Nancy Pelosi Defends Biden’s Policy Toward Gaza at Book Event Interrupted by Protests
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touted the Biden administration’s support for humanitarian assistance in Gaza after pro-Palestine protesters disrupted her book talk at the First Parish Church on Wednesday.
Harvard Academic Workers Union Release Report on ‘Demoralizing and Degrading’ Time Caps
More than 90 percent of 341 surveyed students, alumni, and faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences called for abolishing time caps, Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers presented in a Wednesday report.
‘Neighborhood Representatives’ Urge Cambridge City Council to Hit Brakes on Upzoning
For months, Cambridge officials and politicians have worked to advance a proposal to eliminate single-family zoning citywide. But pushback from neighborhood leaders suggest that the policy may be headed for rockier waters.
Hoekstra Issues New Guidance to Allow Chalking Despite Harvard Campus Use Rules
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will once again permit chalking in campus spaces — so long as the chalk does not deface school property, according to a new interim guidance on how the FAS will enforce Harvard’s new campus use rules.
Cambridge Health Alliance Ratifies New Contract with Residents and Fellows Union
Resident physicians and fellows at Cambridge Hospital ratified a new contract with Cambridge Health Alliance on Friday after six months of negotiations.
Harvard Researchers Shed New Light on Extent of Chemical Pollution in Wildlife
In an October study, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences discovered that fish can accumulate elevated levels of synthetic chemicals up to five miles away from the original source of pollution.
12 Harvard Professors Elected Into the National Academy of Medicine
Twelve Harvard professors were elected into the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine, per a Monday press release.
UN Chairs Discuss Report on AI Geopolitics at IOP Forum
The co-chairs of the United Nations AI Advisory Board, Carme Artigas and James M. Manyika, discussed the geopolitics of developing and governing artificial intelligence at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Wednesday evening.
Statistics Department to Relocate from Science Center to Maxwell Dworkin in 2026
The Harvard Department of Statistics, currently located in the Science Center, will be relocating to the Maxwell Dworkin Laboratory starting in January 2026.
Boston and Somerville Police Have Body Cameras. Why Doesn’t Cambridge?
In March of 2023, the Cambridge City Council passed a policy order calling on the Cambridge Police Department to acquire body cameras. A year and a half later, CPD officers are still patrolling the streets without them.
McDermott Says NIL Could Impact Harvard’s Recruitment of Low-Income Athletes
Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott acknowledged in an interview Friday that Harvard’s inability to compete on name, image, and likeness deals “could have an effect” on the recruitment of low-income students in certain sports.
Arraignment Hearing For Pro-Palestine Harvard Graduate Students Postponed For The Third Time
One year later, the assault case involving Harvard graduate students Elom Tettey-Tamaklo and Ibrahim I. Bharmal remains stuck in legal no man’s land after their arraignment hearing was postponed on Tuesday for the third time.
Harvard Researchers Shed New Light on Extent of Chemical Pollution in Wildlife
In an October study, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences discovered that fish can accumulate elevated levels of synthetic chemicals up to five miles away from the original source of pollution.
12 Harvard Professors Elected Into the National Academy of Medicine
Twelve Harvard professors were elected into the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine, per a Monday press release.
UN Chairs Discuss Report on AI Geopolitics at IOP Forum
The co-chairs of the United Nations AI Advisory Board, Carme Artigas and James M. Manyika, discussed the geopolitics of developing and governing artificial intelligence at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Wednesday evening.
Statistics Department to Relocate from Science Center to Maxwell Dworkin in 2026
The Harvard Department of Statistics, currently located in the Science Center, will be relocating to the Maxwell Dworkin Laboratory starting in January 2026.
Boston and Somerville Police Have Body Cameras. Why Doesn’t Cambridge?
In March of 2023, the Cambridge City Council passed a policy order calling on the Cambridge Police Department to acquire body cameras. A year and a half later, CPD officers are still patrolling the streets without them.
McDermott Says NIL Could Impact Harvard’s Recruitment of Low-Income Athletes
Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott acknowledged in an interview Friday that Harvard’s inability to compete on name, image, and likeness deals “could have an effect” on the recruitment of low-income students in certain sports.
Arraignment Hearing For Pro-Palestine Harvard Graduate Students Postponed For The Third Time
One year later, the assault case involving Harvard graduate students Elom Tettey-Tamaklo and Ibrahim I. Bharmal remains stuck in legal no man’s land after their arraignment hearing was postponed on Tuesday for the third time.
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