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Radcliffe Institute Announces 2026-2027 Fellows

Scholars will tap Harvard’s intellectual resources during the coming academic year.

by Olivia Farrar

Developments in greening Harvard, green cities research, and divestment debates

As debates continue over divestment, Harvard events highlight progress on campus sustainability and climate research.

Harvard Medical School campaign, Steve Ballmer gift

Funding medical research and education, Steve Ballmer boosts computer-science expansion, and arts and teacher-training initiatives

Harvard faculty object to cameras monitoring attendance

An experiment in monitoring students’ engagements with lectures runs afoul of faculty concerns about the sanctity of classrooms.

Harvard Undergraduate theater from a participant's perspective

An insider’s take on a major extracurricular interest

by Olivia Munk

Harvard wrestler Todd Preston works on NCAA dreams

Wrestler Todd Preston wins—from the bottom up.

by Stephanie Garlock

An update on Harvard men's basketball

Will Harvard men’s basketball live up to its pre-season billing?

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard athletes from 1963 to 2012 are celebrated in newly published "HB3"

Harvard sports stalwarts from 1963 to 2012 are celebrated in The Third H Book of Harvard Athletics

Small Companies Have an Innovation Edge, except perhaps in the energy space

Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.

by Erin O’Donnell

Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask

Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old

by Sophia Nguyen

Academic publishing and scholarly communication: a status report

The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication

by Craig Lambert