To better understand the mysteries of human cognition, scientists at the Kempner Institute are turning to a powerful new ally: artificial intelligence. Kempner Research Fellow Wilka Carvalho and his collaborators…

On Monday, Nobel laureate and former U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu delivered a wide-ranging and urgent lecture, warning that the world is on track for catastrophic levels of warming, calling…

In new report, an international group of researchers propose a path for countries willing to align carbon pricing, avert trade frictions, and unlock $200 billion in annual revenue. The Global…

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has named Joseph Foo ’26 of Pforzheimer House and Hayden Graham ’26 of Leverett House as this year’s David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars.  Each…

The Harvard Global Health Institute is now accepting applications for our 2025-2026 cohort of Visiting Research Scholarship Program. Applications must be submitted by a Harvard faculty member, who will serve as the sponsor for an international research collaborator.

Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the 2025 recipients of its Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowships. Established in 1988 by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel, M.B.A. 1959,…

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship has announced its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR), Venture Capital Advisors (VCA), and Legal Specialists (LS) for the 2025-2026 academic year. At the heart of the Rock Center’s work are its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence.…

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation and dedicated philanthropist, will deliver the fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture at Harvard. Walker was nominated by the Harvard community…

Latanya Sweeney, Daniel Paul Professor of Government and Technology, has been named to Time magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence. Now in its…

Five companies started with discoveries in Harvard labs and, with various forms of support, developed impactful solutions that are enhancing our quality of life. Already, the planet has warmed by…

This year, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) placed 53 students across 39 organizations in over 20 countries, each making meaningful contributions to global health research and practice.

Two Harvard researchers have been nominated for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. Charlie Conroy, professor of astronomy, was recognized for his research on our galaxy’s formation and how the distribution…

A new paper by Harvard University’s Elaine Buckberg and co-authors argues that U.S. states can turbo-charge electric-vehicle adoption without rebates or taxes — just data transparency. Their paper, published today…

For years, scientists have been warning us about the looming crisis of climate change. However, according to a recent study, nearly 15 percent of Americans do not believe climate change is…

The HBCU Digital Library Trust digitizes stories of historically Black colleges and universities and expands access

Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) has welcomed its 18th fellowship cohort to Cambridge, as another group of accomplished leaders joins the campus community over an academic year in residence…

John Richard Lenger, 61, who for 15 years worked at the Harvard News Office (now Harvard Public Affairs and Communications), passed away Aug. 7 in Hermann, Missouri, after struggling with…

Exhibition “The Things They Shared” delves into the lives of cotton field workers in Uzbekistan, exploring their relationships with community, governance, subordination, personal freedom, and the natural and social environments they navigate.

Becca Nesson has been named the next executive director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.  Nesson, who is currently dean of academic programs at the Harvard John…

The Kempner Institute announced Monday the appointment of Qianqian Wang, who will join Harvard as Kempner Institute investigator and assistant professor of computer science at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering…

Harvard mathematicians are making an important addition. The Department of Mathematics launched the Benedict H. Gross Distinguished Visitors Program earlier this year thanks to a new gift from William R.…

The Harvard Art Museums are pleased to announce the gift of “Light-Relief” (1960), a large-scale sculpture by internationally renowned artist Heinz Mack (b. 1931). The work — a generous gift made by…

Harvard University Information Technology’s Digital Accessibility Services hosted the third annual University-wide Accessibility Summit on June 17. The event brought together Harvard faculty and staff for a day of learning…

British Columbia’s Burgess Shale is renowned for its exceptional preservation of soft tissues in fossils, including limbs and guts. While trilobites are abundant in the fossil record thanks to their…

Building upon its already ambitious sustainability goals, Harvard Campus Services has released the first comprehensive plan to help the University transition to zero waste. Accelerating a Zero Waste Future: A…

Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, a towering figure in theology and longtime faculty member at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), died recently at the age of 84.   He was the Charles Chauncey Stillman…

The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School has launched their new Human Rights & U.S. Foreign Policy Fellowship — a bold new initiative designed to preserve human…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence announced the names of 13 students chosen as the incoming 2025 cohort of Kempner Graduate Fellows. The 2025 recipients…