Technology
Sandberg Talks Facebook, Women in the Workplace at HBS Class Day
Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Sheryl K. Sandberg ’91 encouraged the Harvard Business School’s graduating class to keep in touch with one another using tools such as Facebook at its Class Day on Wednesday.
From Harvard Beginnings, Facebook Reaches Huge IPO
The juggernaut social media website Facebook was once the property of four Harvard classmates. On Friday, it will now be shared not four ways but more than 421 million ways.
New Book by HBS Professor Advocates for Downtime
In “Sleeping with Your Smartphone,” Perlow addresses the harmful effects of a work culture that requires employees to respond to work demands at home, during weekends, and on vacation.
Harvard Hacked
A group of hackers, dubbing itself only as "The Unknowns", claimed that it hacked into parts of Harvard's website, in addition to websites of other major organizations such as NASA, the U.S. Airforce, and the French Ministry of Defense among others, according to an ABC News article.
Faculty Enthusiastic About Harvard's Move to Online Education
Faculty response to the announcement has been largely positive, with professors across a wide range of disciplines citing not only increased public access but also on-campus advantages and applications of edX.
HUIT Considers Student Input for Web Makeover
Starting Wednesday, students will be able to submit designs for the new face of my.harvard.edu to the Harvard Student Information Technology Advisory Committee.
Harvard and MIT Launch Virtual Learning Initiative EdX
Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that the two institutions will spend $30 million each to jointly launch an online platform that makes lecture videos, class exercises, and quizzes available online to learners anywhere.
HUIT To Improve WiFi Coverage on Campus
In an effort to improve wireless internet access in some of the campus’ weakest hot spots, Harvard University Information Technology will install a new wireless core and 4,000 wireless access points by September.
New iPhone App Developed at Harvard Lets Users Program Their Dreams
A user selects up to five words that he would like to incorporate into his dreams and enters information about his planned sleep schedule. During the night, the iPhone softly speaks the words during REM cycles.
Google Ideas Director Talks Technology, Global Demands
Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen discussed the way that changing technology has affected how governments handle social issues at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday.
HUIT Unification Continues
Nearly a dozen unification projects are still in the works nine months after Harvard announced the creation of Harvard University Information Technology and are projected for completion by the end of this academic year, according to Anne H. Margulies, University chief information officer.
Smartphone Application May Ease Anxiety
A recent study by Harvard psychologists found that a smart phone application could reduce anxiety for people suffering from social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety.
Google to Expand in Kendall Square
Google plans to expand its presence in Cambridge, a move that the Cambridge City Council approved on Monday and that computer science professors said might prompt the internet titan to further support Harvard students.
Some Videos And Also The 'Yell At The Crimson' Housing Day Open Thread
Wooohhhoooo! Housing Day! Wooohhhoooo!!! May all your housing dreams come true!!! Between the Housing Day videos that everyone made and this list of videos, you guys are getting approximately twice as many videos as you normally would. Let's watch some videos! And then comment! Did you agree with the housing rankings? I dunno. Maybe you didn't! Feel free to voice your dissent.
Professors Predict the Future
The majority of Harvard students may not live on campus—or even come from America—by the time the University turns 400, according to a vision proposed at a panel organized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Wednesday afternoon.
IOP Launches Series of Tech Initiatives
The Institute of Politics has launched a series of technology initiatives to create a more unified online community and to integrate technology with services and programs that the IOP already provides.
Adams House Shouldn't Be Selective
Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Hello, Nice to Tweet You
Thanks to Twitter and its half billion users, there are a lot of #s and @s floating around cyberspace these days. How many of them, though, are Harvard-related? Don't even try counting. Since sifting through a bajillion tweets is not ideal, we've narrowed down the list. Here are the top five Harvard-related Twitters that have, in our opinion, mastered the art of 140-character entertainment.
Please Watch These Internet Videos or Come and Discuss 'Downton Abbey'
Whoa. I can't believe it's been a whole week since the last time I shared some videos with you. It's been a pretty busy week.
Harvard Reacts to Google Breaches
The recent discovery of a privacy concern at Google has led the director of a Harvard center focused on the societal implications of the internet to call for increased attention to online security.
Speed for the RoboBee
The Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory has refined the process for quickly producing the RoboBee, an autonomous robotic insect.