As of July 1, Terrence L. Johnson, M.Div. ’00, has assumed the role of director of Religion and Public Life (RPL) at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), a program that promotes the public understanding of religion.  “I’m deeply honored to lead Religion and Public Life at this pivotal moment,” said Johnson. “This is a unique opportunity to…

Lauren Kaminsky has been appointed the inaugural assistant dean for Arts & Humanities Education, Sean Kelly, dean of Arts and Humanities announced Monday. The new role, which began last week, is part of Kelly’s efforts to revitalize the arts and humanities at Harvard, and implement key recommendations from the recent Arts & Humanities Strategic Planning…

Jason D. Buenrostro and Tara K. Menon have been named as winners of the 2025 Roslyn Abramson Award, given annually to faculty members for excellence in teaching undergraduates.   “Tara Menon and Jason Buenrostro both bring exceptional energy, rigor, and dedication to their teaching,” said Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “Their…

Four years ago, Rowan Flad, the John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology, wrote a piece for the Washington Post calling attention to the lavish media attention given to ancient Egyptian finds versus the utter silence surrounding equally spectacular discoveries in China. “At the time I was teaching a world archaeology class at Caltech,” remembered Bridget…

Electrons play many roles in solid materials. When they are weakly bound and able to travel – i.e., mobile – they can enable electrical conduction. When they are bound, or “heavy,” they can act as insulators. However, in certain solid materials, this behavior can be markedly different, raising questions about how these different types of…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard is pleased to announce the appointment of Venkatesh Murthy and Stephanie Gil as associate faculty members.  Murthy and Gil are both current Harvard faculty members whose pioneering research advances the Kempner Institute’s core scientific mission to understand the basis of natural and artificial intelligence. The…

Where does the human brain even start when faced with a new task? It immediately checks with a mental library of solutions that worked pretty well in the past. A recent study, published in the journal PLOS Biology, used neuroimaging to find similarities between human intelligence and a decision-making process developed by AI researchers. The…

The Healthcare Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School has named Alisha Yi as the 2025-2026 recipient of the Jerome H. Grossman M.D. Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship, made possible by a generous gift from the Grossman family, honors the life and legacy of Jerome Grossman, who dedicated his career to strengthening healthcare delivery in the United…

For more than a century, scientists have puzzled over a fundamental mystery in our evolutionary history: how did mammals go from sprawling like lizards to striding like cats and dogs? This transition to an upright posture marked a pivotal moment in mammal evolution. The earliest non-mammalian synapsids, ancestors of living mammals, had a sprawling posture,…

The Harvard Global Health Institute announced its Summer Research and Internship Program for 2025, which officially commenced this month. This summer, HGHI will support 53 exceptional students as they begin immersive experiences across the U.S. and around the world tackling some of the most pressing challenges in global health. These internships and research placements are part of HGHI’s commitment…

Mahzarin R. Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics in the Department of Psychology, accepted a prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Bilbao, Spain, this week. Established in 2008, the annual prize recognizes excellence in science and the arts, with a focus on people making highly original contributions that achieved widespread impact.…

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs announces its research clusters for academic year 2025–2026, including two new collaborative clusters that will operate from fall 2025 to spring 2028. The Research Cluster on Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights will add a new research-focused element to the work currently underway at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at…

As members of the first two cohorts of research fellows at the Kempner Institute, Jennifer Hu and Isabel Papadimitriou both arrived at Harvard to pursue research that advances the field of intelligence by investigating large language models (LLMs), the computer models at the heart of the ongoing revolution in generative AI. LLMs can generate text…

The early years after the emergence of a new field are a dynamic and transformative time, when a new community coalesces around a set of scientific questions and a common vision for how to answer them. The field of NeuroAI, which brings together neuroscience and artificial intelligence, is currently in this period of expansion and…

In poignant words, with humor, and even a few surprise tracks from his own renowned playlists, colleagues and family gathered at University Hall last week to celebrate Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana who steps down from his role at the end of the month. “Rakesh is a person who sees others for who…

