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Mechanical engineering with global impact (external link)
Tolu Ademola S.B. ’26

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.

Childhood passion becomes bioengineering success (external link)
Harvard SEAS student Jiani Johnson

Childhood passion becomes bioengineering success 

Find Jiani Johnson’s fifth-grade yearbook, and you’ll find a surprising response to the question of what she wanted to be when she grows up: a bioengineer. She liked tinkering and building things, and she always wanted to help people, making bioengineering the ideal interdisciplinary collaboration.

The geological roots of life on Earth
Andrew Knoll standing in front of a vibrant formation of geological strata

The geological roots of life on Earth

Andrew Knoll previews his new book on the 4-billion-year “conversation” between Earth and life — and recent interruptions by humans

Where rural America tops the agenda
A group of students posing on the steps of Widener Library

Where rural America tops the agenda

The Harvard Undergraduate Rural League hosts a first-of-its-kind forum to address small-town America’s most urgent issues, while confronting the urban-rural divide.

Ludwig Straub awarded 2026 Clark Medal
Ludwig Straub

Ludwig Straub awarded 2026 Clark Medal

The 38-year-old economics professor was specifically recognized for macroeconomic modeling that predicts behavior according to income.

Senior thesis creates healthcare feedback system (external link)
Lani Tran ’26

Senior thesis creates healthcare feedback system 

Communication has always been the thread tying the story of Lani Tran ’26 together. For her senior thesis in biomedical engineering, Tran turned that concept into action by designing a collaborative feedback system that helps healthcare providers improve patient care. Originally from the small town of Alhambra, Calif., Tran arrived at Harvard with an inkling that she wanted to pursue science.

Fly ball!
A hand pulling a test tube from a collection of samples

Fly ball!

For more than a century, the fruit fly has been a workhorse of the biological sciences that has helped scientists to make fundamental breakthroughs in fields such as genetics and neuroscience.