A work requirement policy imposed by the state of Arkansas on Medicaid participants failed to achieve its stated goal of boosting employment, according to new research led by Harvard T.H.…

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has named Jorge Campos ’21 of Currier House and Reeda Iqbal ’21 of Quincy House this year’s David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars. Each year…

A recent epidemiological study finds that the rate of COVID-19 for incarcerated individuals in Massachusetts is almost three times that of the state’s general population and five times that of the…

Health experts should focus on messages to build public trust around a COVID-19 vaccine and tamp down the hype around the innovative and sophisticated technologies that are being leveraged to…

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced the recipients of the 2020 HAA Awards: J. Jacques Carter, M.P.H. ’83, Martin J. “Marty” Grasso Jr. ’78, Cecily Orenstein Morse ’62, Yoshiko…

Harvard University announces a new gift from South Africa’s Motsepe Foundation, which will launch the Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa to advance groundbreaking research on key issues impacting…

At a time when the lives of children around the world are being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new animated short film “My Hero is You” shows them they can be heroes by taking…

In the latest paper from the Harvard Chan Sustainability and Health Initiative for Netpositive Enterprise (SHINE) program titled “Work, Gender, and Sexual Harassment on the Frontlines of Commercial Travel: A…

The Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School today announced the appointment of six fellows who will join the Institute virtually this fall semester. The incoming fellows bring diverse…

For the first time in its history, the Harvard College Debating Union recently won the title of No. 1 Club of the Year becoming the top-ranked team in the nation,…

John Cowles Professor of Sociology Orlando Patterson was awarded the the honor of the Order of Merit (OM) this month. No more than two persons can be awarded the OM…

In an effort to combat the discrimination that has intensified with COVID-19, educate children about the origin of the virus, and the precautionary measures necessary to stay safe, the Harvard…

Racism in America has been the subject of serious scholarship for decades. In that time, Harvard University Press (HUP) has had the honor of publishing some of the most influential…

Harvard undergraduates may be learning remotely this fall, but they will have many opportunities to connect with community groups and schools in the Greater Boston area through the Mindich Program…

New research from Harvard’s Growth Lab finds a direct link between a country’s incoming business travel and the growth of new and existing industries. The findings, published in the journal…

The Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art would like to serve as a “living archive” of important ephemera surrounding this moment by collecting protest posters, circulated artist zines,…

Making Caring Common — a project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that supports young people’s moral and civic development — has launched a new, nonpartisan voter mobilization and…

The Growth Lab, which works with countries to identify obstacles to growth and propose targeted policy solutions to address them, has been conducting applied research in Albania for the past seven years.…

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced that Howard Gardner is the winner of the 2020 Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award for outstanding achievement and success in…

In a period of unprecedented challenges for journalism, Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation has selected an innovative and distinguished group of journalists for its 2020-21 fellowship class and has created new…

The Center on the Developing Child announced on July 15 that four doctoral students have been awarded Science and Innovation Fellowships for 2020-2021. Each Fellow will receive a grant to…

Ron Witte has been appointed as professor in residence of architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) effective July 1. Witte is currently a visiting professor at GSD and was…

Nine Harvard researchers have received nearly $1 million in fast-tracked funds from the National Science Foundation for seven coronavirus research projects focused on aspects of the pandemic ranging from the…

The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative recently announced its fourth class of mayors. Forty mayors from across the U.S. were selected to participate in the program, designed to equip city leaders…

Harvard Management Company (HMC)  announced this week that Eric Doppstadt, vice president and chief investment officer of the Ford Foundation, has been elected to serve on the company’s board of…

The Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants, Great Americans this week, honoring 38 naturalized citizens who enrich and strengthen the United States through their…

The Harvard Innovation Labs announced this week that applications are open for Launch Lab X GEO, a virtual accelerator designed to help Harvard alumni-led ventures grow from pre-seed-stage startups to sustainable, disruptive businesses with real-world impact.  “Since introducing Launch…

On June 24, more than 50 student organizations across Harvard University announced their pledge to register, engage, and turn out 100 percent of voter eligible members ahead of Election Day…

Just months after opening his first restaurant in Jamaica Plain, Chef Ernie Campbell has expanded his famous Jamaica Mi Hungry restaurant to Allston. The Jamaica Mi Hungry pop-up is now…