Stories

The friendship that’s fueled a lifetime of collaborations—and a new Grammy nomination! 

By donating an extraordinary collection of works by artist Edvard Munch through a bequest, the late Philip A. AB ’37 and Lynn G. Straus have provided an unparalleled educational experience at the Harvard Art Museums for generations to come.

Passionate about biomedical research, Andrew I. Caster AB ’76, MD ’80 and Jacqueline Jacobs Caster MCRP ’83 established a legacy gift to endow a professorship at Harvard Medical School (HMS).

Supported by a Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund grant, two Harvard Divinity School students are creating “Deep Listening,” a workshop series designed to foster empathy and belonging through mindful conversation and community dialogue.

As part of Harvard's new presidential initiative on interfaith engagement, campus religious leaders held a conversation about forgiveness, discussing their faiths’ approaches to bridging divisions amid anguish and intense disagreement.

For many, holiday family gatherings are a good time to introduce or revisit estate planning conversations with your family. To aid these discussions, Alasdair “Al” Halliday AB’82, a Harvard Gift Planning director with more than 20 years of experience in the field, shares some expert advice on how to approach these sensitive—but necessary—conversations. 

With support from the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, a new Environmental Measurement Station tower will continue monitoring carbon exchange in Harvard Forest.

Penny Pritzker AB ’81, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, reflects on events of recent months, the progress Harvard is making, the University’s financial position, the work of the Corporation, and the experience of becoming a Harvard student once again.

With states driving new efforts to improve K–12 education, Harvard is helping connect research, policy, and practice—partnering with nine states to strengthen public schools and better serve students nationwide.

Harvard President Alan Garber discussed the endowment tax and other issues facing the University in a wide-ranging interview on Bloomberg Television's The David Rubenstein Show.

Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab works directly with local governments and jurisdictions across the United States to address complex problems, such as tackling homelessness, improving child welfare, and strengthening community-based public safety.

One often-repeated example illustrates the mind-boggling potential of quantum computing: A machine with 300 quantum bits could simultaneously store more information than the number of particles in the known universe. Harvard scientists just unveiled a system that was 10 times bigger and the first quantum machine able to operate continuously without restarting.

Enduring College ties inspire Ed Poliakoff ’67, P’00 to give back

Very few calls that come in the middle of the night are good news, says Saul Perlmutter ’81—except for the one where you learn that you won a Nobel Prize in physics.  

Executive VP Meredith Weenick and CFO Ritu Kalra emphasize commitment to mission as University navigates major challenges.

Harvard mathematician Lauren Williams AB ’00 has been named a 2025 MacArthur “genius grant” recipient — honored for groundbreaking work in algebraic combinatorics with unexpected connections to phenomena like traffic flow and tsunamis.

Within every cell, the genes that define us hold the keys to understanding health and human potential. Harvard scientists are uncovering how these tiny sequences shape who we are—and how they can transform the future of medicine.

After their daughter was diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), a rare and life-threatening neurological disorder, the Frost family partnered with Harvard scientists to advance groundbreaking gene-editing research that offers new hope for those affected by AHC and other rare diseases.

The newest cohort of Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellows, comprised of 15 recent graduates from five Harvard Schools, will join city hall teams across the country for two years to strengthen local government capacity and help cities address urgent community challenges.