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Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

John Harvard statue beneath a large American flag outside of University Hall

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

At yesterday’s conference, Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor of global health and social medicine, spoke about how the Ebola outbreak exposed the need to raise the standard of basic medical care in West Africa. Farmer said that “low aspirations” are “the poison we have to work against.”

HMS Ebola conference emphasizes importance of basic supportive care

At a Harvard Medical School conference, experts discussed lessons from the epidemic.

by Sophia Nguyen

President Drew Faust

Harvard President Drew Faust on Selma

President Faust on the Selma march for voting rights

by John S. Rosenberg

Wien professor of drama and of English and comparative literature Martin Puchner, who has directed development of the proposal on the theater concentration

Harvard advances theater concentration

An undergraduate concentration in “theater, dance, and media” comes into focus.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard College honor code

Implementing Harvard College’s honor code

Basal forebrain GABA parvalbumin neurons play a key role in triggering the synchronized rhythms that characterize conscious thought.

Harvard researchers have found neurons that that play a role in consciousness

A newly identified group of neurons that play a role in consciousness may have implications for the treatment of schizophrenia.

by Laura Levis

J. Michael McGinnis, keynote speaker at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health symposium on the report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Dietary guidelines change with respect to fats, cholesterol, meat and sugar

Changes to guidelines for fats, cholesterol, meat, and sugar are among the highlights

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard University president Drew Faust and Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh participate in a community art project at the opening of the Ed Portal’s new building in Allston.

Harvard-Allston Education Portal opens new building on Western Avenue

The Harvard-Allston Education Portal opens in new space at 224 Western Avenue.

by Stephanie Garlock

Former Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, J.D. ’82

Deval L. Patrick Named Harvard’s 2015 Commencement Speaker

A first-generation Harvardian, the former Massachusetts governor will be “welcomed home” on May 28.

Homi Bhaba, conference organizer and director of the Mahindra Humanities Center, led off the symposium at the First Church in Cambridge on February 12.

Panelists discuss legacy of World War I for Harvard’s Mellon Seminar on Violence

Scholars gathered by the Mahindra Humanities Center examine the wounds left by “the war to end all wars.”

by Sophia Nguyen

The Continuum residential and retail project at Barry’s Corner (see photo position A on map)

Allston ready for academic expansion

After years of planning, significant development in Allston is imminent.

by Jonathan Shaw