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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Paul Dudley White documentary possibility

A possible film about cardiologist Paul Dudley White

Harvard Commencement exercises 2020

Guidelines for this year’s May gala

Photo Recap: The 70th Annual Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year

Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.

by Kristina DeMichele

Diana Nelson named to Harvard Corporation

The former chair of Carlson Inc. has long been active in alumni affairs and in nonprofits focused on education, the arts, and children.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard Alumni Association club and SIG awardees

The HAA recognizes those who bolster Harvard clubs and SIGs.

Short-term increases in air pollution linked to several new diseases

Researchers studying 95 million Medicare records find new fine-particle impacts in the blood, gut, skin, kidneys, and other organs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Overseer and HAA director elections

The official 2020 slates

Leadership without good judgment undermines government legitimacy

The right to rule depends not only on the way power is gained, but how it is wielded.

by John A. Griffin

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

by Primus VI

Frontiers

A common plasticizer causes infertility, and fructose affects fat metabolism.