University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Agrees to $53 Million Settlement in Body Parts Theft Case
The University will compensate families of those whose remains were sold and establish a scholarship to honor anatomical donors.
The Happiness Revolutionary
Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.
Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain
Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.
How Coupons Keep Drugs Costly
Pharmaceutical companies subsidize the cost of their drugs to keep prices high.
Hybrid Work’s Sweet Spot
A business school study finds hybrid workers generate more novel and useful information.
Admissions on Trial
The Supreme Court hears the Harvard and UNC admissions cases.
Black Ink—and Red
A huge budget surplus, but a down year for the endowment
Allston Performing Arts Center Planned
The project will also include Harvard housing.
An Exchange of Violence
On the “exit wounds” of America’s gun industry in Mexico
Sarah Karmon to Lead Alumni Association
An HAA veteran will succeed Philip Lovejoy as executive director.
Three New University Professors
Catherine Dulac, Robert J. Sampson, and Arlene Sharpe receive highest faculty appointment