Featured series 
Year: 2016
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Nation & World
Tackling international problems
Harvard Global Institute announces second cycle of research grants to tackle international problems.
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Health
Toxic inequality
According to Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson’s theory of “ecology of toxic inequality,” higher lead levels in the blood are often directly tied to racial and ethnic segregation.
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Campus & Community
Kimmel steps up for Scholars at Risk
Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel will be joined by sports analyst Bill Simmons at a Boston fundraiser to support Harvard’s Scholars at Risk program.
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Nation & World
The refugee crisis in black and white
For his latest exhibit, Nieman Fellow and photojournalist Maciek Nabrdalik followed refugees over several weeks to document their harrowing journey through the Mediterranean and Europe.
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Nation & World
No letup for Nobel winner
Oliver Hart, the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, takes on an old question in a new paper — what should the goals of a public company be?
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Campus & Community
Harvard’s Oliver Hart wins Nobel in economics
Harvard Professor Oliver Hart was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his work on contracts theory.
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Campus & Community
Pharr honored by Japan Foundation
Susan J. Pharr has been given the Japan Foundation Award for her contribution to the study of the island nation and its international ties.
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Campus & Community
Black lives, in focus
The Hutchins Center honors eight medalists who have made a difference for African-Americans and for cultural understanding.
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Arts & Culture
Correcting ‘Hamilton’
Historian Annette Gordon-Reed outlined disparities between “Hamilton” the sensation and Hamilton the man in a student-sponsored talk.
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Nation & World
U.S. needs upgrade against cyber threats, commander says
The Kennedy School hosted Adm.Michael Rogers for a talk on both state and lone-actor cyber threats.
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Campus & Community
Juan Manuel Santos, Kennedy School alumnus and Nieman fellow, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School, M.C./M.P.A. ’81, has been named the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this morning.
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Arts & Culture
Koolhaas sees architecture as timid
Legendary Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas discusses the ideas and politics behind his latest projects during a presentation at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Health
Medical hope on horizon
Stem cell science is accelerating development of therapies for diabetes, ALS, other diseases, researchers tell HUBweek sessions.
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Science & Tech
Harvard strengthens ‘living laboratory’ to help mitigate climate impact
A reinvigorated “campus as a living laboratory” initiative includes two new, fully funded projects for that will tackle real-world challenges on campus or in the community, and lead to the practical application of emerging technologies or strategies regarding climate change.
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Campus & Community
Patrick Dewes Hanan, 87
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 4, 2016, the following Minute was placed upon the records. On April 26, 2014, Patrick Hanan passed away.…
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Campus & Community
Larry Dean Benson, 86
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 4, 2016, the following Minute was placed upon the records.
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Nation & World
Joke your way to success
New research finds that being funny can boost your status at work.
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Science & Tech
A way forward on climate
Michael McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, talks about his new book, “Energy and Climate: Vision for the Future.”
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Arts & Culture
Finding harmony in music and medicine
Physicians share how music shapes their lives and impacts their practice when working with patients and even in the operating room.
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Science & Tech
Now arriving: Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is growing ever more sophisticated, enabling everything from smart cities to automatic appliances. A Harvard ethicist says we should think not just about what we can do, but what we should do.
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Arts & Culture
Pam Grier’s presence
Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks ahead to welcoming actor-activist Pam Grier to Harvard as a Du Bois medalist.
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Campus & Community
Harvard beats Georgetown, 31-17
On the third game into the season, an undefeated Harvard beats Georgetown, 31-17.
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Campus & Community
Eli Dershwitz’s road to the Olympics
Harvard sophomore Eli Dershwitz represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in the men’s saber fencing competition in Rio de Janeiro. While he didn’t win a medal this time, Dershwitz said the intense training and discipline required to make it to Brazil gave him the confidence to succeed at Harvard and the drive to…
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Campus & Community
Harvard College junior follows humanities
Secure in his humanities concentration, junior Matthew DeShaw gains balance and confidence from internships that mixed business with pleasure.
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Science & Tech
Worlds of promise
The future of visual and augmented reality was the theme of a HUBweek event that attracted students, scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, and software developers for an afternoon of demonstrations and discussions.
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Campus & Community
Across Harvard, art you can touch
Sculptures are dotted across campus in both public and private spaces.
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Campus & Community
Honan 5K paves way to support local programs
The Brian J. Honan 5K Run/Walk gathered more than 1,300 people together to raise money for local charities and educational programs on Sept. 25.
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Campus & Community
Becoming her fullest self
Sarah Lewis ’97 talks to the Gazette about returning to Harvard to join the faculty of the History of Art and Architecture.
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Arts & Culture
In Germany, learning while seeing
The Harvard Summer Program in Freiburg, Germany, seeks to broaden the outlook of 20 Harvard students, each of whom is paired with a German student from the University of Freiburg, though a combination of classroom teaching, excursions to important sites in the region, and exposure to the town and its people.
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Science & Tech
A hot idea for conserving energy
Aldís Elfarsdóttir ’18 didn’t like the energy-wasting implications of cracking the window to lower the temperature in her Eliot House room. So she and two recent grads have launched a temperature data-gathering project to help the House conserve wasted energy.
