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Science Center to Become Zimmer Hall

Harvard will rename the building following a $100 million gift from Stuart Zimmer ’91.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Matt Freese ’22 Makes His World Cup Debut

The former economics concentrator brings his talent for crunching numbers to netminding.

by Olivia Farrar

Construction Proceeds on Harvard’s New Economics Building

Pritzker Hall, designed for collaboration, should be complete in 2027.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Robert Coles Was Most at Home on the Playground

A colleague remembers the late Harvard professor and child psychiatrist, who died this month.

by Alex Harris

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Readers Respond to Our Adaptations Survey

We asked people to share their favorite art adaptations. Here’s what they said.

Bill Rauch Is Having a (Jellicle) Ball

The Harvard Arts Medalist wants his smash-hit Cats revival to reach “as many young queer people” as possible.

by Schuyler Velasco

At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, Photos Reimagine Iranian History

Artist Azadeh Akhlaghi reconstructs moments of Iranian political upheaval in a series of meticulously staged images.

by Olivia Farrar

Humanoid Robots. Virtual Reality. Which Technologies Will Last?

Harvard Business School’s Andy Wu discusses far-out innovations.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Alumni Win Big at 2026 Tony Awards

Graduates John Lithgow, Bill Rauch, and Bess Wohl took home prizes on Sunday night.

by Schuyler Velasco

Peek Inside the American Repertory Theater’s New Home

The planned opening of the Goel Center in Allston for performances will be in spring of 2027.

by Schuyler Velasco

The Harvard Doctor Who Made Kidney Transplants Possible

Nobel Prize recipient Joseph E. Murray dedicated much of his career to organ transplant surgery.

by Diane Speare Triant