A new University-wide pilot initiative will support faculty working in collaboration with leaders in government, nonprofits, and the private sector to develop solutions to pressing societal problems.
As a graduate student, Rob Devlin PhD ’17 helped develop an innovative mini-lens. Now he runs a startup that produces millions of the devices for use in an array of consumer electronics.
In his first essay for Harvard Magazine, President Alan M. Garber writes about enhancing financial aid and extending education beyond Harvard’s campus.
Harvard College students share how financial aid has allowed them to explore opportunities and make an impact in fields ranging from medicine to government to education.
Harvard Gift Planning recently spoke with N.P. "Narv" Narvekar, CEO of Harvard Management Company (HMC), to get his reflections on the state of the Harvard endowment and HMC.
The inaugural Challenging Barriers to Civil Discourse conference, hosted by Harvard’s Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics, featured scholarship on fostering open, honest exchanges across deep divides.
Karina Herrera AB ’13 discovered her passion for water conservation as student at the Harvard John A. Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Sciences. Now she puts that passion into practice as a senior environmental scientist for the California State Water Resources Control Board.
After experiencing isolation and loss, Harvard College senior Nim Ravid ’25 has led an effort to promote respectful dialogue between Israeli, Jewish, Muslim, and Arab students.
A biotechnology startup launched out of a Harvard chemistry lab is developing new antibiotic compounds that show promise in treating drug-resistant infections and diseases.
Three Harvard Medical School research teams received Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards to pursue novel approaches to medical challenges, offering potential solutions to people affected by Fragile X syndrome, oxygen deprivation, and Parkinson’s disease.
Harvard Medical School researchers paired a genetic insight with gene editing technology to create a life-changing new therapy for sickle cell disease.
Tarek Masoud, faculty director of the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, launched the series to explore the historical, political, religious, and cultural complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Harvard Graduate School of Education students spent their January Term working with local artists and educators in Puerto Rico to learn more about how the archipelago’s identity and culture are shaped.
Musician and composer Wynton Marsalis MusD ’09 visited Harvard Kennedy School to help launch the Culture and Civil Society Initiative, which focuses on the impact of culture and art on democracy and society.
Harvard College senior Shira Hoffer '25 founded a nonprofit that offers resources to help educational institutions foster civil discourse and constructive disagreement.
Starting April 1, eligible Harvard alumni can vote online or by paper ballot for five expected vacancies on the Board of Overseers and six available positions among the HAA Elected Directors.
Harvard chaplains Rabbi Getzel Davis and Imam Khalil Abdur-Rashid are partnering to heal divisions on campus and help bring their communities back together.
