Science rarely advances exclusively through lone researchers. Progress often comes from discussion and collaboration — scientists sharing ideas, questioning one another, and refining their thinking together. Now, a team of…

Creating new therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, building AI and data infrastructure in Africa, and turning organic waste into valuable farming resources are three of the 25 startup initiatives that have…

Harvard Business School (HBS) announces a new cohort of Executive Fellows for the 2026 spring semester. The Executive Fellows program seeks to engage the expertise of outstanding practitioners — many of…

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced that it will incorporate an original Harvard Square brick into the construction of its new home, the David E. and Stacey L.…

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) and Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs (OVPIA) has announced the next phase of funding for the Lemann Brazil…

Within the framework of the CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum, held in Bogotá from March 18–21 under the auspices of Colombia’s Vice President Francia Elena Márquez Mina, the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard University (ALARI) and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening knowledge production…

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Rock Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted their annual Demo Day at the Rock Venture Leadership Dinner, a signature gathering bringing together emerging founders, faculty, investors, alumni, and…

The most powerful supercomputer at Harvard is about to get larger and faster. Much faster. The Kempner Institute’s AI cluster, already one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world,…

On March 30, a highly anticipated new three-part documentary, “Henry David Thoreau” — directed by Erik and Christopher Loren Ewers and executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley —…

Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Klarman Hall was the site of the March 5 finale of the annual New Venture Competition (NVC), an opportunity for student founders to pitch their ventures…

How can scientists figure out what visual information a neuron really responds to? For decades, neuroscientists have tried to answer this question by showing animals pictures — of faces, trees,…

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) invites faculty across Harvard and its affiliated hospitals to submit proposals for forming Scholarly Working Groups (SWG) in Global Health. These yearlong working groups aim to create a…

Thomas Fel, a research fellow at the Kempner Institute, wants to help solve what he describes as one of the most fascinating puzzles of our generation — understanding the inner…

When the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe in 2020, Harvard Law School alum Earl Martin Phalen ’93 wanted to do his part to address the increase in job loss…

Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin has a new entry in her growing list of accolades. The economic historian is receiving the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ 2026 Talcott Parsons Prize. Goldin, who…

The Graduate Commons Program (GCP) at Harvard University Housing will say goodbye this spring to Faculty Directors Nancy Hill (HGSE) and Rendall Howell, as they begin their new chapter in…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University is pleased to announce the 2026 Kempner Institute Accelerator Awards request for proposals.  The award program, now in…

Analysis of 1.6 million patents finds that early-20th-century research labs and professional engineers sparked a surge in novel inventions and reshaped who innovates—and where.

Leonard Zon, professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and director of the Stem Cell Research Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, has won 2026 March of Dimes Richard B Johnston…

Four Harvard students are among the 26 selected to be part of the 2026 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge. Sixteen of the Scholars-elect will pursue…

Tyler J. VanderWeele, John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is the…

Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research announces that historian and higher education leader Ben Vinson III has been appointed a fellow at the center’s Afro-Latin American…

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) has announced the full agenda and speaker lineup for its fourth annual Global Health Symposium, scheduled for April 16 at Harvard University and livestreamed via…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University is pleased to announce the spring 2026 recipients of the Kempner Undergraduate Research Experience (KURE) awards.…

Genomic medicine is rapidly transforming the way that many diseases are treated and cured, improving and extending patients’ lives. Advancing research is essential to realizing the fuller potential of genomic…

New projections from the Growth Lab at Harvard Kennedy School suggest that Vietnam and China are positioned to lead global growth in the decade ahead, driven by their sophisticated and diverse manufacturing capabilities. The…