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OpenAI Donates $50 Million for AI Use in Research at Harvard, 14 Other Institutions
OpenAI donated $50 million to 15 research institutions including Harvard to fund artificial intelligence in research as part of its NextGenAI consortium project, the company announced last week.
SEAS Professors Partner with Meta, Amazon, OpenAI to Enhance Computer Science Courses
Meta, which has sponsored the Puzzle Day for almost 15 years, is just one of the many tech companies that support courses at Harvard. Professors at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have repeatedly collaborated with companies — like Amazon, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft — to secure technical support for their students.
Harvard Researchers Develop New Technology to Map Neural Connections
Harvard affiliates developed a silicon chip that successfully mapped more than 70,000 synaptic connections from 2,000 rat neurons — advancing a new recording technology to address existing limitations in the specificity and scope of neural imaging.
Harvard Prohibits Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings
The use of AI meeting assistants — bots that record and transcribe audio on virtual meeting platforms — will be prohibited at Harvard meetings moving forward, Harvard University Information Technology leadership announced in a Tuesday email.
Yale Ends CS50 Partnership With Harvard
After ten years, Yale University has ended its partnership with Harvard to provide a version of Computer Science 50 as funding for the collaboration dried up.
SEAS Professor Jennifer Lewis Awarded James Prize
The National Academy of Sciences awarded Harvard professor Jennifer A. Lewis the 2025 James Prize in Science and Technology Integration. Lewis’ work uses ink to 3D print biological materials such as human cells.
‘The Pinnacle of Practicality’: Harvard Computer Science Launches New AI Software Development Course
Harvard’s Computer Science department debuted a new course this semester — COMPSCI 1060: “Software Engineering with Generative AI” — an applied engineering course in which students use AI to follow the “software development lifecycle” to create a Software as a Service system.
Eliot House Renewal to Begin Construction in June
Residents of Eliot House, one of Harvard’s undergraduate residential houses, have one more semester in their main building before renovations begin next June, according to Cameron Borgasano, Director of Undergraduate House Renewal Program.
Harvard to Break Ground on Pritzker-Funded Economics Building in June 2025
Construction on the new building for the Harvard Economics Department will begin in June 2025, according to an email sent to Harvard Art Museums affiliates on Monday morning.
Rhinos Get a Renovation: Construction Finishes at the Biological Laboratories
Harvard is concluding renovations to the first floor of its Biological Laboratories, which will provide a permanent home for Molecular and Cellular Biology faculty.