Create a sense of purpose for all, Zuckerberg urges

Facebook founder returns to Harvard to gain a degree and impart wisdom to graduates

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Radcliffe honors news pioneers

Medal awarded to Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff on day dedicated to journalism

For graduate the numbers add up

Daniel Schlauch is looking forward to the day when cancer’s number is up

Revelry amid the raindrops

Snapshots of Harvard's 366th Commencement, from dawn to dusk

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Place yourself among the graduates

Experience Commencement as a Harvard student in this 360° video

Apathy not an option, Biden says

In Class Day address, former vice president urges graduates to help shape the nation

‘When the law and conscience intersected’

At Law School, Sally Yates explains why she refused to enforce travel ban, even if it cost her job

The gift of the art of noticing

Going into the world, see as well as be seen, Faust advises Class of ’17 at Baccalaureate Service

Departing as leaders

Praise, counsel, gratitude for six seniors at ROTC commissioning ceremony

At PBK ceremony, a call to empathy

‘Life teaches that presence matters,’ says MIT’s Sherry Turkle, joined at Sanders Theatre by poet Mark Doty

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Vice President Joe Biden: Class Day Speech | Harvard Commencement 2017

Vice President Joe Biden addresses graduating seniors at Harvard’s Senior Class Day ceremony on May 24, 2017 at Tercentenary Theatre.

Harvard researchers study what causes falls among elderly

For over 50 years, scientists at the Institute for Aging Research, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have been studying what causes falls among the elderly, and how to prevent them. 

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Harvard study challenges assumptions on ‘natural’ lead levels

The natural level of lead in the air is essentially zero, according to research backed by data from the 14th-century Black Death, when mining and smelting ceased.

Radcliffe Day honors Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill

Rain and cool temperatures didn’t dissuade a crowd of hundreds from gathering under a white tent just off Brattle Street on Friday for the annual post-Commencement celebration, luncheon, and …

Place yourself among the Harvard graduates

This 360 video puts you in the shoes of a Harvard student experiencing graduation as it unfolds.

Make a difference, Zuckerberg tells Harvard graduates

One of Harvard’s most famous dropouts returned to receive a degree and encourage the Class of 2017 to go out and make a difference in the world.

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Burns advises graduates: "Believe in the beauty, the power and the truth of our democratic way of life."

May 24, 2017Nicholas Burns urges graduates to defend against rising populism in Europe and around the world during commencement at the American University of Paris. 

4 Charts Show Why Trump's Saudi Visit Is Different

May 19, 2017President Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable and, thus, no one knows what to expect of his first trip abroad. …

Seeing Our Patients' vulnerability—and Our Own

Seeing the power and beauty of human vulnerability

An Amalgam of Talents

Carrying forward lessons learned from fellow classmates

Jump In, the Water’s Great!

Harvard Magazine: At Radcliffe Day, participants dissected the future of journalistic integrity. …

Do Stars Fall Quietly into Black Holes, or Crash into Something Utterly Unknown?

Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have put a basic principle of black holes to the test, showing that matter completely vanishes when pulled in. …

OPEC's Job Just Got a Lot Tougher

May 25, 2017In contrast to the fireworks at some recent OPEC meetings, this week’s gathering in Vienna looks comparatively dull. …