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Arts & Culture
Harvard announces Black Film Project, prize with Smithsonian
Henry Louis Gates Jr. to serve as founding director and Jacqueline Glover named executive director
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Health
How much drinking is too much?
‘Harvard Thinking’ explores the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption
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Nation & World
For students still feeling pandemic shock, clock is ticking
New report shows some progress but persistent achievement gaps; co-author Kane urges action before federal aid expires
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Arts & Culture
It’s a man’s world? Definitely not this year.
Artists such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and others dominated pop music. But it may not mark a watershed in heavily male-dominated business.
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Nation & World
Examining issues around possible solutions to Israel-Hamas War
Experts across disciplines offer various perspectives in Weatherhead series
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Health
Resolve to get healthier, lose weight? Setting BMI goal might not be best way
Physicians, researchers point to limits of centuries-old metric, urge more holistic approach
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Campus & Community
Being her own hero — with a hand up
Junior basketball captain Harmoni Turner details childhood abuse, adoptive mom who taught her to believe in herself
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Campus & Community
Want better democracy? Let’s talk
Kennedy School panel wrestles with how to repair divides by creating culture of candid, constructive conversation, commitment to system
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Science & Tech
A fast pivot into the unknown
AI’s rapid rise prompts Harvard/MIT Symposium exploring excitement, potential challenges to STEM education, research
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Work & Economy
Studying ‘why women are interesting, and men are boring’
Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin recounts pioneering career spent tracing major part of U.S. workforce, economy hidden in plain sight
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Nation & World
Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?
Michael Sandel pokes, prods with provocative — and thought-provoking — questions in Harvard Dialogues event
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Health
Gene-therapy breakthrough allows congenitally deaf children to hear
Harvard scientist co-leads research, which targeted specific condition, may yield other treatments for more of the 30 million kids with genetic hearing loss
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Campus & Community
Harvard Thinking: Where the life of the mind meets everyday life
A new podcast with an interdisciplinary focus on today’s big issues
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Arts & Culture
What’s it like to watch ‘Maestro’ as Leonard Bernstein’s daughter? ‘Surreal.’
Alum recalls dad’s love of Harvard, learning as biopic draws Oscar noms
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Nation & World
Why it’s so hard to end homelessness in America
Experts cite complexity of problem, which is rooted in poverty, lack of affordable housing but includes medical, psychiatric, substance-use issues
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Health
Why regulators may toss cold water on buzz over psychedelics
Drugs show promise as new treatment option for some psychiatric maladies, but experts see possible state, federal legal clash
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Campus & Community
Mitt Romney on what really matters
Utah senator, former governor, and successful business leader reflects on global policy, personal values amid challenging times
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Science & Tech
An evolutionary clue, curled up and long unstudied, in a Harvard museum
Trilobites’ soft undersides show mechanics of early ‘enrollment’ defense
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Science & Tech
Bird’s-eye view of energy conservation
Physics of V-shaped flight formations offer insights into how to improve efficiency of groups of drones, underwater vehicles
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Campus & Community
Opening conversation on more, better discourse
Summit, hosted by College, PEN America, gathers speakers, workshops as part of Harvard Dialogues initiative
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Campus & Community
The ‘ideal candidate’ who didn’t get away
Friends, colleagues share fond memories of D. Ronald Daniel, former Harvard treasurer, McKinsey managing partner
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Health
Drug overdose deaths remain high. Fentanyl test strips may help
Massachusetts, other states make moves to legalize indicators of contamination by potent, deadly synthetic opioid
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Campus & Community
Harvard University Housing establishes rents for 2024–2025
Increases will range from 0 to 8 percent
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Science & Tech
Why do some kids learn to talk earlier than others?
Global study by new faculty Elika Bergelson finds three key predictors of language development. They may surprise you.
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Health
Harvard researchers see genetic link between anorexia, early rising
Eating disorder may also play a role in insomnia
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Campus & Community
‘Harvard Dialogues’ taps power of respectful debate
A week of programming anchors an initiative that will help students, faculty, and others engage in candid conversations on tough topics
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Campus & Community
Long to step down as Ed School dean
Economist will return to teaching and research
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Science & Tech
You did it of your own free will? No such thing.
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says every decision, action you make is result of chain of genes, biology, experience that preceded it
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Campus & Community
Speaking his mind
Interim President Alan Garber on leadership transition, promoting dialogue, hopes for year ahead
