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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention
The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.
Can Plants Sequestering Carbon Slow Climate Change?
How long will the world’s forests impound carbon below ground?
Homelessness Is a Crisis of Public Health
In our fragmented system, loss of housing leads to mental and physical deterioration. Some new initiatives aim to connect the remedies.
Brief Harvard News
Commencement speaker, new Corporation Fellows, and more
How is Artificial Intelligence Being Taught at Harvard?
A new Harvard course on artificial intelligence teaches students how to use the tool responsibly.
Sasha the Harvard Police Dog
Sasha, the police dog of Harvard University
Private Equity in Medicine and the Quality of Care
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
Portfolio Diet May Reduce Long-Term Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke, Harvard Researchers Find
A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms.
Letters from our readers
Leadership crisis, Israel and Gaza, “Undergraduate” Insights
Making the Public Record Public
Harvard legal database released
How to Reduce AI’s Energy Consumption
The case for maximizing AI models’ efficiency—not size