Campus & Community

Mary Roach’s new book, “Fuzz,” covers the strange, messy, and sometimes dangerous world of human-wildlife conflict.

Changes to Harvard’s Houghton Library include better accessibility, expanded exhibition spaces, and updated classrooms.

Gazette photographers take us to the top for views from Harvard’s most scenic vantage points.

Morgane Austern joined the Department of Statistics as an assistant professor in July.

Taught by Harvard President emerita Drew Faust, the course offers a close look at key addresses in American history.

Tradition of bestowing letter sweaters entwines Harvard history with that of intercollegiate athletics, resuming after COVID timeout.

This weekend, thousands of Harvard alumni, affiliates, and guests will come together for Unity Weekend, a three-day virtual conference led by — and in celebration of — Harvard alumni of color.

Celebrated poet and new faculty member Tracy K. Smith aims to create life-changing space for students.

Seven Harvard affiliates are among 33 scientists from across the United States to be appointed as investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Harvard economics faculty says new facility will foster greater collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity.

When asked, several Harvard researchers shared their most treasured or essential pieces of lab, field, or office equipment. The answers ranged from highly technical to downright quirky.

Gift from Harvard alumna Penny Pritzker to support collaboration and connection in pursuit of solutions to global problems and a new building for department.

Harvard Alumni Association executive director talks about rethinking alumni weekend and embracing an inclusive future.

As Harvard’s chief of university planning and design, Purnima Kapur will work to strengthen campus connections.

Health Services chief points to air filtration systems, high vaccination rates, masking and testing protocols, and other measures.

Award-winning fiction writer Namwali Serpell returns to Harvard as professor of English.

The second annual Global Day of Service on Aug. 30 brought together nearly 1,400 Harvard students and alumni who worked with 71 service opportunities.

After 18 months away, Harvard students returned cautiously and excitedly to physical classrooms across campus.

Harvard student swimmer David Abrahams wins silver in his first Paralympics in Tokyo.

The garden at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian provides nutrition and a visual feast that is open to all.

Harvard is engaging its researchers and industry climate leaders to identify and invest in projects, according to the Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability.

James H. Stock, a Harvard professor and economist known for his expertise on energy and environmental policy, has been named the University’s inaugural vice provost for climate and sustainability.

Jeffrey Wilson, who teaches Shakespeare to first-year students, says that skeptical students are often the most successful ones.

As campus life resumes, President Larry Bacow says he hopes lessons learned from the pandemic can help us navigate challenges and seize opportunities.

During the first Morning Prayers of the semester, Harvard President Larry Bacow reminded his listeners of the incredible challenges faced during the pandemic and called on them to remember the countless ways people across campus and beyond have supported each other in such difficult times.

A team of specialists cleaned and restored the iconic John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard earlier this summer, temporarily returning his golden toe to its original brown hue.

Excerpt from memoir chronicles an intern’s day in the ER.

Convocation ceremony for the Class of 2024 and Class of 2025 was held in Tercentenary Theatre.

Students, faculty, staff, and affiliates share their favorite places to write — courtyards, hallway alcoves, cafes, and library stacks — around Cambridge and Boston.

For 40 years, the Rhino League has been played on the Harvard Bio Labs volleyball court.