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Middle schoolers cheer on Harvard women’s basketball during Education Day 2025
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.…

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Division of Continuing Education fetes 50 years of expanding opportunity
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…

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‘Research Crossroads’ focus of China Development and Governance workshop
“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…

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Harvard Museums of Science & Culture honored by the New England Museum Association
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…

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Wilbur Rare Book Collection donated to Harvard Divinity School Library
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…

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Templeton Foundation awards $1.2M grant for global training in religion, mental health
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…

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‘Creative Mischief’ with Robert Carlock ’95 and Tina Fey set for Jan. 30
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…

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Harvard Choruses to premiere orchestral adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’
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…

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HMC welcomes three new directors
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…

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David Liu receives Harvey Prize
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…

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Three Harvard scientists win L’Oréal Fellowships
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…

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Faculty Council meeting — Nov. 19, 2025
On Nov. 19 the Faculty Council approved the preliminary Harvard Summer School course list for 2026. They also heard a presentation on the recommendations of the Harvard University Faculty Senate Planning…
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Eighteen faculty named as affiliates of Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
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…

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Frontiers Fund welcomes applications for innovative solutions to societal challenges
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…

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Five faculty members appointed to Emma Bloomberg chairs
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…

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Series of events bring together distinctive art forms with common thread
A series of events last week at Harvard’s ArtLab showcased the dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking spirit of the arts. The events, which included performances, discussions, and an experiential Soundwalk, gave…

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‘Merchants of Doubt’ author, professor Naomi Oreskes wins top environmental prize
Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science, has received the 2025 Volvo Environment Prize. The recognition, awarded annually by a foundation based in Stockholm, represents one of…

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HGHI Burke Global Health Fellowships applications now open
The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) is now accepting applications for the HGHI Burke Fellowships, including the HGHI-Salata Burke Climate and Health Research Fellowship and the HGHI Burke Global Health Fellowship! Apply by 11:59 p.m.…

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Celebrating ‘The Pearlsong’ through scholarship and song
A mystical poem recounting the tale of a Parthian prince sent to Egypt by his parents to recover a sacred pearl from the clutches of a monstrous serpent is the…

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Ancient DNA shows ‘intense connectivity,’ rapid migration from Ural Mountains to Hungary
Ancient DNA scientists have zeroed in on the origins of Hungary’s medieval conquerors. The Magyars, who dominated Europe’s Carpathian Basin from the early 10th century, appear closely linked with populations that…

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Schmidt Sciences awards Early Career Fellowships to Albergo, Weber
Two Kempner Institute community members have received AI2050 Fellowships from Schmidt Sciences, a nonprofit organization aimed at accelerating scientific knowledge and breakthroughs. The AI2050 Program funds researchers pursuing projects to help…

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Kranzusch wins major award
Philip J. Kranzusch, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been named as a laureate for the Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists. Kranzusch was one…

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Growth Lab unveils Greenplexity Index: Rankings reveal global leaders in energy transition
The Growth Lab at Harvard Kennedy School on Wednesday launched the Greenplexity Index, a unique country ranking that spotlights which nations are building the broad, complex green industries that will…

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Ethics and innovation meet at HDS climate panel
Harvard Divinity School Dean Marla F. Frederick convened a panel discussion, “How Social Values Impact Climate Innovation,” on Oct. 21 that investigated the interconnections of ecology, climate technology innovation, interdisciplinary climate work,…

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Faculty Council meeting — Oct. 29, 2025
On Oct. 29 the Faculty Council heard presentations on Harvard College admissions, on FAS faculty trends, and on the FAS fiscal year 2025. They also heard presentations from the Resources…
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Harvard Alumni recognized for Outstanding Leadership at Clubs and SIGs Awards
The HAA Clubs and SIGs Awards annually recognize exemplary contributions to Harvard Clubs and SIGs (Shared Interest Groups) through the Outstanding Volunteer Leadership Award and the Outstanding Alumni Community Award. …

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Gustavo Gutiérrez exhibit explores 50 years of liberation theology
On Tuesday, the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) will welcome members of the School and wider University community to a special event and reception celebrating the HDS Library’s new exhibit, “In…

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Exploring the living legacy of Transcendentalism: Concord summit gathers leaders in the field
In the mid-1830s, a group of New England Unitarian ministers, writers, philosophers, and intellectuals, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Amos Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, and Henry David Thoreau,…

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Harvard Divinity School leaders reflect on Vatican summit
On Sept. 12-13, Pope Leo XIV convened the Vatican’s third annual World Meeting on Human Fraternity, an international gathering of scientists, thought leaders, musicians, Nobel laureates, celebrities, businesspeople, and others…

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CES announces the Guido Goldman Fellowship
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) is pleased to announce the creation of the Guido Goldman Fellowship, which is made possible through a posthumous gift by Guido Goldman,…
