Olivia Farrar

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Space shuttle view outside the Earth

Videos |

This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'

As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.

Features | July-August 2025

A Timeline of Conflicts Between Harvard and the Federal Government

From campus protests to policy clashes, a timeline of Harvard’s tensions with Washington

a person in a gallery with a few walls of technological art on display

University News |

AI and Algorithms in Contemporary Fine Art

In brushstrokes and bytes, a symposium at Harvard explores data, perception, and art.

Catherine Snow

Commencement |

Losing the Will to Argue—Civilly—is a National Risk, Harvard Professor Says

Education School’s Snow reminds graduates that public life depends on how we teach others to disagree.

Commencement |

Harvard Medical School Master’s Graduates Encouraged to Confront Misinformation

Daley tells graduates to confront the “pathogens” of distrust in science and medicine.

Four 2025 Centennial Medal recipients standing outdoors in a row, smiling, with greenery and a brick building behind them.

University People | July-August 2025

Saluting the 2025 Centennial Medalists

Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

Widener Library at Harvard University

Harvard in the Crosshairs |

International Student Ban Casts a Shadow on Harvard Commencement

Graduates discuss Trump's moves as students and alumni hold rallies

AI robot wearing a white doctor's coat in the hallway of a hospital emergency room

Health & Medicine |

AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom?

Doctors warn that without an ethical framework, patients could be left behind.

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Radcliffe Institute |

Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows

Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.

Pulitzer Prize in the foreground with Radcliffe Institute in the background

University News |

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes Announced

Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture

An image of a book cover of "The World According to Star Wars" by Cass R. Sunstein, set against the iconic first scene of Star Wars in space.

Five Questions |

A Harvard Constitutional Scholar on Star Wars and the Supreme Court

The Harvard Law professor and constitutional scholar on what Star Wars can tell us about today’s Supreme Court

Social Sciences |

Democrats, Republicans, and Zero-Sum Thinking

Founder of Harvard’s Social Economics Lab on a mindset held across the bipartisan divide