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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

The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press

The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard Medalists

Four people honored for extraordinary service to the University

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Horizons Spotlights Nine Scholars

Emerging doctoral research on COVID-19, military model villages, children at risk, and more

by Max J. Krupnick

Larry Bacow’s Parting Push

Allston, higher-education outreach, and free speech make for a busy conclusion to the twenty-ninth president’s Mass Hall tenure.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Health Benefits of Owning a Pet

Animal companions help their owners live longer, happier lives.

by Nancy Walecki

Ken Griffin’s Naming Gift for the Graduate School

Prominent donor further supports Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Alumni Day Speaker Announced

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly will address alumni June 2.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Building a Better World

MASS Design’s healing architecture

by Mark Travis

Archibald Henry Grimke

Brief life of a Black Harvard Law School graduate: 1849-1930

by Kerri K. Greenidge

Plumbing the Deep Sea

Peter Girguis probes life on the ocean floor.

by Veronique Greenwood