Campus & Community

All Campus & Community

  • Inside Harvard’s green labs

    Harvard scientists are all for collaborating when it comes to research, but challenge them to save energy in their labs and the competition can get fierce.

  • Food programs grow as Harvard cooks up new ideas

    The University donates an average of 2,600 pounds of food each month to help feed the area’s hungry. Much of it comes as meals prepared by Harvard students.

  • Rhodes Scholars had help along the way

    A closer look at the four Harvard undergrads selected with 28 other students as 2018 U.S. Rhodes Scholars.

  • Gratitude aplenty

    Faculty and staff at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences sent appreciative notes and dropped off donations to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter at a pre-Thanksgiving celebration.

  • Opening the gates, closing the education gap

    In Washington, D.C., gathering, Faust and faculty discuss closing the education gap through equity.

  • Samuel Huntington, 81

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2017, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Samuel Huntington was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Adam Marian Dziewoński, 79

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2017, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Adam Marian Dziewoński was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Avoiding cyber attacks

    Harvard’s Chief Information Security Officer Christian Hamer offers best-practice guidelines to guard against phishing attacks.

  • Looking for a person, and perspective

    Bill Lee, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation and chair of Harvard’s presidential search committee, shared his views on the progress so far in the search for Harvard’s 29th leader and how the consultative process can help set the agenda ahead.

  • Crimson basketball shooting for top slot

    Harvard men’s basketball has received positive preseason attention, including a 2-0 start.

  • To everything there is a season? It’s not as simple as that

    Harvard scientists and Cambridge Public Schools educators are collaborating on a special-thinking program that clears up misconceptions and teaches eighth-graders the hard science behind the changing seasons.

  • Removing barriers to public service

    Harvard College announced a $12.1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost the College’s efforts to develop the next generation of public service leaders.

  • Harvard affirms, deepens commitment to veterans

    A Veterans Day ceremony at the Memorial Church included the announcement of Harvard’s partnership with Service to School’s VetLink.

  • Army paratrooper lands at Law School

    In honor of Veterans Day, Harvard Law School profiled four students who were leaders in the military. Among them is Steven Kerns of the U.S. Army.

  • Learning from a legend (a.k.a. Dad)

    Jamie Bernstein remembered her father by heart during a visit to Harvard to discuss centennial celebrations of the legendary maestro’s life and legacy.

  • Rock ’n’ roll recovery mission

    The Big 6, a cover band formed at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, is planning a concert to aid communities recovering from Hurricanes Harvey, Irene, and Maria.

  • Sir Elton extols power of the human spirit

    In a visit to Harvard, musician and activist Sir Elton John accepted the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. In his remarks, John celebrated the power of the human spirit.

  • Harvard’s hidden yard

    Student residents find a tranquil retreat, scenic backdrop for celebrations.

  • One space fits all

    Pritzker Commons at the Science Center offers students a space to study, collaborate, and connect.

  • In praise of Henry Rosovsky at 90

    Colleagues, friends honor longtime Harvard administrator Henry Rosovsky at 90.

  • Harvard committed record $414 million to financial aid in 2016-17

    This past academic year, Harvard distributed a record $414 million in financial aid to students across the University.

    Dramatic view of Harvard University in the fall
  • Looking back, but thinking ahead

    Executive Vice President Katie Lapp and Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Hollister take a look at the 2017 fiscal year.

  • From the islands to the bayous

    A Harvard grad student’s research on Canary Island descendants in the U.S. grows into a photo exhibit and book.

    Delacroix Highway, La. Photo by Anibal
  • How the mom-and-pop can compete in a changed marketplace

    HBS teachers draw on 30 years of industry data at a Harvard Ed portal talk aimed at helping small business owners develop strategies to compete in a changed marketplace.

  • And the award goes to Elton

    Elton John, AIDS activist and award-winning musician, has been named the Harvard Foundation’s humanitarian of the year, and will speak at a Nov. 6 ceremony.

  • Students helping students

    Harvard Library’s Peer Research Fellow program assists students with research questions, taking them way beyond the basics.

    Peer Research Fellow Lisa Chille ’18 takes part in a “rise and research” session at Currier House.
  • Where urban needs, Harvard solutions meet

    The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston helps build a bridge between the area and the academy.

  • NIH makes $8.5M investment in promising projects

    Eight Harvard scientists will receive nearly $8.5 million in funding through the National Institutes of Health’s High Risk, High Reward program to support research.

    Science image to announce seven faculty receiving NIH grants totalling nearly $8.5 million.
  • ‘Call of Service’ award recognizes Nihad Awad

    Nihad Awad, co-founder and executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), will deliver the keynote and receive an award at Phillips Brooks House Association’s Robert Coles “Call of Service” Lecture and Award.

  • Community Football Day scores big

    Area residents flock to Harvard Stadium for event-filled Community Football Day.