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Forecasting Data Centers’ Demand
Before a data center is built, Francesca Dominici and Le Xie aim to predict costs to the grid, the air, and the neighbors next door.
What Makes a Fact, According to a Harvard Social Scientist
Sheila Jasanoff has spent her career studying how societies produce knowledge, evaluate expertise, and make decisions about technology.
Radcliffe Institute Dean Departs for Stanford
Tomiko Brown-Nagin has been named dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.
Harvard College Shutters Dudley Community, Lays Off Writing Center Director
FAS leaders say restructuring will be complete by mid-October.
International Students Capped at 4 Years
A new federal rule sparks uncertainty for graduate students.
Nieman Foundation Taps Henry Chu as Curator
The award-winning international journalist has served as interim curator since 2025.
Last Call in Cambridge
A summer of loosened liquor laws moved in an opposite direction from proposed changes to the city’s licensing rules—reviving a tension in regulatory history that predates either policy.
FAS Restructuring Layoffs Begin
College staff whose jobs will be changed or eliminated were notified this week.
A Harvard Choral Group Sings Again, 50 Years Later
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum reunites for a 50th anniversary tour around France.
Hillel International Withdraws a Brief Supporting Harvard
The organization said its amicus brief had not been reviewed internally.
Tara Menon’s Debut Novel Combines Friendship, Grief, and Climate Disaster
The popular Harvard English professor published Under Water this spring.
Dingman Named Harvard’s Interim Dean of Freshmen
The longtime administrator, who retired from the post in 2018, returns as the College reorganizes.