University News

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

From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts

How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart

by Olivia Farrar

Allston Agonistes

Rising political challenges to Harvard’s commercial development plans

by Jonathan Shaw

A Course for the Commercial Space Age

First-of-its-kind class at HBS examines the economic future of space exploration

by Nancy Walecki

Building Native Nations

A Harvard Kennedy School course tackles governance in sovereign Indian territories.

by Juliet Isselbacher

An Expansive Vision for the Future of Teaching and Learning

Post-pandemic, what Harvard might try in classrooms, course design, and global education

by John S. Rosenberg

Tracy K. Smith to Speak at Harvard Alumni Day

An alumna and faculty member at a new Harvard tradition

by Nell Porter-Brown

Are We Entering a Second Cold War?

A discussion of Russia’s invasion—and how it can end

by Jacob Sweet

Amending Undergraduate Academics

Reconsidering Harvard’s shopping week, double concentrations, and more

by John S. Rosenberg

“No Limits” to China-Russia Relations?

How the Ukraine invasion might affect Russia’s ties with its neighbor 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Newell and Weld Boat Houses Scheduled for Major Renovation

Comprehensive modernization to begin this year

by John S. Rosenberg

Civil Rights Attorney Sherrilyn Ifill to Receive 2022 Radcliffe Medal

The educator and lawyer receives the Institute’s highest honor.

by Jacob Sweet