Latest News
Treasure in the Genome’s Trash
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard often grabs headlines for its discoveries about the genetics underlying such diseases as cancer, heart...
Markers, Male and Female
Genetic tests have limits, even as tools for tracing ancient migrations. Because men don’t move around as much as women do in patriarchal...
Garden Refuge
The Dumbarton Oaks gardens—formal gardens in the European tradition, but with a distinctively American flavor that acknowledges their...
Site Seeing
What’s up, what’s down, and what’s under construction....
A New Radcliffe Room
The College Club of Boston, 117 years old, calls itself the oldest such women’s club in America. Radcliffe was represented among the 19...
Solar Sculptor
Michael Kapetan’s sundials don’t do “clock time”...
Centennial Salute
One hundred years ago, Henry Lee Higginson, class of 1855, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and donor of Soldiers Field and other gifts...
Harvard Puzzle #28
Clever creations of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52
Radcliffe Institute Dean Appointed
President Drew Faust on April 28 appointed Higgins professor of natural sciences Barbara J. Grosz, a Harvard faculty member since 1986...
A Giant's Gift: David Rockefeller gives $100 million for undergraduate education
Reflecting the convergence of his own lifelong interests and current Harvard priorities, the gift will support two broad initiatives...
Update: Harvard Medical International Transfers to Partners
Harvard Medical International (HMI), an international medical-consulting arm of Harvard Medical School (HMS), officially changed hands this week...
Task Force Seeks to Enhance Cambridge Campus
President Drew Faust on April 24 appointed a University steering committee to explore improvements in Harvard’s Cambridge campus...