American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced on Thursday that it will produce the North American premiere of the West End hit “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” to conclude its 2024/25 season. The “uplifting” (British Vogue), “fresh, funny, ironic, and moving” (The Observer) acclaimed new musical about new beginnings and seeing the world through…

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB) celebrated the launch of the Percy Lavon Julian Prize Lecture on March 3, with an address by the inaugural lecturer Paula Hammond, Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This prize lectureship pays homage to Percy Lavon Julian, A.M. ’23, an African American chemist and…

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Paola Arlotta, with this year’s Momentum Award. Arlotta is the Golub Family Professor of the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a member at the Broad Institute. She will present her research during the ISSCR 2025…

Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced today that Martín Escobari ’94, MBA ’98, has been elected to join its board of directors.

Victor Seow, Ph.D. ’14, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, has received the Sarton Prize for the History of Science. The award, established by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999, recognizes his “exceptional promise and distinguished accomplishments as an emerging scholar in the field.” “The history of science is filled…

“HBS launched the Executive Fellows program in 2020 to provide an avenue by which experienced business leaders and practitioners can contribute to the School’s mission in a variety of meaningful ways,” said Professor Len Schlesinger, chair of the program.

The term “psychedelics” can conjure surreal images of mind-altering journeys through a mystical realm that connects the body to the soul and the soul to divinity. Dreamlike visions can pave the way for healing and transcendence, something Indigenous communities have understood for centuries. But only in the last decade did a “psychedelic renaissance” emerge in…

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) announced it is now accepting new proposals for forming Scholarly Working Groups (SWG) in Global Health from faculty across Harvard and its affiliated hospitals. The program aims to create a collaborative environment to promote inter-faculty gatherings where faculty can explore or accelerate research areas in topics critical to the advancement of…

The Harvard Choruses will perform a world premiere of “American Jezebel: The Trial of Anne Hutchinson” Saturday, an opera that tells the story of Puritan midwife and theologian  Anne Hutchinson. The opera dramatizes a turbulent chapter of Boston history, where politics, sex, religion, and power collide. At its heart is Hutchinson’s and John Winthrop’s clash…

In celebration of Women’s Week, a new exhibition will feature eight portraits from alumni Stephen Coit ’71 and Robert Shetterly ’69. “Seeing Each Other: A Conversation Between the Harvard Foundation Portraiture Project and Americans Who Tell the Truth,” opens to all on March 3 at Cabot House. “This event marks a historic moment for the…

Roxane Gay doesn’t get tired of engaging with readers on a variety of topics, but she’s ready to stop defining feminism. The author and social commentator opened up about her career, writing process, and what motivates her during the Harvard College Women’s Center’s annual Schmertzler Leadership Seminar on Feb. 12. “It’s 2025, if you don’t…

Davóne Tines ’09, acclaimed operatic bass-baritone, will be the recipient of the 2025 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard University President Alan Garber at a spring ceremony in May during the Harvard Arts Festival. “Davóne has reshaped the field of opera, expanding representation, diversifying stories, integrating new music genres, framing opera as a…

Professor Marcella Alsan and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy have awarded 28 students up to $5,000 each.

The Environment and Natural Resources Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs announced on Monday that ChemFORWARD is the 2024 winner of the Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership. Through collaborations with consumer product manufacturers, retailers, chemical suppliers, NGOs, and trade groups, ChemFORWARD compiles and maintains a repository of verified…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard is pleased to announce the spring 2025 recipients of the Kempner Undergraduate Research Experience (KURE). KURE awards Harvard undergraduate students funding for term-time research supervised by Kempner-affiliated faculty during the fall and spring semesters of the academic year.  Eighteen students were awarded…

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) announced its third annual Global Health Symposium will take place at Harvard University  April 10-11. Centered on the theme “Delivering on the Promise of Health Equity,” the symposium will bring together experts from across the globe and from within Harvard University to discuss some of the most pressing issues around global health. The…

On a frigid January afternoon, students, faculty, staff, and alumni from Harvard Divinity School and Harvard College stepped carefully around the ice and snow surrounding Walden Pond. Accompanied only by a phone camera and a spirit of open curiosity, they were invited to explore two reflection prompts as part of “Thinking Through Photography,” a workshop…

The Harvard Kennedy School’s Malcolm Wiener Center and Reimagining the Economy Project welcome Dr. Heather Boushey and Dr. Todd Tucker.

With bold brush strokes and vivid blues set against bright whites, Arturo Deza’s paintings, now on display at the Kempner Institute, are a testament to the idea that meaning, both in science and in art, often emerges in unforeseen ways.  As a professional neuroscientist and artist, Deza combines his expertise in the science of vision…

The Salata Institute, founded in 2022, is driving Harvard research to develop and promote solutions to the toughest climate challenges. Today, the institute announces a new advisory board with the experience, networks, insight, and resources to significantly accelerate this work. The founding board members will be joined in the coming months and years by additional leaders from…

The Vilcek Foundation announced the 2025 recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Literary Scholarship on Feb. 3. Alphonse Fletcher University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was named as this year’s honoree. The award, which recognizes leaders with a profound impact on society and contributions to the fields of arts, sciences, and humanities, comes…

Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s prime minister (2015-2019), who rose to power on an anti-austerity platform during an acute stage of the Eurocrisis, has been appointed as a short-term, resident Policy Fellow of Harvard University’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) and The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) during the spring 2025 academic term. “We…

The Mittal Institute is pleased to announce its first recipients of the Faculty Climate Research Grants. These grants are designed to foster deeper scholarly engagement on climate change in South Asia, catalyze the creation of new knowledge, and contribute to the development of sustainable solutions. Projects focused on three main research categories: energy transition and energy policy;…

Professor Na “Lina” Li has received the 2024 IEEE Control Systems Society Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize. The Winkour Family Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Li was honored for “fundamental contributions to control, learning, and optimization of cyber-physical systems and application to biomedical and energy…

Harvard is cranking up the fun this winter as Ice Bumper Cars whiz onto the Science Center Plaza. Join us for zigzagging, bumping, and spinning alongside your friends, fellow students, or even brave passersby! It’s the newest addition to Harvard’s popular WinterFest program which also features fire pits, outdoor games, and music! Take a ride…

Harvard College student Eliot Hodges ’25 of Denver has been named one of 16 Churchill Scholars for the 2025-26 academic year, the Winston Churchill Foundation announced this month.  The Churchill Scholarship funds one year of master’s study in science, math, or engineering at the University of Cambridge. Hodges will pursue a one-year M.A.St. in pure…