People & Perspectives
Faculty, students, researchers, staff, and alumni who comprise the FAS community
Cancer turned her into a scientist
Inquiry & Impact
The pursuit of knowledge through research, teaching, and learning, with impact at the FAS and beyond
Undergraduate Aerospace Collective celebrates satellite launch
Campus & Community
Where people, places, and experiences come together to shape life at the FAS
A palpable shift in academic culture
Behind the scenes: Quality control for 2,500 Harvard diplomas
Leading up to every handshake on the Commencement stage is a monthslong, meticulous process of preparation.
Highlight
Lacrosse teammates, friends felt same call to military service
At Harvard, Francisco Cortes and Owen Guest also shared interest in history and commitment to their athletic regimen
Harvard Radcliffe Institute awards 2026 Fay Prizes for outstanding theses
A big data study of New Zealand households on how where you live can determine how you live, solving a widespread gastrointestinal mystery, and how to analyze and incorporate the role of luck when it comes to bad decisions
Cracking the code of ‘what the nose knows’
A team of researchers from two labs has created the most comprehensive map to date of how the primary olfactory system detects and organizes social and predator odors.
After failing out and dropping out, Navy vet set to graduate
A few months shy of 30, Richard Glazunov is poised to graduate from Harvard College with a degree in government.
Where the humanities prove their power[The humanities are] seen as a luxury. It’s seen as extra now. It’s a devastatingly sad thing, because it is the way that we cultivate the capacity to reflect.Hilary Binda, Founder and Executive Director, Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College
AI system automates coding for scientific research
A new AI tool called Empirical Research Assistance can automatically write high-performance scientific software, even outperforming software written by experts.
ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
This ceremony celebrates the commissioning of the new military officers from the Harvard ROTC contingent. Guest speaker is Lieutenant General Richard Clark (retired), former Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy.
Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall or via Livestream
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.