Cynthia Erivo is Hasty’s Woman of the Year
Cynthia Erivo. Photo by Mark Seliger Campus & Community Cynthia Erivo is Hasty’s Woman of the Year ‘Wicked’ star will receive Pudding Pot on Feb. 5 January 21, 2025 2 min read “Wicked” star...
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Health New study maps the ‘dental deserts’ in the U.S. — and there are lots of them Harvard research shows 1.7 million lack access to care Heather Denny HSDM Communications January 22, 2025 4 min read...
View ArticleNew VP named for alumni affairs and development
James J. Husson. Campus & Community New VP named for alumni affairs and development James J. Husson returns to Harvard to succeed Brian K. Lee this spring January 22, 2025 4 min read James J....
View ArticleJodie Foster to receive Radcliffe Medal
Jodie Foster. Campus & Community Jodie Foster to receive Radcliffe Medal Will be recognized for her barrier-breaking career January 23, 2025 2 min read Academy Award-winning actress and filmmaker...
View ArticleHarvard partners with national nonprofit to recruit high-achieving low-income...
Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community Harvard partners with national nonprofit to recruit high-achieving low-income students First QuestBridge Scholars will matriculate...
View ArticleHarvard University Housing establishes new rents for 2025–2026
Campus & Community Harvard University Housing establishes new rents for 2025–2026 Botanic Gardens is one of 70 properties managed by Harvard University Housing.Photo by David Kurtis © 2023 January...
View ArticleHow to avoid really bad decisions. (Hint: One tip is just hit pause.)
Work & Economy How to avoid really bad decisions. (Hint: One tip is just hit pause.) Business ethicist details ways to analyze complex, thorny issues, legal gray areas, and offers advice we can...
View ArticleBoston, Harvard announce affordable housing funding
Campus & Community Boston, Harvard announce affordable housing funding A 43-unit development at 65 Seattle St. in Allston is one of two Harvard-enabled affordable housing projects to receive...
View ArticleWhat makes a good teacher?
Nation & World What makes a good teacher? One skill — arguably the most important for educators — is also hardest to define January 27, 2025 4 min read Part of the Wondering series A series of...
View ArticleHow exactly does ketamine work? New research offers insight.
Health How exactly does ketamine work? New research offers insight. Marc Duque Ramírez in the lab.Photos by Grace DuVal Clea Simon Harvard Correspondent January 27, 2025 4 min read Anesthetic growing...
View ArticleNeed to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home.
Nation & World Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home. Christy DeSmith Harvard Staff Writer January 27, 2025 5 min read New historical research by economist Claudia Goldin...
View ArticleThe brain’s gatekeepers
Health The brain’s gatekeepers Differences in neuronal activation in mice with intact immune cells called regulatory T cells or Tregs (left) and depleted Tregs (right). The finding demonstrates that...
View ArticleOne way to save lives in jails
Credit: CDC Health One way to save lives in jails Researchers who studied healthcare in dozens of facilities link accreditation to better collaboration and treatment and fewer deaths Christina...
View ArticleGambling problems are mushrooming. Panel says we need to act now.
Sina Schuldt/AP photo Health Gambling problems are mushrooming. Panel says we need to act now. With recent leap in legalized sports betting and online options, public health experts outline...
View ArticleMore than kind of blue
File photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Arts & Culture More than kind of blue Imani Perry’s lyrical new book weaves memoir, history to consider central place of a color in...
View ArticleWho can save us from social media? At this point, perhaps just us.
Nicholas Carr. Nation & World Who can save us from social media? At this point, perhaps just us. Nicholas Carr argues it may be too late for regulation as platforms took hold so quickly, outpacing...
View ArticleWho’s softer on crime? Democrats or Republicans?
Nation & World Who’s softer on crime? Democrats or Republicans? Justin de Benedictis-Kessner.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Christina Pazzanese Harvard Staff Writer January 30, 2025 7...
View ArticleFrom sending thank-you notes to touching your co-worker’s food, she’s ruled...
Robin Abrahams.Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Campus & Community From sending thank-you notes to touching your co-worker’s food, she’s ruled on it all Business School’s Robin...
View ArticleDifferent day, different diagnosis?
Health Different day, different diagnosis? Study finds spike in ADHD cases on Halloween, highlighting stakes of cognitive bias in medicine Clea Simon Harvard Correspondent January 31, 2025 6 min read...
View ArticleWhy are so many novels set at Harvard?
Arts & Culture Why are so many novels set at Harvard? Photos by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff Writer January 31, 2025 7 min read Beth Blum notes campus...
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