Current Events and Campus Life
Harvard grad searches for knowledge in what lemurs leave behind
May 18, 2019
Harvard College senior Camille DeSisto’s love of the environment took her around the world to Madagascar’s tropical forests. Continue reading
Musical about 2011 Egyptian uprising to premiere at American Repertory Theater
May 17, 2019
Brothers Daniel and Patrick Lazour’s musical, “We Live in Cairo,” brings the immediacy of Egypt’s January 25 Revolution to the American Repertory Theater on May 14. Continue reading
Boston Public School students discover nature at Arnold Arboretum
May 17, 2019
Kindergarten through fifth grade Boston Public School students become “Young Scientists” for a day through the Arnold Arboretum’s Field Study Experiences program. Continue reading
Harvard study shows exactly how poverty impacts children’s success
May 17, 2019
Social scientists have long understood that a child’s environment can have long-lasting effects on their success later in life. Exactly how is less well understood. A new Harvard study points to a... Continue reading
Two Harvard seniors named Catherine Zhang reflect on four years of mistaken identity
May 17, 2019
Catherine Zhang and Catherine Zhang, who are both graduating this May, weigh in on four years of mistaken identity, and the respective legacies they leave behind. Continue reading
Harvard’s La’Toya Princess Jackson shines a spotlight on underrepresented artists
May 17, 2019
La’Toya Princess Jackson will head back to Atlanta having polished her considerable talents in the dramatic arts and learned new steps to energize her outreach goals Continue reading
In a world of possibilities, still thinking of home
May 16, 2019
Dalton Brunson’s biology studies have led him to labs and research and successes that he hopes keep him ever mindful of his commitment to expanding health care in rural areas. Continue reading
Harvard’s Houghton Library includes NASA artifacts in Apollo exhibit
May 16, 2019
A new Houghton Library exhibit connects early celestial calculations to the Apollo 11 mission that put two American astronauts on the lunar surface 50 years ago. “Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Apollo 11... Continue reading
Plaque honors students who helped 16 flee Nazis to study at Harvard
May 15, 2019
Harvard re-installs plaque honoring students from the late 1930s who started a scholarship that helped 16 European refugees flee Nazi persecution and study at Harvard. Continue reading
Harvard’s Digital Giza Project allows scholars to explore Egypt — without leaving the country
May 15, 2019
Digital Giza Project lets scholars virtually visit sites in Egypt and beyond and, even print them in 3-D. Continue reading