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Harvard Board of Overseers and HAA Candidates

Candidates for the Board of Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) elected directors

Sasha the Harvard Police Dog

Sasha, the police dog of Harvard University

by Nina Pasquini

Civil War American Writer and Abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier

Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln. 

by Nell Porter-Brown

The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and Alumni Events

The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and all activities.

The Evolution of Human Fathers

Exploring the evolutionary biology of human fathers as caretakers

by Richard G. Bribiescas

Can Plants Sequester Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?

The world’s forests impound carbon below ground, a Harvard scientist shows, but for how long?

by Jonathan Shaw

How are Harvard's Admissions Changing?

The class of 2028—plus admissions policy concerning diversity, standardized tests, and legacies

by John S. Rosenberg

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. 

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Degree Honorands Connected through the Wright Brothers

Three honorands connected in time through Wilbur and Orville Wright, the fathers of aviation

by Primus VI

Off the Shelf

Nicholas Kristof reporting, why voting matters, becoming famous, and more in books

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.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history