A friendship that started at Dunster House turns into two alums wanting to pay it forward by helping current students and keeping Harvard special - and that keeps them engaged in the community.
A five-year project aims to create living cardiac tissues, and ultimately a complete heart, for infants and young children with congenital heart disease.
There’s an earth-like” planet 48 light years away from our solar system, according to Harvard scientists. The first-of-its-kind finding is a major advance in the search for exoplanets that might be habitable.
Does the temperature of the soil impact the size of salamanders? How deep do the roots of black tupelo trees go? Ever see a wolf spider chow down? Harvard students investigate these questions and more as part of an immersive research experience in the Harvard Forest.
Delivering Harvard's annual MLK Lecture, Wellesley College President Paula Johnson AB '80, MD '84, MPH '85 urged higher education leaders to honor “the higher purpose Dr. King saw in education."
Harvard Executive Vice President Meredith Weenick and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Finance Ritu Kalra discuss Harvard's financial results and ongoing economic pressures, as well as how the University is stewarding resources to its highest priorities.
Karl Deisseroth AB ’92 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for helping to launch the field of optogenetics, which has opened new windows to observe and understand the brain.
Supported by grants from the Harvard Innovation Labs Navab Social Impact Fellowship Fund, two graduate students applied what they learned at Harvard to help address urgent problems in their home countries.
The fifth cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows, drawn from five Harvard graduate schools, will spend two years inside city hall teams, working across departments and sectors to advance mayoral priorities and improve daily life for residents.
Oncologist Brian Wolpin MD ’00, MPH ’08 says that a new drug for pancreatic cancer has the potential to transform care around this difficult-to-treat disease.
An exhibit at Lamont Library showcases the history and impact of Harvard College's Intellectual Vitality initiative, which aims to foster a spirit of rigor, charity, and open exploration in classrooms, student organizations, and social interactions.
Harvard Chan School researchers have launched a long-term study focused on the physical and mental health of elite women athletes, as well as their post-athletic career prospects and financial security.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education's new Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader aims to build the capacity of school superintendents at a time where their roles are increasingly challenging and politically complex.
A multiyear study led by Harvard psychologist Matthew Nock forecasted most suicide attempts a week before they occurred—a marked leap beyond existing prediction models.
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) is honoring six alumni with the 2026 John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award in recognition of their outstanding service to the University.
Tingley will lead the University’s efforts in pedagogical innovation, digital education, and exploring the role of technology in supporting teaching, lifelong learning, and research on campus and around the world.
More than 1,000 students, alumni, staff, and faculty participated in Harvard's annual Global Day of Service, volunteering for over 35 nonprofit organizations.
New research suggests genetic testing added to routine newborn screening could identify some babies at increased risk of developing cancer before symptoms appear.
