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Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard

The New York Times | 2.3.2026

Flu Is Relentless. Crispr Might Be Able to Shut It Down

Wired | 1.5.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: This Harvard Scientist Is Changing the Future of Genetic Diseases

Let the Arms Race Begin

The New York Times | 1.30.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Nuclear Treaties and the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict

An Academic and a Dealmaker Takes on the Challenge of Running Columbia

The New York Times | 1.27.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Peacemakers

Geopolitics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Foreign Affairs | 1.27.2026

What Science Tells Us About Arguing With Your Father-in-Law

The New York Times | 1.25.2026

How Venezuela Becomes a Quagmire

Foreign Affairs | 1.16.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Scholars Discuss Venezuela After Maduro and Meghan O'Sullivan discusses her new book, "Windfall," on energy policy

Trump pushes AI data centers, but the GOP is cool to one in Alabama

The Boston Globe | 1.27.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: How AI Could Be Raising Your Energy Bill and Green AI: Hype or Hope?

Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth

The New York Times | 1.27.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Will the U.S. Dollar Always Be So Powerful?

As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns

The New York Times | 1.2.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI