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A Slavery Database, New HMC Leadership, and Other Harvard Headlines

A roundup of University news from the spring of 2026

Which Harvard Architecture Stands the Test of Time?

In a sea of red brick, the Science Center and Peabody Terrace make their mark.

by Primus VI

Why Boston Loves Country Music

Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift.

by Claire Zulkey

Discoveries: Short Takes on Cutting-Edge Research

Growing liver implants, mapping the sense of smell, and journalism at risk

by Jonathan Shaw

Peek Inside the American Repertory Theater’s New Home

The Goel Center in Allston will open for performances in the fall of 2026.

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

The Year Harvard Scrapped Maid Service

Until the 1950s, professionals cleaned up after students in the dorms.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Honors Its Oldest Alumni

At 97 and 101, Linda Cabot Black ’51 and William “Bill” Dubey ’46 led the way on Alumni Day.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Don’t Be A ‘Solo Superhero,’ Jonny Kim Tells Harvard Alumni

The astronaut, doctor, and Navy SEAL delivered keynote remarks on Alumni Day.

by Schuyler Velasco

Shakespeare and Stephen King Have a Lot in Common

Shakespeare scholar Caroline Bicks studies horror and fear in literature. 

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard College Dean Deming Launches Podcast

In interviews, he traces his guests’ circuitous routes to success.

by Laurel M. Shugart