University News

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

Two books on a wooden table; one is hardcover with a green cover, the other is in a box.

Harvard Law School Releases Digital Archive of Nuremberg Trials

Thousands of documents chronicle the Nazi regime and the legal effort to exact justice.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard College honor code

Implementing Harvard College’s honor code

Basal forebrain GABA parvalbumin neurons play a key role in triggering the synchronized rhythms that characterize conscious thought.

Harvard researchers have found neurons that that play a role in consciousness

A newly identified group of neurons that play a role in consciousness may have implications for the treatment of schizophrenia.

by Laura Levis

J. Michael McGinnis, keynote speaker at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health symposium on the report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Dietary guidelines change with respect to fats, cholesterol, meat and sugar

Changes to guidelines for fats, cholesterol, meat, and sugar are among the highlights

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard University president Drew Faust and Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh participate in a community art project at the opening of the Ed Portal’s new building in Allston.

Harvard-Allston Education Portal opens new building on Western Avenue

The Harvard-Allston Education Portal opens in new space at 224 Western Avenue.

by Stephanie Garlock

Former Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, J.D. ’82

Deval L. Patrick Named Harvard’s 2015 Commencement Speaker

A first-generation Harvardian, the former Massachusetts governor will be “welcomed home” on May 28.

Homi Bhaba, conference organizer and director of the Mahindra Humanities Center, led off the symposium at the First Church in Cambridge on February 12.

Panelists discuss legacy of World War I for Harvard’s Mellon Seminar on Violence

Scholars gathered by the Mahindra Humanities Center examine the wounds left by “the war to end all wars.”

by Sophia Nguyen

The Continuum residential and retail project at Barry’s Corner (see photo position A on map)

Allston ready for academic expansion

After years of planning, significant development in Allston is imminent.

by Jonathan Shaw

Junior co-captain Siyani Chambers hit the game-winning shot and scored 16 points in Harvard’s win over Columbia last Friday.

Harvard men's basketball team keeps edge, beating Columbia and Cornell

The Crimson remains tied with Yale atop the conference standings.

by David L. Tannenwald

The renovation of Winthrop House includes plans for a five-story addition to Gore Hall at Plympton and Mill streets.

Harvard's Winthrop House renovation to include five-story addition to Gore Hall

Renovation will include a five-story addition to Gore Hall.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Radcliffe honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more Harvard news

Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sexual-assault settlement, honor codes, HUB hoopla, and more