The Du Bois Scholars Program will welcome its second cohort of fellows this month while also expanding its partnerships and support from the Center for Astrophysics and the Harvard Business School’s Program for Research in Markets and Organizations.  The Du Bois Scholars Program creates opportunities for students from R1, R2, and research-focused historically Black colleges and universities to experience a…

Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana has appointed Professor Peter Huybers and Downing Lu to serve as interim faculty deans of Kirkland House for the upcoming academic year. The couple will bring a combination of academic achievement, global leadership, and a deep-rooted commitment to advancing the public good. They will begin on July 1.…

Hannah Marcus, a professor of the history of science, has received the 2025 Dan David Prize.  The award, established in 2001, constitutes the world’s largest history prize with $300,000 for each recipient. An expert on the scientific and medical culture of early modern Europe, Marcus is one of nine early- and mid-career researchers and filmmakers acknowledged this…

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) announces the appointment of Shaul Magid as professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence, effective July 1. This five-year appointment, which is renewable, marks a significant milestone for the School’s commitment to the field of Jewish studies. “We are thrilled to have Shaul Magid as our first professor of Modern Jewish Studies in…

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 Thursday its 2025/26 Season programming. In Cambridge, A.R.T. will begin its subscription season Sept. 2 at the Loeb Drama Center with “Passengers,” a thrilling theatrical journey that showcases cirque, music, dance,…

Fifteen cross-sector teams from across the country committed to building a future where every young person is known, seen, and supported through Success Planning.

In response to escalating tensions between NATO and the Russian Federation, leading scholars and practitioners in global security, public health, economics, and health systems convened at the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) on May 1–2 to examine strategies for enhancing the resilience of civilian health systems to disruptions resulting from armed conflict. Organized by HGHI’s…

When hundreds gathered at the Harvard Divinity School in May for a three-day conference on the sentient lives of plants and fungi, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Henry David Thoreau, and generations of Indigenous people may not only have recognized the conversations, but they would have also applauded them. From May 15 to 17, the…

Feyaad Allie, assistant professor of government, has been selected to join a prestigious group of researchers tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges.  The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, or CIFAR, recently named Allie one of its CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars for 2025. The highly selective program, now in its 10th year, invites junior faculty to…

The Harvard Extension Alumni Association honored its 2024 Alumni Award recipients for their extraordinary achievements and service at its annual Alumni Banquet in the historic Annenberg Hall on May 27. “These remarkable alumni embody the spirit of the HEAA through their impactful leadership, service, and innovation,” noted the HEAA. Nancy J. Coleman, dean of Continuing…

Sixteen professors in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been named Walter Channing Cabot Fellows. The annual awards honor faculty members for their accomplishments in the areas of literature, history, or art, particularly for publications and scholarly work that has made an impact in their fields.  The Cabot Fellowships are traditionally given to professors…

Harvard Business School (HBS) held its 115th Commencement exercises Thursday with a diploma ceremony on its campus in Boston. After an all-University celebration in Harvard’s Tercentenary Theatre in the morning, 925 students received their M.B.A. degrees in front of the School’s Baker Library | Bloomberg Center. The top 5 percent of the MBA Class of…

Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Wyss Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students. Professor Elie Ofek and Assistant Professor Maria Roche have been selected for their work in the Doctoral Programs. The award, whose recipients are selected by doctoral students, recognizes faculty who provide exceptional mentorship and guidance to doctoral students. Established in 2004…

All 929 members of the Harvard Business School (HBS) MBA Class of 2025 gathered at Baker Lawn under clear skies to celebrate Class Day on Wednesday. Taking place the day before Commencement, Class Day is an annual event organized by graduating students to celebrate the achievements, contributions and community of the graduating MBA class. Along…

The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is pleased to announce the 2025 winner of the John T. Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Business and Government. Krishi Kishore has won for his thesis “Drugs and Deals: Understanding Biopharmaceutical Venture Capital Performance and Behavior.” He is graduating from Harvard…