Faculty approves undergraduate concentration in human developmental,...
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences late today voted to approve a new undergraduate concentration, or major, in Human Development and Regenerative Biology. One of the first of its kind in the...
View ArticleNew department reflects the evolution of human evolution
Earlier this month, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) made official what scientists worldwide have known for years: Harvard is a hotbed of research and teaching in the field of human evolutionary...
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Taming the energy beast
While officials from many nations gather in Copenhagen to debate further action against climate change, Harvard University is taking action on its own. Last year the University pledged to reduce its...
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Mathematician gains dual appointments
Mathematician Sophie Morel, who works at the intersection of algebraic geometry, representation theory, and number theory, has been named professor of mathematics in Harvard University’s Faculty of...
View ArticleMathematician Sophie Morel:
Sophie Morel turned 30 on December 16 of last year, the day after she was appointed a professor of mathematics in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the...
View Article‘The art of seeing things invisible’
“This is a wonderful story of collaboration and imagination,” said Harvard President Drew Faust, moments before cutting a ribbon yesterday afternoon to open the new Harvard Center for Biological...
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Award-winning teaching
Professor of Astronomy David Charbonneau and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Molecular and Cellular Biology Hopi Hoekstra have been named as the recipients of the inaugural Fannie...
View ArticleTwo recognized with Merck Fellowship
Theodore Betley, Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Victoria D’Souza, associate professor of molecular and cellular biology, were recently named as the...
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Two professors win Fannie Cox Prize
Eric Jacobsen, the Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry, and Jenny Hoffman, an associate professor of physics, have been named recipients of the 2012 Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science...
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Losick wins Fannie Cox Prize
When the winner’s name was called at a special dinner recognizing a recipient of the Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching, Richard Losick, the Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology,...
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New investigators named
Two Harvard faculty members are among 27 scientists nationwide to be appointed as new investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Adam Cohen, professor of chemistry and chemical...
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Cabot Library, re-imagined
The Science Center atrium and Cabot Science Library, already filled with bustling undergraduates, will undergo a transformation to support learning and teaching for the digital age while more...
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Top-notch teachers
Edo Berger, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences, and Anne Pringle, an associate professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, have been named the recipients of this year’s...
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Harvard launches Arts and Sciences campaign
Michael D. Smith formally launched the $2.5 billion Harvard Campaign for Arts and Sciences on Saturday morning at a standing-room-only alumni event at Sanders Theatre. The gathering was followed by a...
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Fresh approaches in teaching
As she maneuvered a small dish under a microscope, Anna Lea Albright watched a computer screen, carefully scanning the image until she found what she’d been looking for: a tiny, nearly transparent...
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Progress on sustainability
Harvard University has made significant progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released today by President Drew Faust, who announced the next steps that the...
View ArticleChair of Harvard’s Earth and Planetary Sciences Department steps down
John H. Shaw, the Harry C. Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology, stepped down at the end of June, having served as chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) since...
View Article3D model seeks to explain mysterious hexagon storm on Saturn
With its dazzling system of icy rings, Saturn has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. Even now the sixth planet from the sun holds many mysteries, partly because its distance away makes...
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