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
The Faculty Faces Its Future
Better results than expected during the pandemic, and a sweeping effort to plan for academic improvements
News Briefs
Legacies challenged, campus sustainability, affirmative-action litigation, and honored scientists
Brevia
No more Harvard Teacher Fellows, universities and slavery, and more
Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute
A 15-year investment in biomedical and applied science research
Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment
A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues
Moderna’s Vaccine More Effective than Pfizer’s
A head-to-head comparison in 440,000 vaccinated veterans finds Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective than Pfizer’s at preventing a range of COVID-19 outcomes.
Celebrating the Classes of ’20 and ’21
The coronavirus short-circuited their Commencement. Harvard plans a do-over.
After the Pandemic’s Peak
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ annual report portrays a good foundation for its academic future.
Harvard Arts and Sciences Future Plans
Post-pandemic, Harvard’s core faculty embraces new paradigms to adapt academically.
The Renovated Harvard Coop
Adapting to new conditions—but books are still a “core business”