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When Code Meets Canvas

In brushstrokes and bytes, a symposium at Harvard explores data, perception, and art.

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Judge Orders NIH to Restore Grants

Ruling likely won’t affect most of Harvard’s research cuts. 

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Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Travel Ban for Harvard’s International Students

A longer-term decision is expected within a week.

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Isaac Kohlberg

Isaac Kohlberg to Step Down as Head of Harvard Technology Development

Partnerships and licensing office could become more critical as funding cuts loom

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Features | July-August 2025

The Standoff: Harvard’s Future in the Balance

Introducing a guide to the issues, players, and stakes 

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12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit

Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University 

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Right Now | July-August 2025

Can Citrus Stave Off Depression?

A research study digs into the gut microbiome.

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John Harvard's Journal
July-August 2025

Agree to Disagree

The Undergraduate asks if intellectualism is really on life support.

Matt Levine

University People
July-August 2025

Making Money Funny

Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column

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Features
July-August 2025

The Professor Who Quantified Democracy

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

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Features
July-August 2025

Celebrating Integrity

Harvard passes a test of its values, yet challenges loom.

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Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants

Politico | 6.18.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Trump Administration Expands Harvard Student Visa Vetting

The Banks Are Re-Tranching

Bloomberg | 6.8.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Making Money Funny

Judge’s order protecting Harvard’s foreign students extended at least a week

The Boston Globe | 6.16.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Travel Ban for Harvard’s International Students

I’m a Vaccine Expert. Here’s What Keeps Me Up at Night About Kennedy’s Policies.

The New York Times | 6.11.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Where the Grass Is Greener and How Measles Destroys Immune Memories

‘Have we no shame?’ Federal judge declares NIH grant terminations ‘void and illegal.’

The Boston Globe | 6.16.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Research on Hold and At Risk

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

Tech Explore | 6.12.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Making the Public Record Public and Harvard's Googled Library

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Harvard in the headlines

Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants

Politico | 6.18.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Trump Administration Expands Harvard Student Visa Vetting

The Banks Are Re-Tranching

Bloomberg | 6.8.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Making Money Funny

Judge’s order protecting Harvard’s foreign students extended at least a week

The Boston Globe | 6.16.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Travel Ban for Harvard’s International Students

I’m a Vaccine Expert. Here’s What Keeps Me Up at Night About Kennedy’s Policies.

The New York Times | 6.11.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Where the Grass Is Greener and How Measles Destroys Immune Memories

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Harvard in the headlines

Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants

Politico | 6.18.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Trump Administration Expands Harvard Student Visa Vetting

The Banks Are Re-Tranching

Bloomberg | 6.8.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Making Money Funny

Judge’s order protecting Harvard’s foreign students extended at least a week

The Boston Globe | 6.16.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Travel Ban for Harvard’s International Students

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Right Now
March-April 2022

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

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Features
March-April 2024

How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

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Right Now
March-April 2023

The Senior Housing Shortfall

As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”

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Features
March-April 2024

Winthrop Bell: Harvard Philosopher, MI6 Spy, and Early Forecaster of the Holocaust

Brief life of a philosopher and spy: 1884-1965

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University People
March-April 2023

Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph

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Montage
March-April 2023

Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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Features
March-April 2023

Inner Senses

Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.

Harvard Squared
March-April 2022

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.