Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
U.S. Appeals Court Preserves NIH Research Funding
The court made permanent an injunction preventing caps on reimbursement for overhead costs.
Presiding during the Pandemic
President Bacow on pandemic and academic Harvard
News Briefs
A natural- and artificial-intelligence initiative, Allston agita, shopping week, reckonings on visual culture and “denaming”
Omnibus Omicron Intelligence
Harvard Medical School experts on viral evolution, vaccines, the immune system—and what’s next
Epstein-Barr Virus Implicated as Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
Harvard researchers uncover powerful association between EBV and MS, raising hopes for prevention or a cure.
Your Brain on Exercise
The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.
Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute
A 15-year investment in biomedical and applied science research
Harvard National Academy of Medicine Members
Newly elected members include a dozen Harvard faculty affiliates.
Life After Brain Injury
Alumna Carolyn Gold on finding a “new self” after West Nile encephalitis
Can Slime Molds Think?
A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools