To better understand the mysteries of human cognition, scientists at the Kempner Institute are turning to a powerful new ally: artificial intelligence. Kempner Research Fellow Wilka Carvalho and his collaborators have developed an ambitious framework for using AI to broaden the scope of cognitive science, offering researchers new tools and methodologies to study how people…

On Monday, Nobel laureate and former U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu delivered a wide-ranging and urgent lecture, warning that the world is on track for catastrophic levels of warming, calling for a new era of scientific innovation and policy action to meet the challenge of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Chu’s lecture, “The Challenges in…

In new report, an international group of researchers propose a path for countries willing to align carbon pricing, avert trade frictions, and unlock $200 billion in annual revenue. The Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT Tuesday released its flagship report detailing how a voluntary coalition of countries coordinating carbon prices could slash global…

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has named Joseph Foo ’26 of Pforzheimer House and Hayden Graham ’26 of Leverett House as this year’s David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars.  Each year the Aloian Memorial Scholarship is given to two juniors who demonstrate thoughtful leadership and who improve the quality of life in Harvard Houses. The…

The Harvard Global Health Institute is now accepting applications for our 2025-2026 cohort of Visiting Research Scholarship Program. Applications must be submitted by a Harvard faculty member, who will serve as the sponsor for an international research collaborator.

Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced the 2025 recipients of its Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowships. Established in 1988 by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel, M.B.A. 1959, a former director of the foundation and a limited partner at Goldman Sachs, to encourage students from the nonprofit and public sectors to attend HBS,…

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship has announced its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR), Venture Capital Advisors (VCA), and Legal Specialists (LS) for the 2025-2026 academic year. At the heart of the Rock Center’s work are its Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. These seasoned founders and executives are deeply embedded in the HBS ecosystem, serving as mentors, coaches, and thought partners for students building the next generation…

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation and dedicated philanthropist, will deliver the fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture at Harvard. Walker was nominated by the Harvard community in recognition of his contributions to advancing justice and equality, embodying King’s vision of building the “beloved community.” As president of the Ford Foundation, an…

Latanya Sweeney, Daniel Paul Professor of Government and Technology, has been named to Time magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence. Now in its third year, the Time list recognizes innovators, advocates, policymakers, and artists whose work is shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Sweeney is featured alongside figures such as…

Five companies started with discoveries in Harvard labs and, with various forms of support, developed impactful solutions that are enhancing our quality of life. Already, the planet has warmed by more than 1 degree Celsius, and it’s inching ever closer to topping the 1.5-degree mark, which scientists say is a tipping point for the most…

This year, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) placed 53 students across 39 organizations in over 20 countries, each making meaningful contributions to global health research and practice.

Two Harvard researchers have been nominated for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. Charlie Conroy, professor of astronomy, was recognized for his research on our galaxy’s formation and how the distribution of dark matter is related to the early history of the Milky Way. Philip J. Kranzusch, a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber…

A new paper by Harvard University’s Elaine Buckberg and co-authors argues that U.S. states can turbo-charge electric-vehicle adoption without rebates or taxes — just data transparency. Their paper, published today by AEI and Brookings, offers turnkey legislation that states can adopt to encourage EV adoption while costing them virtually nothing. Key points Universal real-time data…

For years, scientists have been warning us about the looming crisis of climate change. However, according to a recent study, nearly 15 percent of Americans do not believe climate change is real, and 37 percent are not worried about it. In another study, less than half of Americans (45 percent) believe climate change will pose a serious…

The HBCU Digital Library Trust digitizes stories of historically Black colleges and universities and expands access

Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) has welcomed its 18th fellowship cohort to Cambridge, as another group of accomplished leaders joins the campus community over an academic year in residence committed to develop and implement strategies and solutions to address some of society’s most urgent challenges. Curated to ensure broad sector diversity, the 2026 ALI…

John Richard Lenger, 61, who for 15 years worked at the Harvard News Office (now Harvard Public Affairs and Communications), passed away Aug. 7 in Hermann, Missouri, after struggling with Parkinson’s disease and diabetes.  In 1994, Lenger was hired as the Harvard Gazette managing editor and later promoted to Harvard News Office’s assistant director and…

Exhibition “The Things They Shared” delves into the lives of cotton field workers in Uzbekistan, exploring their relationships with community, governance, subordination, personal freedom, and the natural and social environments they navigate.

Becca Nesson has been named the next executive director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.  Nesson, who is currently dean of academic programs at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), will begin the new role part time on Sept. 2 and transition to full time on…

The Kempner Institute announced Monday the appointment of Qianqian Wang, who will join Harvard as Kempner Institute investigator and assistant professor of computer science at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). At Harvard, Wang will explore the future of human vision: how machines can learn to see, understand, and interact with the…

Harvard mathematicians are making an important addition. The Department of Mathematics launched the Benedict H. Gross Distinguished Visitors Program earlier this year thanks to a new gift from William R. Hearst III ’72. Each year, the department will invite a prominent mathematician from another institution to teach, give lectures, and engage with students and faculty.…

The Harvard Art Museums are pleased to announce the gift of “Light-Relief” (1960), a large-scale sculpture by internationally renowned artist Heinz Mack (b. 1931). The work — a generous gift made by the artist’s recently established Mack Foundation in Germany — has entered the collection of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, one of the Harvard Art Museums’ three constituent…

Harvard University Information Technology’s Digital Accessibility Services hosted the third annual University-wide Accessibility Summit on June 17. The event brought together Harvard faculty and staff for a day of learning and connecting accessibility practitioners to celebrate progress made and highlight work being done to drive disability inclusion across the University. In both the physical and…

British Columbia’s Burgess Shale is renowned for its exceptional preservation of soft tissues in fossils, including limbs and guts. While trilobites are abundant in the fossil record thanks to their hard exoskeleton, their soft limbs are rarely preserved and poorly understood. However, Olenoides serratus, a particularly abundant and well-preserved Burgess Shale trilobite, offers a unique opportunity…

Building upon its already ambitious sustainability goals, Harvard Campus Services has released the first comprehensive plan to help the University transition to zero waste. Accelerating a Zero Waste Future: A Framework for Waste Stewardship aligns with Harvard’s Sustainability Action Plan, and includes guiding objectives and actionable strategies that will empower schools and departments to carry out…

Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, a towering figure in theology and longtime faculty member at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), died recently at the age of 84.   He was the Charles Chauncey Stillman Research Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studies and a mentor to students and scholars across the globe.  Fiorenza joined the Harvard Divinity School faculty in…

The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School has launched their new Human Rights & U.S. Foreign Policy Fellowship — a bold new initiative designed to preserve human rights as a cornerstone of American diplomacy and global leadership.  At a time of deep geopolitical uncertainty and rising authoritarianism worldwide — and amid growing…

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence announced the names of 13 students chosen as the incoming 2025 cohort of Kempner Graduate Fellows. The 2025 recipients of the Kempner graduate fellowship are: Alex Cai, Jonathan Geuter, Cristine Kalinski, Aayush Karan, Hang Le, Mary Letey, Sarah Liaw, Clara Mohri, Pranav Nair, Jorin…