International

Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.

Trump Administration Expands Harvard Student Visa Vetting

State Department tells officials to screen social media, flag private accounts as suspicious.  

by Nina Pasquini

Looking for Global-Health Answers

A Harvard summer program provides a “lexicon” for healthcare professionals.

by Brandon J. Dixon

The “Global Chemical Experiment”

Elsie Sunderland traces the flows of human pollutants in the oceans. They come back to bite us.

by Courtney Humphries

He Has Made the World a Safer Place

A symposium honors a scientist who championed biological and chemical weapons control.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Geopolitical Windfall?

The United States is finally in a position of energy dominance, but its ability to harness this boom is fraught with challenges.  

by Oset Babür

Samuel Huntington, Prophet

A memorial minute on the eminent political scientist

by John S. Rosenberg

Botanizing in the “Mother of Gardens”

The hunt for rare plants in China  

by Jonathan Shaw

Eye on the Cosmos

The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe

by Jonathan Shaw

Making Global Local

Greater Boston’s cultural centers offer a lot more than language classes.

by Nell Porter-Brown

“Vietnam” on PBS: The Crimson Connection

Harvard experts provide access to Vietnamese sources on the war.

by John S. Rosenberg

Sunil Amrith

The Bay of Bengal is central for this South Asia scholar.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield