Demoltion work on 60 Oxford Street | Photograph by Jim Harrison
Interior demolition work proceeded during the summer at 60 Oxford Street, formerly a Harvard computer facility, as it is completely renovated into the new home for the quantum science and engineering doctoral program, approved in 2021 (see harvard.mag.com/quantum/phd-21). The interdisciplinary effort involves research and teaching (graduate and undergraduate) in quantum physics, materials science, photonics, computer science, chemistry, and related fields.
A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.
Amid contract negotations, two unions are discussing a joint walkout this fall.
Professor Cornell William Brooks and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts hold a lively debate on DEI and Project 2025.
In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
