Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

Harvard Business School has announced the 2026-27 cohort of its Leadership Fellows Program. The program is based on University Professor Michael Porter’s vision of developing a network of HBS graduates with cross-sector experience who are committed to addressing societal issues throughout their careers.

Harvard Business School has announced the recipients of the 2026 Faculty Teaching Awards. This year’s honorees are Alberto Cavallo, Kristin Mugford, David Moss, and Meg Rithmire.

M-RCBG announced the 2026 winner of the John T. Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Business and Government. Bona Yoo won for her thesis, “Disturbing Facts and Ominous Danger Signals: A Modern-Day Revisitation of Triffin’s Paradox Through Global Dollar Reserve Demand and US External Deficits.”

Harvard Business School has announced Professor Shane Greenstein and Associate Professor Susanna Gallani as the recipients of the 2026 Wyss Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students.

Harvard University Dining Services’ (HUDS) Residential Dining division has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in the “Innovative Dining Program of the Year” category by the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) as part of the 2026 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards.

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has found that lake hydro-fracture through the Greenland Ice Sheet is less widespread, according the lead author and researcher, Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and University of Oxford geophysicist Laura A. Stevens.

Awards made to five projects from the Harvard University Genomic Medicines Fund.

Harvard Radcliffe Institute awards 2026 Fay Prize for best theses of the Class of 2026.