University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández
A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago
The 2020 Harvard Medalists
The Harvard Alumni Association recognizes three individuals for their extraordinary service to the University.
COVID-19 and the Graduate Student Union
“When times are tough, there comes to be this real question of who is forced to bear the cost.”
Could the reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 be double early estimates?
A critical scientific question that bears on policies for fighting the pandemic
Erin McDermott Announced as Harvard’s First Woman Athletic Director
McDermott will join Harvard from the University of Chicago July 1.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Faculty Meet Remotely on Teaching, Finances
The last regular Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, convened remotely, addresses teaching, finances, and climate change.
Harvard Projects $750-Million Revenue Shortfall
Executive vice president Katie Lapp details losses from research funding and executive education.
Colson Whitehead '91 wins 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Nickel Boys wins the 2020 prize for fiction.
Harvard Report Jeffrey Epstein Gifts
President Bacow advises the community on the Office of General Counsel findings; professor put on administrative leave pending further review.
Harvard Faculty Elected National Academy of Sciences
Medicine and mathematics are heavily represented—plus a recent Nobel laureate in economics.
Building a Better COVID-19 Swab
Engineers at the Wyss Institute address a critical shortage of nasal swabs.