University News

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

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

by Olivia Farrar

Dunster House designs, benefits cost, primate care penalties

Dunster House redesign, the University’s benefits costs, primate-care penalties, spatiotemporal thinking, and more

An update on Harvard in Allston

An update on Harvard’s expanding campus

Harvard College House renewal swing space

Renovating the Inn at Harvard for student swing space as College House renewal scales up

Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative

“Third-stage” learners using a novel Harvard curriculum engage social challenges.

by John S. Rosenberg

Understanding big data leads to insights, efficiencies, and saved lives

Information science promises to change the world.

by Jonathan Shaw

March-April 2014 cryptic puzzle by John de Cuevas

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52.

Harvard symposium on global oncology considers cancer in the developing world

A symposium focuses on cancer treatment in the developing world.

Radcliffe's Tony Horwitz travels the Keystone XL pipeline

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Radcliffe Institute Fellow reports on a road trip.

Harvard squash teams win Ivy titles

Heading to nationals, men's and women's teams undefeated

HarvardX for Alumni to be launched in March

HarvardX for Alumni to be launched in March