University News

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

Harvard Students Restore the Old Burying Ground

Members of the Hasty Pudding Institute help revive the graves of former Harvard presidents.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard's fall-semester agenda

Freshman convocation, Morning Prayers, and pending news on the University's agenda as the academic year begins

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard's summer of heavy construction

Overhauling the Kennedy School campus, the Business School’s new executive-education center, and College House renewal

Kennedy School dean, Alice in Wonderland, James F. Rothenberg

The Kennedy School’s new dean, Alice in Wonderland exhibition, the late James F. Rothenberg, and more

Harvard Corporation Member James F. Rothenberg Dies

The former Harvard treasurer was 69.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Magazine redesigns web site

New features and an updated design top the list of changes.

by Laura Levis

Bavarian lawsuit pits wind-energy firm against farmers

A recent Harvard Law graduate recounts a case in Bavaria.

by Richard Corbett

An undergraduate muses on why everyone at Harvard runs late

Students can be seven minutes late, and still “on time”—only at Harvard.

by Zara Zhang

Harvard study finds it cost-effective to treat half of U.S. adults with statins

School of Public Health researchers find treating 48 percent of U.S. adults with statins would make financial sense.

by Zara Zhang

Promoting the arts and humanities at Harvard Medical School

This fall, Harvard Medical School will launch a new program to promote the arts and humanities.

by Zara Zhang

Harvard researchers report new techniques for fabricating soft robots

Harvard researchers report new techniques for fabricating soft robots.

by Zara Zhang