Top leaders of a global consulting firm longed to add more women to its partner ranks, if women would just put in the hours necessary to compete. But mothers would…

The 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, raised a record $1.4 million in support of the theater’s artistic,…

On April 4 and 5, Harvard students, faculty, and staff, along with nearly 40 undergraduate students from across the country, will meet for the 2019 Engaged Scholarship & Social Justice…

Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will host Vision & Justice, a landmark two-day creative convening that will explore the role of the arts in the construction of citizenship,…

Clinicians and public health practitioners should start considering the concept of flourishing when examining patients and assessing population-level health trends, according to a new Viewpoint article in JAMA, authored by…

It takes transformational leadership to inspire individuals to sacrifice the comforts of the here and now for the benefits of the there and then. That was the central message of…

Leadership requires vision. The idea itself is not new, but as circumstances change, so, too, does the vision required. Former Delaware Governor Jack Markell summed up this idea in a…

Proposed changes in how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assesses the health risks of fine particulate matter, a form of air pollution that has been linked to an array of…

When we look at the way we live on our planet, there are ethical issues all around us: racism, inequality, migration, conflict and peace. To examine these issues, Harvard Divinity…

Some of the most important medications doctors have at their disposal have been rendered ineffective by parasites, viruses, and bacteria that have evolved resistance against them, and the problem is…

Harvard’s first exhibition of works produced in art workshops for people with disabilities (and only the second devoted to self-taught artists) “Eye Eye Nose Mouth: Art, Disability, and Mental Illness…

Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD) has launched an Experts-in-Residence (XIR) program, creating a powerful new resource for Harvard faculty and researchers to accelerate startup formation and support the commercialization…

The 2019 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting was awarded Tuesday to J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez of the Dallas Morning News, for their series “Pain and Profit.” In reporting…

The home remodeling market in the U.S. expanded by more than 50 percent since the end of the Great Recession, according to Improving America’s Housing 2019, a new report released…

On March 12, Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced that William (Bill) M. Lewis Jr. ’78, M.B.A. ’82 has been elected to serve on the company’s board of directors. Lewis is…

Democrats and Republicans are more divided today than at almost any other time in United States history. According to a 2018 survey, when asked to describe members of the opposite political party, 61…

If you’re talking to a person who’s skeptical about climate change, should you argue with them about scientific evidence? Maybe not, says Aaron Bernstein, co-director of the Center for Climate,…

It’s estimated that about 12 million people in the U.S. are misdiagnosed in outpatient care every year. And that’s a very conservative estimate, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of…

The research paper titled “Risks to Patient Privacy: A Re-identification of Patients in Maine and Vermont Statewide Hospital Data,” reveals that patients’ personal records in hospitals can still be re-identified…

Using artistic tools like music, storytelling, photos, and multimedia could be a powerful way to promote healing as well as social justice. That was the message at a recent Harvard…

John Palfrey ’94, J.D. ’01, a respected educator, author, legal scholar, and innovator with expertise in how new media is changing learning, education, and other institutions, will serve as the…

Walking down a dark alley, you might quicken your pace or even break out into a run — even if there is nothing there to harm you. Your instinct to…

Many years before Uber and Lyft, there were jitney cabs: ride-share services created by and for black Americans discriminated against by taxi companies. It was a business idea that originated…

Nearly half of all childhood cancers are not being diagnosed globally, according to a new modeling study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study found that,…

On Feb. 7 and 8, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) hosted a delegation of 20 guests from China in a cultural and culinary exchange called Food Forward, focused on sharing…

As entrepreneurial rocket companies come closer to shooting the first space tourist into the void, perhaps even this year, another reality is dawning: It’s tough to launch. Up until now,…

Juan Manuel Santos, the former president of the Republic of Colombia and Nobel laureate, will deliver the graduation address to the Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2019, Dean Douglas Elmendorf…

Thanks to greenhouse gases, the Earth’s climate is changing. One of the main sources of these gases is business. However, business is also the main source of new products, services,…