People & Perspectives
Faculty, students, researchers, staff, and alumni who comprise the FAS community
Deidre Lynch to be inducted into Royal Society of Canada
Inquiry & Impact
The pursuit of knowledge through research, teaching, and learning, with impact at the FAS and beyond
Embrace screens or teach ‘marathon powers of attention’?
Campus & Community
Where people, places, and experiences come together to shape life at the FAS
‘Digital resurrection’ leaves legal, moral questions to the living
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How scientific instruments reinforced distorted ideas about race
New exhibit at Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments probes how calipers and spirometers never simply recorded — but helped invent — differences
Scholars turn a critical eye to how Jews and Muslims have misread each other
The all-day conference was split thematically, with a morning focus on Muslim perceptions of Jewish civilization, and an afternoon focus on the opposite.
Harvard College sees 55,104 applicants for Class of 2030
The Class of 2030 totals 1,648 and includes students from all 50 states and 86 countries.
Researchers employ radical data transparency in 2026 midterm forecasts
The project is unique “because all data, methods, and other procedures are public — something that is not true for any other public forecast we know of,” said co-creator Gary King.
Harvard classicists size up Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’‘The Odyssey’ has become a key text for thinking about the homecoming experience of the veteran community, particularly in this country after the Korean wars, after America's war in Vietnam, after the invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan wars, and continuing in the present day.Emily Greenwood, James F. Rothenberg Professor of the Classics, Professor of Comparative Literature
Top mathematicians grade AI’s ability to solve toughest problems
The First Proof consortium has repeatedly challenged AI systems to crack 10 tough research math problems. In the latest round of results, AI systems collectively solved all 10 but still lagged in the ability to clearly communicate and document their results.