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HKS helps St. Paul, Minnesota emphasize the ‘public’ in public safety
“How can we help you?” Andrew Bentley, M.P.A. ’20 had no idea how powerful this simple request would be. Bentley said it started with the need to do something during…
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Harvard Management Company to make operations net-zero
Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced that it plans to make its facilities and operations net-zero of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the current fiscal year (which began on July 1,…
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COVID-19 burden higher in socially disadvantaged regions in Japan
In Japan, more COVID-19 cases and deaths have occurred in prefectures with lower household incomes and a higher unemployment rate, among other socioeconomic factors, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School…
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Harvard Art Museums to reopen Sept. 4
The Harvard Art Museums have announced plans to reopen to the public on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Advance reservations will be required for visitors and will be available up to…
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Harvard Innovation Labs opens applications for alumni startup program
The Harvard Innovation Labs has opened applications for Launch Lab X GEO (LLX GEO), a virtual program designed to help early-stage Harvard alumni-led ventures grow into sustainable and disruptive businesses. “Over the first three years of…
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COVID-19 sharply drives down life expectancy in Brazil
Life expectancy in Brazil declined by approximately 1.3 years in 2020 as a result of COVID-19, reversing decades of progress in the country, according to a new study in Nature…
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Should public transit be free? Experts weigh in on policy options
With outdated funding models and questions about whether riders care more about fares or service, opinions are divided on the future of public transportation. With companies addressing how their employees…
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Researchers measure impact of inequalities on COVID-19 deaths among people of color
It was evident soon after the onset of COVID-19 that it disproportionately harmed Black and Latino communities in the United States — hardly the great equalizer that some predicted the…
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i-lab announces Summer Venture Program cohort
The Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab) has announced that 278 student-led ventures have been accepted into its 2021 Summer Venture Program. “Summer is a time when Harvard students have an opportunity…
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Ed School launches online Master’s in Educational Leadership
To prepare and support a new generation of education leaders seeking to expand their impact at a critical time for learners of all ages, the Harvard Graduate School of Education…
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Online grocery shoppers purchase fewer unhealthy impulse foods
When grocery shopping online, people tend to spend more money and purchase more items than when they shop in person, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard…
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Eugene Demler awarded Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics
Harvard professor Eugene Demler was awarded this year’s Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics by the Joachim Herz Foundation, the Wolfgang Pauli Centre, and the University of Hamburg. The prize, which is…
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Harvard Chan research on designing alignment between people and the office environment
The Harvard Chan SHINE initiative on well-being through work has published new research in “A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment Between People and the Office Environment,” which focuses on…
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Art Museums’ new curator of American art
Horace D. Ballard has been appointed as the new Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. Associate Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museums, effective Sept. 1, 2021. Ballard is currently…
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Wyss Institute initiates industry partnership to aid brain-targeted drug delivery
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced this week that it is collaborating with multiple industry partners to discover more effective approaches to deliver drugs across…
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Wendel White named Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University, recently announced the selection of the 2021 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography. Following an international search, the Gardner Fellowship committee awarded…
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New York Times access now free for HarvardKey holders through Harvard Library
What better way to share knowledge than to give the Harvard community all the news that’s fit to print? Thanks to a new agreement between the New York Times and…
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Three Harvard researchers named Schmidt Science Fellows
Three Harvard researchers have been selected for the fourth cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, a postdoctoral fellowship program focused on harnessing the power of interdisciplinary science for the public benefit.…
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Links found between smoking history and tumor mutations in some lung cancer patients
The amount of tobacco a person with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) consumes is associated with the type and amount of genetic mutations found in their tumors, according to new…
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American Repertory Theater announces its return to live theater
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, celebrates the return of live, in-person…
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Recent graduate wins Captain Jonathan Fay Prize
Alessandra Canta ’21, a joint chemistry and astrophysics concentrator with a secondary field in MCB, has won the Captain Jonathan Fay Prize. Gregg Tucci, director of undergraduate studies, recently shared…
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Mossavar-Rahmani Center announces Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize winners
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is pleased to announce two winners of the 2021 John T. Dunlop Prize in Business and…
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Natural gas, biomass surpassing coal as biggest pollutants, study says
Dirty emissions from coal-fired power plants have been declining in recent years. But other sources of air pollution — including soot from the burning of gas, biomass, and wood in…
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Growth Lab tool can reveal economic opportunities for 1,000 cities
The Growth Lab is announcing the launch of Metroverse, an Urban Economy Navigator designed to provide policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, business organizations, civil society, and the general public with unprecedented economic…
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Cabot fellowships awarded to faculty
Eleven Harvard faculty members received 2021 Walter Channing Cabot Fellowships for their achievements in “literature, history or art, as such terms may be liberally interpreted.” The group includes: Rosie Bsheer Assistant…
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Silkroad names its first director of education and social impact
Silkroad, the non-profit arts and social-impact organization that is home to the Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and now led by Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, announced…
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For exceptional service to the LGBTQ community
Professor Evelynn Hammonds has achieved many “firsts” in the space of diversity, inclusion, and belonging: she is the first openly gay, female, African American dean of Harvard College; first senior…
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Lawrence D. Bobo honored for contributions to public opinion studies
For Harvard’s Lawrence D. Bobo, the month of May made for notable additions to his academic trophy case. The W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences and dean of…
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Nieman Foundation for Journalism announces the 84th class of fellows
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, a center internationally recognized for its fellowships, publications and programs, has selected 22 Nieman Fellows from across the globe for a year…
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2021 Lemann Brazil Research Fund awardees announced
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs are pleased to announce the results of the 2021 competition for awards…