A new study of functional abilities in the U.S. labor market reveals a workforce both vulnerable and resilient, with a […]

Slavery researchers seek more detailed picture of pre-Civil War Harvard — Harvard Gazette
In their efforts to trace the descendants of enslaved people connected to Harvard, researchers with American Ancestors first had to […]

Is dirty air driving up dementia rates? — Harvard Gazette
Antonella Zanobetti was conducting groundbreaking research to examine links between exposure to environmental factors, such as pollution and heat, and […]

Excerpt from “By the Second Spring” by Danielle Leavitt — Harvard Gazette
Excerpted from “By the Second Spring: Seven Lives and One Year of the War in Ukraine” by Danielle Leavitt, Ph.D. […]

Harvard aligns resources for combating bias, harassment — Harvard Gazette
Harvard on Monday announced the establishment of the new Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities (CSNDR), a move […]

As reading scores decline, a study primed to help grinds to a halt — Harvard Gazette
Children who struggle with reading often also have difficulty focusing, according to experts. Yet these students frequently receive ineffective support, […]

As wave of dementia cases looms, Law School looks to preserve elders’ rights— Harvard Gazette
An estimated 42 percent of Americans over the age of 55 will eventually develop dementia, and as the U.S. population […]

Can AI be as irrational as we are? (Or even more so?) — Harvard Gazette
It appears AI can rival humans when it comes to being irrational. A group of psychologists recently put OpenAI’s GPT-4o […]

Riskier to know — or not to know — you’re predisposed to a disease? — Harvard Gazette
A series exploring how risk shapes our decisions. Congratulations! You have a newborn baby. She has plump cheeks, a round […]

Harvard appoints inaugural director of interfaith engagement — Harvard Gazette
Among Harvard’s chaplaincy, Rabbi Getzel Davis has long been known as a bridge builder. From his internship at Harvard Hillel […]