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Harvard Students Take on Critical Minerals and Energy Challenges in Inaugural Fellowship
Seventeen Harvard students spent the summer working on challenges in industries from mining to nuclear energy as members of the inaugural cohort of the Q Fellows program.
Harvard Astronomers to Lead NASA-Funded Research on New Roman Space Telescope
Four principal investigators at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics won NASA funding to study data from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the agency’s newest flagship observatory, which launched in August to survey wide swaths of the sky.
Harvard Math Professor Joins Independent Group Advising AI Companies on Research Standards
Harvard Mathematics professor Melanie Matchett Wood has joined an independent group of nine mathematicians that will advise OpenAI and other AI companies on how to responsibly release mathematical results, the group announced Monday.
Anthropic and Microsoft Researchers Weigh Limits of Artificial Intelligence at Berkman Klein Panel
Researchers from Anthropic and Microsoft split on the limits of artificial intelligence during a Berkman Klein Center panel on Monday, two days after Anthropic’s chief executive urged AI companies to slow down their work.
‘Trial and Error’: SEAS Design Fair Invites Students to Present Capstone Projects
Students from 15 undergraduate courses and organizations flocked to Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex on Thursday for the annual School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Design and Project Fair.
University Professor Noah Feldman Says Trump Administration Is Straining Rule of Law and Checks on Power
Harvard Law School professor Noah R. Feldman argued Tuesday that the Trump administration has intensified partisanship and strained the nation’s system of checks and balances, warning that the “rule of law” is increasingly unstable.
PBHA Meets Fundraising Goal for 2026 Summer Urban Program After Annual Auction
The Phillips Brooks House Association raised more than $150,000 at its 23rd annual auction Friday night, meeting its goal for the Summer Urban Program, which operates five-week day camps for roughly 700 low-income children in Boston and Cambridge.
City Council Says Harvard Square Kiosk Hasn’t Met Expectations Nearly a Year After Reopening
Nearly a year after Cambridge reopened the renovated Harvard Square Kiosk, city councilors are questioning whether the $3.3 million project is fulfilling its intended purpose.
At Expanded Johnnies Ceremony, Lowell House Sweeps Top Honors
Lowell House took home both the Harvard Choice Award and Video of the Year at the second annual Johnnies on Saturday night, leading a field of winners at the Housing Day video awards ceremony in Sanders Theatre.