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Choose Your Own Adventure

As the late-October deadline passes, students select a variety of academic paths.

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As the fall semester flies by, Harvard’s sophomores meet the October 25th deadline to declare their concentrations. With potential options ranging from Folklore and Mythology to Human Development and Regenerative Biology, the College has no shortage of opportunities for students to explore vast intellectual possibilities. The yearly concentration declaration period broadcasts the unique ways that […]

Harvard, Driven to its Breaking Point

The origin of the billboard truck circling Harvard’s campus and its complicated history.

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Rescinded job offers, public outcry, and doxxing. After a joint statement was released by the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) and the Harvard Graduate Students for Palestine in response to the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and co-signed by over 30 other student organizations, the Harvard community and its students have been increasingly under […]

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Turning Trash into Treasure

Uncovering Harvard’s hidden initiatives towards food waste.

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Standing by the conveyor belt in the dining hall whisking away dirty dishes, I watched hordes of Harvard students neglect half eaten sandwiches and spaghetti and meatballs piled high on their trays without second thoughts. In Annenberg Hall, students prioritize fueling their bodies while the dining services prioritize making the experience of eating dinner as […]

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A New Prius of The Central Nervous System

How Harvard’s psychology and neuroscience education evolves with new scientific discoveries.

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A cure for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases may have been hiding from neuroscientists for decades. As Harvard students prepared for back-to-school, researchers at the University of Lausanne were glued to the microscope as they discovered a new type of brain cell, glutamatergic astrocytes. As a hybrid of two well-studied cells—neurons and glial cells—these specialized astrocytes […]

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A Daunting Decision 

An original creative writing piece about choosing a concentration.

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“Open the door,” they instructed her. “It’s time.”  “Yes,” she thought to herself, and nodded although she was afraid. This was perhaps the most important decision of her life. She asked them which door to open, but they insisted she decide. The doors all looked identical from the outside, each one significantly taller than her, […]

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A Learning Odyssey

How Generative AI can impact the structure of Harvard classes.

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We are anxiously in-between the release of ChatGPT and its full effects on education, unable to imagine academia without it and unable to fully envision academia with it. And it is exciting. Artificial intelligence will prove transformational; a tool both students and professors must embrace.  But conversations and collaboration must remain at the forefront of […]

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Neural Networks and Novelty: A Window Into Harvard’s Innovators 

How three AI startups uplift humanity instead of replacing it.

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“You are more than your resume.”  This catchy slogan promotes a dynamic survey aimed to connect many disillusioned Harvard students to environments where they can do work that matches morals rather than a brand name. Kushan Weerakoon ’05, co-founder of the startup-in-progress, described his intentions behind the idea: not to become rich and successful, but […]

Community Spotlight: Claudia Goldin

Presenting Harvard’s newest Nobel Prize Winner.

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On October 9th, Harvard University increased its list of awe-inspiring Nobel Prize Laureates by one. Claudia Goldin, Harry Lee Professor of Economics, was awarded the prize “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labor market outcomes,” according to the Nobel Prize’s official website. Jakob Svensson, Chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences, […]

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Conversations Between Art and Medicine

Your radiologist is now trained at the Harvard Art Museums.

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A photo of an older woman in a bright yellow coat materializes on the screen. The audience cannot see her face, but she appears in motion, with purpose and somewhere to be. A ray of sun lands on her hair, creating a prism of light at her shoulders. This photo and close-looking exercise began “Seeing […]

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While stigmas can discourage students from taking time off, the experiences of gap students beg to counter this campus culture.

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Taking time off can seem like an unfeasible task. While four years of college can be overwhelming, many students attempt to juggle classes, clubs, and work with no breaks, often in fear of falling “behind.” However, this consistent grappling for a work-life balance may lead many students to feel academic or social burnout, or struggle […]

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