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Harvard Augments Financial Aid—and Girds for Austerity

Dean Hopi Hoekstra details Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ priorities.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Responds to Protests

Smaller campus actions draw administrative and online responses.

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Announces Hiring Freeze

Amid funding uncertainties, the University prepares for austerity

by Max J. Krupnick

Roche to Be Tenant in Allston

First lease for Harvard’s commercial enterprise zone

by Jonathan Shaw

How Measles Causes Immune Amnesia

Michael Mina explains “immune amnesia” and the lasting impact of infection.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Harvard Startup on Shark Tank

How a Business School graduate uses AI to preserve family history

by Olivia Farrar

Surgeon Atul Gawande Named Harvard Alumni Day Speaker

Writer, public health leader will address alumni on June 6

by Max J. Krupnick

It’s Academic (and Other Harvard Concerns)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences focuses on class attendance, grades—and wider worries about “uncomfortable” threats to academia.

by John S. Rosenberg

Crypto—To Regulate or Not?

The former director of Harvard’s fintech lab reflects on the future of digital assets.

by Olivia Farrar

Caring for Your Heart

Harvard panel on advances in cardiac risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment

by Jonathan Shaw

Abraham Verghese Named Harvard Commencement Speaker

Physician and author will address the graduation exercises May 29.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Slavery Descendants Program: What’s Next?

After researchers are laid off, an official reiterates commitment to University project.

by Lydialyle Gibson