Researchers from Harvard Chan SHINE and the Human Flourishing Program have published a new paper in the International Journal of Public Health examining the associations between social connectedness and mental…

New polling analysis released today shows that the American public is narrowly divided on a slew of ideologically charged issues before the Supreme Court such as abortion, gun control, immigration,…

People experiencing homelessness face innumerable challenges in achieving any sense of health. They endure a host of difficulties in managing chronic diseases — including extreme poverty, unstable housing, and even stolen medications —…

Alexander Banks, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, is the 2022 recipient of the Armen H. Tashjian Jr. Award for Excellence in Endocrine Research. The award recognizes his advances in standardizing data…

The Harvard Climate Internship Program (HCIP) welcomes 17 graduate students as its inaugural cohort of summer intern fellows. The HCIP is a University-wide program supporting graduate students who work in…

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem awarded world-renowned neurobiologist and distinguished Harvard University brain researcher Joshua R. Sanes an honorary doctorate degree. The award celebrates Sanes’ numerous accomplishments in the fields…

Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2022-23 Blavatnik Fellows and the program’s ninth cohort. Launched in 2013, the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship is part of a gift to Harvard University from…

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, led by Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Kelvin Dinkins Jr., announced a new, five-person version of…

In January 2020 when the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Wuhan, China, Xihong Lin immediately sprang into action, collaborating with scientists there to analyze the city’s epidemic. The researchers estimated the coronavirus transmission rate…

The morning after the shooting in Uvalde that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Peter Swing, Ed.M.’22, was wide awake, sitting at his computer in a hotel room. It…

Two Harvard researchers have been selected for the fifth cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, a postdoctoral fellowship program focused on harnessing the power of interdisciplinary science for the public benefit.…

Eileen Reynolds ’86 and Daniel Deschler have been named interim faculty deans for Leverett House, Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana announced today. “Eileen and Daniel are extraordinarily caring…

Harvard Kennedy School faculty member Robert Livingston hopes his book “The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations,” will start the discussion.…

Three graduating seniors — Aditi Chitkara, Christopher Gilmer-Hill, and Ana Luiza Nicolae — received the 2022 Taliesin Prize in the Art of Learning. Chitkara concentrated in applied mathematics with a…

Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and professor of African and African American Studies, and professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, T.…

Thirteen faculty members have been awarded 2022 Walter Channing Cabot Fellowships for their outstanding publications: Dan Carpenter, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government, “Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation,…

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named Harvard chemist George M. Whitesides as one of 11 recipients of the 2022 Kavli Prize in recognition of his contributions to the…

The EdRedesign Lab (EdRedesign) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has named Tauheedah Jackson (Ed.M. ’22) as the inaugural director of its Institute for Success Planning and has…

The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is pleased to announce the 2022 winner of the John T. Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Business…

Two Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members, Professor Francesca Gino and Associate Professor Charles C.Y. Wang, received one of the 14th annual Wyss awards for Excellence in Mentoring for their work with students…

Students from the Harvard Business School (HBS) graduating Class of 2022 honored four faculty members with Faculty Teaching Awards. Mattias Fibiger, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Emily McComb, and David Moss were recognized for their…

Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) Faculty Director Joseph P. Gone has announced Kelli Mosteller (Citizen Potawatomi) as the new executive director of HUNAP. Mosteller is an esteemed leader in…

Three Harvard seniors have been named recipients of the 2022 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies, the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University recently announced. Shoshana F.…

The recipients of the 2022 Harry and Cecile Starr Prizes in Jewish Studies were announced by the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University. Shoshana F. Boardman, a senior in…

The Healthcare Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce that it has named Mathew Alexander and Brandon Busuito as its 2022-2023 Grossman Fellows. The Jerome H. Grossman…

Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced four shortlisted architects for the 2022 Wheelwright Prize. Now in its 10th cycle, the Wheelwright Prize supports innovative design research, crossing both…

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) has announced its 2022–2023 Visiting Scholars and Fellows and Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professors, a group of scholars and practitioners who…

The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced a new 12-month degree, the Master in Real Estate (M.R.E.), for individuals seeking to acquire core real estate skills while learning…

Harvard Business School (HBS) has received a $5 million gift from Josh Harris, M.B.A. ’90, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Harris Philanthropies, and his…

Gale Fulton Ross tells the story of how she created the James I. Cash portrait that now hangs in Cash House. Many months in the making, the oil painting is…