Nancy Walecki

spalding as "Iphigenia of the Open Tense" in production previews at MASS MoCA

Performing Arts |

World Premiere of esperanza spalding and Wayne Shorter’s Opera, (Iphigenia)

Two jazz legends collaborate on an operatic reimagination of a Greek tragedy.

A sample of slime mold grows clockwise in a petri dish

Faculty |

Can Slime Molds Think?

A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.

Bruno Carvalho stands in front of a city background

Social Sciences |

Bruno Carvalho

An urbanist’s lifelong study of the “rhythm of cities,” from Rio to Cambridge 

Headshots from left to right of Brittany White, Andrew Manuel Crespo, and Premal Dharia

University News |

“Decarcerating” America

A Law School institute facilitates change “from the ground up.”

Sam Wu conducts an orchestra

Arts & Culture |

Visual Music

The "blurred boundaries" of Sam Wu's compositions

Borders from family Christmas letters, in Christmas seasonal motifs and colors

Museums & Collections |

Family Newsletters of Holidays Past

Origins of a beloved, bemoaned Yuletide tradition

Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana and Harvard Alumni Association president Vanessa Liu ’96, J.D ’03 unfurl the class of 2025 banner

University News |

Convocation Welcomes Classes of 2024 and 2025 to Campus

President Bacow and Harvard College Dean Khurana welcome the Class of 2025 and, for the first time in-person, the Class of 2024.

Freshman Gavin Lindsey moves into Harvard yard with his family.

University News |

A Nearly Normal First-Year Move-In

Arriving students animate Harvard Yard

Illustration of ice melting and spilling out of a bowl

Faculty |

Raising the Estimate of Sea Level Rise

The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic

Conservators from Skylight Studios work on the John Harvard statue

University News |

John Harvard Statue Undergoes Restoration

The well-loved statue gets spiffed up for the new school year 

Dr. Diane L. Moore, Religion and Public Life Director

Harvard Divinity School |

Divinity School Launches New Degree Programs

The new Religion and Public Life initiative promotes "religious literacy" in the professions

Mark Saltveit writes "Wow" on a piece of glass

Alumni |

The "King of Palindromes"

Mark Saltveit and the art of the palindrome