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  • Home and economics

    Talia Gillis, a Harvard graduate student is enrolled in two doctoral programs and raising newborn twins.

    Talia Gillis works out at Hemenway gym with personal trainer Joel Waithe.
  • Demystifying the workplace

    Harvard welcomes Boston Public School students to speak to staff about their goals and gain perspective about college and career.

    Boston Latin Academy sophomore Nini Nguyen participates in the job shadow day at Harvard.
  • Studying Japan from ancient to modern

    A revered, 700-year-old religious relic and the present-day crisis of declining births are just two of the many focuses of some Harvard researchers.

    "Prince Shōtoku at Age Two."
  • What’s in a word? The future history of English

    A history of English course hosts its own March Madness-style tournament for newly coined words in the English lexicon.

    Slang bracket on a board
  • Currier photo exhibit celebrates women

    A new photo exhibit is on display at Currier House to highlight its namesake, Audrey Bruce Currier ‘56, other Radcliffe alumnae, and the House’s unique history.

    Xue (Snow) Dong in front of the photo wall in Currier House
  • The right job, the right place

    When the clock struck noon this third Friday of March, 167 Harvard Medical School students learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their training, and the specialty in which they’ll work.

    Diana Miao hugs a friend to celebrate residency.
  • Lopez named VP, general counsel

    Harvard named Diane E. Lopez its next vice president and general counsel, succeeding Robert Iuliano, who is taking over as president of Gettysburg College.

    Diane Lopez is seen at Langdell Library.
  • Hooked on Mueller probe? Law School student’s blog posts are must-reads

    Harvard Law School student Sarah Grant, J.D. ’19, a U.S. Marine captain, is the mind behind some of the most widely discussed legal analyses on the blog Lawfare about the special counsel’s investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign was involved in Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

    Third-year law student Sarah Grant pens blog posts breaking down current political controversies and events.
  • Rocking the House(s)

    Harvard Housing Day, when first-year students learn what House they’ll be living in beginning sophomore year, is a big celebration

  • Deerfield commits $100M to create alliance with Harvard

    With $100 million in initial funding, the health care investment firm Deerfield Management has established a major strategic R&D alliance with Harvard that will support early stage research and invest in the success of preclinical and clinical-stage commercial development.

  • Sidney Verba dies at 86

    Colleagues reflect on the legacy of Sidney Verba, an influential political scientist who taught at Harvard for 35 years.

  • Tracy K. Smith elected chief marshal

    U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith ’94 has been elected by her classmates to serve as chief marshal of the alumni at Harvard’s 368th Commencement on May 30.

    Tracy K. Smith.
  • Living legacies

    In observation of Women’s History Month, the Arnold Arboretum is presenting a seminar March 9 honoring six notable 20th-century New England women in horticulture.

  • Science fare

    To highlight the range of research being done in Harvard’s science labs, we recently visited students doing hands-on work in fields from quantum science to biology to chemical engineering.

  • Pramod Chandra, 85

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Pramod Chandra, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, 1980-2003, was placed upon the records.

  • Inclusive dancing

    The disabilities that have made Kerry Thompson, Ed.M. ’08, different are the ones that have set her apart.

    Kerry Thompson dances at Salsa in the Park.
  • Harvard’s pulse on inclusion and belonging

    Harvard University is piloting an unprecedented University-wide survey to measure progress toward inclusion and belonging for all faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Harvard community.

    Students walk across Harvard Yard
  • There are tubas, and then there’s this

    Mysteries and discoveries surround the origins of Harvard’s giant tuba.

    A man standing behind a giant tuba
  • A far-reaching gift to the arts

    A $100 million donation from David E. ’93 and Stacey L. Goel will enable Harvard, in tandem with the American Repertory Theater, to imagine a 21st-century research and performance center on Allston campus.

    David Goel '93 and Stacey Goel
  • New faculty: Bruno Carvalho

    Romance languages and literature scholar of culture and the built environment, Bruno Carvalho is leading an effort to create a secondary field in urban studies.

    Bruno Carvalho.
  • Harvard’s 368th Commencement set for May 30

    Guidelines for Harvard’s 368th Commencement Exercises include additional security measures.

    Graduates in silhouette.
  • After 38 years, the building doctor steps aside

    Michael Lichten will retire as associate dean for physical planning and resources this week, after 38 years, countless improvements, and walks through and around all of Harvard’s 267 buildings.

    Michael Lichten, Associate Dean for Physical Resources
  • Big Fish in a web pond

    John Fish ’21 started his YouTube channel as part of a technology communications class during his senior year of high school in Waterloo, Ontario. Coincidentally, it was up and running…

    John Fish records video.
  • A rise through the ranks

    At Harvard Medical School, Calixto Sáenz worked his way up to become director of the microfluidics core facility.

    Calixto Saenz on the steps of Harvard Medical School
  • The ‘spiritual leader’ of WHRB

    After 58 years of helping Harvard student radio station WHRB build toward excellence, David Elliott steps back to undergo ALS treatment.

    Aaron Fogelson, '19, on left, HRB president., and David Elliott
  • Stephen Jay Gould, 60

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 5, 2019, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Stephen Jay Gould was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Barbara Kiefer Lewalski, 87

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 5, 2019, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Barbara Kiefer Lewalski was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Francisco Márquez Villanueva, 82

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 5, 2019, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Francisco Márquez Villanueva was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Transgender rights advocate honored by Harvard Foundation

    Transgender activist Janet Mock, the writer, producer, advocate and director behind ‘Redefining Realness’ and ‘POSE,’ has been named the 2019 Harvard University Artist of the Year. She will be honored at the Cultural Rhythms festival in March.

    Portrait of Janet Mock.
  • 43,330 apply to College Class of ’23

    Harvard College saw a 1.4 percent increase in its application pool, with 43,330 students applying to the Class of 2023. The Class of 2022 had received 42,749 applicants.

    Students outside Widener Library.