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Two from GSD designed next phase of American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has revealed its Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. The center is designed by Studio Gang, the…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 26, 2023
On April 26 the Faculty Council discussed the divisional structure of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. They also approved a proposal to dissolve the Standing Committee on Higher Degrees…
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A.R.T announces new season, including two world-premiere musicals
The American Repertory Theater announced its four anchor productions for the 2023-24 season, all to be performed at the Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square. Led by Terrie and Bradley…
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Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern appointed to two Kennedy School fellowships
Jacinda Ardern, who earned international acclaim for her leadership as New Zealand’s prime minister, has been appointed to dual fellowships at Harvard Kennedy School — as 2023 Angelopoulos Global Public…
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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans announces class of 2023
The board of directors of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans announced the program’s 2023 fellows on April 25. The 30 new fellows, including 12 with connections…
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New frontiers for Harvard graduate students
Curiosity drives Nazli Ugur Koyluoglu. Koyluoglu, an inaugural member of Harvard’s Ph.D. program in quantum science and engineering who works at the intersection of quantum information and many-body physics, has…
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Raymond J. McGuire to be Harvard Business School’s 2023 Class Day Speaker
Raymond J. McGuire, J.D./M.B.A. ’84, current president of financial services company Lazard, and the former vice chairman of Citigroup, will be Harvard Business School’s Class Day Speaker on Wednesday, May…
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Business School honors five grads with Alumni Achievement Award
Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced that five distinguished graduates will receive the School’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. The award is given annually to recognize alumni who are…
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Harvard Business School appoints Katia Walsh chief digital officer
Harvard Business School (HBS) announced the appointment of Katia Walsh to the role of chief digital officer (CDO), effective April 10. As CDO, she will oversee the growth of a…
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Advancing progress in cities around the globe
It was a day of firsts at the opening celebration for the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. The center is the first of its kind in uniting cities-focused expertise.…
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Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara ’23 focuses thesis on Filipina migrant workers
Harvard senior Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara immigrated with his mother from the Philippines to the U.S. in 2011. Lara studies social anthropology and the comparative study of religion. His thesis…
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Strength in numbers
As a young child, Octavious Smiley would look forward to his older sister coming back from school and teaching him what she had learned in math class. He also remembers…
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Chan School’s David Bloom receives Taeuber Award
David Bloom, the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is the recipient of the 2023 Irene B. Taeuber Award.…
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Mignone Center for Career Success named to honor donors’ support
Harvard has unveiled the Mignone Center for Career Success in recognition of the ongoing support of Allison Hughes Mignone ’94, M.B.A. ’99 and Roberto A. Mignone ’92, M.B.A. ’96. The…
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Nilima Sheikh named Mittal Institute’s Distinguished Artist Fellow
The Mittal Institute is delighted to announce the selection of Nilima Sheikh as the inaugural Distinguished Artist Fellow (DAF). Sheikh, a renowned painter based in Baroda, India, will be in…
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Philosophy professor awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Harvard philosopher Susanna Siegel has been awarded a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship to support her work studying vigilantism and political vision. Siegel, the Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy in the Faculty of…
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Empowering Indigenous, underrepresented voices through scholarship
When Americo Mendoza-Mori was asked to serve as faculty chair of the eighth annual Scholarship and Social Justice Conference, he imagined a forum where academia inspires activism. As faculty director of…
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HBS’ Business in Global Society Fellows to research climate
Harvard Business School’s Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) today announced a cohort of five visiting scholars who will focus exclusively on climate, deepening the School’s commitment…
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American Repertory Theater to develop Julia Riew’s Korean folktale musical, ‘Dive’
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced Wednesday that the theater will develop Julia Riew’s musical “Dive,” previously known as “Shimcheong: A Folktales.” “Stop Kiss” playwright Diana Son and…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 12, 2023
On April 12 the Faculty Council heard proposals regarding the Standing Committee on Higher Degrees in Dental Medicine and the Standing Committee on Freshman Seminars. They also heard a presentation…
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Students work with Massachusetts coalition to fight health inequities
For Briana Acosta and Yvette Cho, the inequities that plague the U.S. healthcare system are personal. Both Acosta and Cho, master of public health students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, saw…
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Harvard Divinity’s Swartz Hall recognized with LEED Platinum status
At the intersection of where new meets old, and style meets sustainability, you will find Harvard Divinity School’s recently renovated main campus building — Swartz Hall. The elegant addition bridges…
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New journal, podcast take a closer look at artificial intelligence in medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to change medicine and public health for the better, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Andrew Beam. But there’s also a need to…
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2023 Lemann Brazil Research Fund awardees announced
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs are pleased to announce the results of the 2023 competition for awards…
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Student affairs: Looking back, looking forward
Each year, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) holds its annual conference to bring together student affairs professionals from around the country. Ahead of this year’s conference, which was held in…
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Paola Arlotta receives FASEB Excellence in Science Award
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) today awarded Paola Arlotta, the Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University, with its Excellence in…
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Kempner Institute names four pioneering research scientists as associate faculty
The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard announced the appointment of Demba Ba, Talia Konkle, Cengiz Pehlevan, and Haim Sompolinsky as the institute’s inaugural…
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PBHA Summer Urban Program Auction celebrates campus return
Throughout the pandemic, Phillips Brooks House Association’s Summer Urban Program (SUP) sustained critical programming, supporting the social and emotional needs of hundreds of Greater Boston area youth. The re-emergence of…
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Trelstad to chair Advanced Leadership Initiative
Brian Trelstad, senior lecturer of business administration and Joseph L. Rice III Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School, will become the next faculty chair of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative…
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HBS New Venture Competition promotes ideas and ventures to change the world
Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Klarman Hall was packed to capacity Thursday, with spectators there to support the 12 student finalist teams competing in the finale of the 26th annual HBS New…