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Neural-Network Pioneer Yann LeCun on AI and Physics

The physics department confers its Loeb lectureship on an influential non-physicist.

by Drew Pendergrass

Ask a Harvard Professor with Staci Gruber

This episode of Harvard Magazine’s podcast, Ask a Harvard Professor, explores the chemical constituents of marijuana and the effects of the plant’s components on human health.

Lowell House Renovations: An Inside Look

Historic Lowell House’s renovations bring a mixture of old and new, painstakingly refurbished and constructed.

by Jacob Sweet

2019 Harvard Football Season Outlook

Prospects, rules changes, a Rose Bowl centennial, pro players, a return from a shattering injury—and a tragic loss

by Dick Friedman

Ask a Harvard Professor with Lawrence Lessig

The first episode of Harvard Magazine’s new podcast, Ask a Harvard Professor, delves into academic corruption, and why “doing good can make you bad.”

Harvard Reviews Sexual Harassment Reporting

President Bacow commissions an external review in the wake of the Jorge Domínguez case.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Reviews Athletics

Dean Claudine Gay focuses on student experience, sports culture, and strategic planning.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Bacow Morning Prayers Free Speech

President Bacow, at Morning Prayers, and deans, welcoming students, open the semester by addressing community values in a time of divisive discourse.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard College Debuts Gen Ed

The College’s required curriculum relaunches with dozens of new experiential, case-based courses.

by Nina Pasquini

Convocation 2019

First-year Convocation for the class of 2023

by Nina Pasquini

There’s (Still) No Gay Gene

Genes seem to play a role in determining sexual orientation, but it’s small, uncertain, and complicated.

by Bennett McIntosh

Harvard Business Law, Schools Prepare Entering Students

Harvard professional schools help their incoming students thrive. 

by John S. Rosenberg