Harvard
Harvard Scholar Working With Hollywood to Curb Distracted Driving
Wagging a finger at drivers and telling them that texting while behind the wheel could lead to them killing someone in a collision isn’t enough […]
Q&A: A Real Harvard Dante Scholar Talks Dan Brown’s New Book
With the release of Inferno this month, author Dan Brown returned us to the world of fictional Harvard art history professor Robert Langdon. The book opens on Langdon awakening […]
Harvard Basketball
In March, three years after sending Jeremy Lin to the NBA, the Crimson won a game in the NCAA tournament—a first for Harvard—when they beat […]
Harvard Crew
With 21 undefeated regular seasons and eight official national-championship victories, Harvard crew coach Harry Parker is a legend—six of his oarsmen have competed in the […]
High School Student Says ‘Turning Down Harvard Was Extremely Liberating’
Most students would jump at the chance to attend Harvard University if they were accepted. But that wasn’t the case for Virginia high school student […]
Synthetic Organ Made in Boston is Used in Transplant
Growing organs outside the body sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, but it’s happening right here in Massachusetts. The Holliston-based, Harvard Bioscience-owned […]
Harvard Receives $50 Million for Biomedical Research Accelerator
The infuriating thing about biomedical research is that many exciting discoveries don’t go anywhere—they just fizzle out after the early stages of research. At least […]
With Admitted Student Weekends Disrupted, Universities Went Online
As universities shuttered their campuses and canceled activities during Friday’s lockdown, prospective students who had come from around the country for open house visits suddenly […]
As Harvard Considers an Honor Code, Parents Should Ask a Few Questions
Last week, Harvard’s academic integrity committee proposed that the school institute an honor code in which students promise to conduct themselves ethically in their academic […]
Harvard Administrators Admit to More Email Searches
Harvard administrators admitted that their search of resident deans’ email accounts last fall, which angered the faculty when it became public last month, was actually […]
Harvard Students Want to Ban Rapper From Performing at School Concert
A group of Harvard students wants officials from the university’s office of student life to cancel a rapper’s performance at the school’s annual spring concert […]
Harvard Grad Student Doing Dissertation on Boston’s Dating Scene
A Harvard University student going for her P.h.D. is hoping to dispel some common myths about online dating, finding a suitable mate, and what men […]
Harvard Quiz Bowl Player Denies Cheating
Days after the National Academic Quiz Tournaments stripped Harvard’s quiz bowl team of four national championship titles, the class of 2011 graduate accused of accessing questions […]
Harvard’s NCAA Tournament Run Was Fun While It Lasted
The Harvard men’s basketball team’s short, magical run ended with a blowout loss to sixth-seeded Arizona on Saturday night, but not before it became the […]
Harvard’s Stunning NCAA Tournament Upset Brings Out the Haters
Late Thursday night, Harvard pulled off the first truly stunning upset of the NCAA tournament, beating New Mexico, 68-62. The 14th-seeded Crimson prevailed despite pretty […]