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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Four people perform a balancing act in a forest, with two standing on shoulders.

An Acrobat Takes Flight

Anna Soltys Morse and the art of hand-to-hand flying

by Lydialyle Gibson

As a singer and songwriter, Claudia García performs mariachi-inspired Latin fusion music.

Mexican Soul

How Claudia García got “mariachi fever”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Phil Caruso with two Afghan translators

Harvard Graduates Leave No One Behind

The U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over—but promises remain unfulfilled.

by Jacob Sweet

Portrait of Alumni Association executive director Philip W. Lovejoy

Change at the Top

Philip Lovejoy to retire as Harvard Alumni Association executive director

by John S. Rosenberg

Ballots, Please

The Board of Overseers and Alumni Association elected director slates

Harvard undergraduates standing happily in Commencement regalia

Harvard Commencement 2022

Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations

Efficiency and Productivity in the Academy

The gains and losses from changes in Commencement and “shopping week”

Illustration of an eye superimposed on iconography from the national flag of China

Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage

Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.

by Daniel Oberhaus

Illustration showing different quality masks with different levels of exposure to pathogens indicated by red dots on the masks

How the Pandemic Killed the Uninfected

COVID-19’s toll on black patients extends to those who never got the virus.

by Erin O’Donnell

Illustration of a floating particle of the virus that causes Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the mosquito vector, and bird, horse, and human hosts

Decoding the Alphviruses

New research identifies the cellular receptors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and two related viruses.

by Jonathan Shaw