Laurel M. Shugart

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AI |

Where Should Data Centers Go?

Before a data center is built, Francesca Dominici and Le Xie aim to predict costs to the grid, the air, and the neighbors next door.

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Faculty |

Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist

From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.

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Harvard Graduate School of Education |

Radcliffe Institute Dean Departs for Stanford

Tomiko Brown-Nagin has been named dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.

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Students |

International Students Capped at 4 Years

A new federal rule sparks uncertainty for graduate students.

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Politics and Law |

Last Call in Cambridge

A summer of loosened liquor laws moved in an opposite direction from proposed changes to the city’s licensing rules—reviving a tension in regulatory history that predates either policy.

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Harvard College |

Dingman Named Harvard’s Interim Dean of Freshmen

The longtime administrator, who retired from the post in 2018, returns as the College reorganizes. 

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Harvard College |

Harvard’s Rising Scholars Program Doubles in Size

A summer program helps students from under-resourced high schools close a hidden academic gap.

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Hockey |

Rob Rassey Named Head Coach of Harvard Men’s Hockey

Rassey returns to Cambridge from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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University News |

Harvard and City Leaders Celebrate ERC Opening

Phase A of the Allston project includes a hotel, residences, and a two-acre greenway.

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Faculty |

Tarek Masoud Wins Honor For Exploring Disagreements

The Harvard Kennedy School professor has led inquiries into the polarizing conflicts in the Middle East.

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Campus Construction |

Construction Proceeds on Harvard’s New Economics Building

Pritzker Hall, designed for collaboration, should be complete in 2027.

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Performing Arts |

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.