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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

Harvard Harpist Creates Album of Women's Compositions

Harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson’s extended reach

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research

Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research

by Jonathan Shaw

From Harvard-Trained Architect to Miniature Diorama Builder

Fred Gevalt’s astonishing and intricate diorama

by Craig Lambert

The Needs of Dementia Caregivers

What it's like to look after a loved one with dementia

by Lydialyle Gibson

Teaching T-Cells to Kill Cancer

Teaching T-cells to kill cancer—and other feats of biomedical science

by Veronique Greenwood

Harvard Pioneering Mammalogist Barbara Lawrence

Brief life of an intrepid mammalogist: 1909-1997

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Fiscal Year 2024 Finances

Annual Harvard financial results, and a look at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ fisc and professoriate

by Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg

Brief News around Harvard January-February 2025

Nobel honorands, institutional voice, civil discourse, Rhodes Scholars, and more

Reassessing Punishments for Misdemeanors

In more misdemeanor cases, prosecutors should decline to proceed from the start.

by Max J. Krupnick

Sustainability and Food Production in Africa

Improved agricultural practices could cut methane emissions to zero.

by Nina Pasquini