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A series of medical experts gathered around a table at Harvard's Chan School, discussing the issue of cancer misinformation online.

The “Wild West” of Cancer Misinformation Online

At Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health, experts discuss web and social media cancer misinformation

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Medical School

At Risk

Severe threats to Harvard’s finances—and academic mission—in the new political landscape

Sunlit library room at the Boston Atheneum

The New Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard 2025 Overseer and HAA Directed Slates

This year’s governing board and  alumni association candidates

Wooden pillars with curved metal hooks arranged in an outdoor installation.

Harvard Sculptor Justin Peyser on Finding Sanctuary

Probing the concepts of territory and sanctuary.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Illustration of Lewis and Clark Expedition artifacts at Peabody Museum

Short Headlines from Harvard History Spring 2025

From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

A black-and-white portrait of a smiling person with wavy hair, wearing a beaded necklace.

Defeating the Darkness

After decades of mystery, a family reunion

by Brian Palmer

Detail from the middle panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights”

Recent Publications Harvard Authors Spring 2025

Artmaking under duress, designing the UN HQ, Booker White’s blues, and more

Portrait of Walter E. Fernald c. 1910

Harvard Pioneer in Care for the Intellectually Disabled

From enlightened care for the intellectually disabled, to eugenics, and back

by Alex Green

Buildings under construction on the enterprise research campus

Harvard Land Development Plans for Allston

Harvard presents its 10-year plan for institutional development in Allston.

by Jonathan Shaw

yellow palm warbler on a branch

Spring Activities Around Harvard Square

Celebrating the season with the Trustees

by Nell Porter-Brown

Toussaint Miller in a dark sweater plays the trumpet on stage with eyes closed.

Music and Medicine

Toussaint Miller explores the healing power of art.


by Lydialyle Gibson