University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
The Senior Fellow Takes Stock
From the capital campaign to strategic priorities: a Harvard Corporation perspective on the institution at year-end
Kara Walker “Sweet Talks” Harvard
At the Radcliffe Institute, the artist unraveled some of the mysteries of her installation, A Subtlety.
by Sophia Nguyen
A Difficult Defense
Harvard bests BU.
by David L. Tannenwald
Anti-obesity Drugs within Reach?
Using a stem-cell based screening method, Chad Cowan has found drugs that convert white fat cells to energy-consuming brown fat.
The Sanctity of the Classroom, Continued
More disclosures about the study of attendance in Harvard courses
Harry R. Lewis Named Interim Engineering Dean [Updated]
Will lead Harvard's applied-sciences faculty during search
Two Harvard Students Named Marshall Scholars
Michael George and Anna Hagen will study at Oxford and Cambridge, respectively.
Two Tests Passed
Harvard men’s basketball team defeats Houston and UMass.
by David L. Tannenwald
Three Harvard Students Win Rhodes Scholarships [Updated]
Seniors Ruth Fong and Benjamin Sprung-Keyser win two or three years of study at Oxford.
Football: Harvard 31, Yale 24
A hard-won victory caps a perfect season.
by Dick Friedman