Cancer turned her into a scientist
Diagnosis transformed Mary Cipperman ’26 into a hyperproductive student researcher with diverse interests in physics, medicine, and AI
People & Perspectives
Faculty, students, researchers, staff, and alumni who comprise the FAS community
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.
Jill Lepore on her Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution’
In an interview, the veteran professor sees “a real hunger” for history about the document.
From uncertain freshman to future electrical engineering Ph.D.
Ike Ogbu didn’t arrive at Harvard with a clear academic plan. He’d taken an engineering design class at Foxborough Regional Charter School in southeastern Massachusetts, but wasn’t sure if he wanted to study engineering, computer science, or another topic entirely.
How to restore trust in higher ed?
Throughout her Harvard College experience, Social Studies and Philosophy concentrator Ari Kohn ‘26 has explored how the mission of Harvard College, to educate citizen and citizen-leaders through a liberal arts education, is enacted and preserved. The motivation behind her senior thesis, “Citizen or Citizen-Leader: Civic Thought Programs and the Trust Crisis in American Higher Education”, began as a first-year student in the aftermath of the pandemic, when Kohn witnessed difficulties in defining what an undergraduate institution should be.
Presidential dreams can wait. For now, she can’t stop painting.
Inspired by the trailblazing female politicians of her native Costa Rica, which elected its second woman president earlier this year, Daniela Solis ’26 arrived at Harvard with a dream to run for office. Then an arts class in her junior year opened her eyes to an entirely new calling she never would have predicted.
From rugby pitch to lab bench
Tiahna Padilla ’26 has never been afraid of a challenge. While working on her senior thesis, the two worlds she inhabited at Harvard converged through the development of a mobile artificial limb that gives unique insight into the capabilities of athletes’ muscles.
Mechanical engineering with global impact
After a year at the Altoona campus of Penn State University, Tolu Ademola wanted a change. He wanted to go somewhere that felt like a true university campus. And while he knew he wanted to study engineering, he wanted a school that would encourage him to take humanities as well.
Sparing the cancer, sparing the brain
In the Kanarek Laboratory at Boston Children’s Hospital, Alan Wong, who will receive his PhD in biological and biomedical sciences this May from the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, focuses on developing new approaches to treat pediatric leukemia while reducing harm to the brain.
One mentor, one student, big impact: Harvard’s century of biochemistry tutorials
Tutorial’s enduring impact marks a century of training future scientists and physicians
Six faculty named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows
A total of six Harvard faculty were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships this week, drawing financial support for research related to everything from political theory to works of historical fiction.
New faculty director gives Zooarchaeology Lab a refresh
Shayla Monroe, assistant professor of archaeology, renovated the space with an eye to honoring its storied collection.
Mattea Conforti ’28 stars in ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel on Hulu
The Pforzheimer House resident filmed through the spring and summer for the “The Testaments,” a new Margaret Atwood adaptation.
Ludwig Straub awarded 2026 Clark Medal
The 38-year-old economics professor was specifically recognized for macroeconomic modeling that predicts behavior according to income.