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
Re-naming Harvard’s Lowell House?
The faculty deans prompt a discussion.
New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2
Michael Mina maintains a new testing regimen could end the COVID-19 pandemic—in three weeks.
Balancing Mental Health and COVID Safety
Students urge closer attention to care on campus this fall.
by Matteo Wong
First-Year International Students Won't Be Allowed on Campus This Fall
Federal visa restrictions will prevent freshman international students from living in the United States.
Harvard Top Earners
The annual report details administrators’ and endowment investment managers’ compensation.
Ivy League Announces No Sports in Fall
The league becomes first in Division I to scrap fall competition.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard MIT Sue U.S. Government Over International Students Directive
Attack U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive
Harvard Allows 40 Percent of Undergraduates Return Fall Semester
Freshmen and others on campus this fall, seniors in spring; plus calendar changes, no change in cost of attendance, and other details released
Much Bigger Than the Police
A Radcliffe Institute panel examines the protest movement against police violence and structural racism.
Risky Lending in Flood Zones
To protect against rising seas, local lenders are selling off risky mortgages.