Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

A colorful, cubist-like illustration of a Harvard classroom with a robotic humanoid head looming above.

AI: The Course

A new Harvard course on artificial intelligence teaches students how to use the tool responsibly.

by Jonathan Shaw

Enterprise research campus construction activity March 17

Dirt Flies

Construction on Harvard’s commercial enterprise research campus and new theater in Allston

Harvard police officer Steven Fumicello poses with black Labrador retriever Sasha.

Sasha

Sasha, the police dog of Harvard University

by Nina Pasquini

An illustration of foods included in the portfolio diet.

Diversifying Diet

A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms. 

by Nina Pasquini

From left: Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Noah Feldman, Eric Beerbohm, Alison Simmons

Civil Discourse and Institutional Neutrality Task Forces

Two Harvard working groups assess constructive dialogue, institutional voice

by Max J. Krupnick

montage of folders with HLS shield going into a computer demonstrating digitization

Making the Public Record Public

Harvard legal database released

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard gates, John Harvard statue, Harvard building

Harvard College Admits Class of 2028

A smaller undergraduate applicant cohort—the first since Supreme Court ended affirmative action 

by John S. Rosenberg

Healthcare panel showing three women sitting at a desk together

Reparations as Public Health

A Harvard forum on the racial health gap

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Yard

Unionizing Harvard Academic Workers

Pay, child care, workplace protections at issue 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Should AI Be Scaled Down?

The case for maximizing AI models’ efficiency—not size

by Nina Pasquini