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Leadership crisis, Israel and Gaza, “Undergraduate” Insights
Raising Voices
Saying things unsaid since October 7
May-June 2024
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Features
The Homelessness Public Health Crisis
Homelessness has surged in the United States, with devastating effects on the public health system.
Benjamin Smith Lyman
Brief life of the vegetarian trailblazer, 1835-1920
The Gravity of Groups
Mina Cikara explores how people come into conflict, in politics and beyond
Plants on a Changing Planet
How long will the world’s forests impound carbon below ground?
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Private Equity and the Practice of Medicine
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
Diversifying Diet
A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms.
AI as Cancer Oracle?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used for cancer detection and prevention?
John Harvard's Journal University news
Dirt Flies
Construction on Harvard’s commercial enterprise research campus and new theater in Allston
Sasha
Sasha, the police dog of Harvard University.
Harvard in the Interim
The University’s interim president and provost address a challenging agenda.
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
AI: The Course
A new Harvard course on artificial intelligence teaches students how to use the tool responsibly.
Admissions Evolving
The class of 2028—plus admissions policy concerning diversity, standardized tests, and legacies
Renovating Gund
Renovations on Gund Hall of Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) to be completed by next year.
News in Brief
Commencement speaker, new Corporation Fellows, and more
Board of Overseers and HAA Elected Director Candidates
Candidates for the Board of Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) elected directors
Montage Books, creative arts, performance and more
Quantum Leaps
Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.
In Egypt, Doors Closing
Leslie T. Change ’91 explores the lives of three women in the Egyptian textile industry.
The Very Image
Poet Cynthia Zarin ’81’s first novel Inverno, a study in yearning and desire.
Off the Shelf
Nicholas Kristof reporting, why voting matters, becoming famous, and more in books
Israel, Idea and State
How should Progressive Jews reconcile the changing nature of Israel today as state and ideal?
Dominica’s “Bouyon” Star
Musician “Shelly” Alfred’s indigenous Caribbean sound
Developing Dads
Exploring the evolutionary biology of human fathers as caretakers
Harvard Squared What to do in Boston, Cambridge and beyond
Who Was John Greenleaf Whittier?
Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln.
Commencement and Alumni Events
The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and all activities.
Harvard Square Meals—and Beyond
The cafés and restaurants of Harvard Square sure to impress for breakfast and lunch.
Dinosaur Babies
A new exhibit featuring fossilized dinosaur eggs and nests from around the world.
Art in Bloom
Let Harvard Square’s creative scene move you with walking tours and more.
University People Harvardians far and wide
American Solidarity
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on how the Catholic Church has moved towards inclusivity.
Poise, in Spite of Everything
Nina Skov Jensen ’25, portraitist for collectors and the princess of Denmark.
The Case for Indeterminacy
The purpose of the humanities, at Harvard and in the world
