Yes, it was a magical talk

Call it magic, but the rain held off while Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling delivered the keynote address this afternoon (June 5) at Harvard University's annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Being invited to speak was an "extraordinary honor," she said, "but the weeks of fear and nausea I have endured at the thought of giving this commencement address have made me lose weight. A win-win situation!"

See the video
Read the article

NIH Awards Harvard Medical School $117.5 million, Five-year Grant for Patient-centered Research

The National Institutes of Health today that Harvard Medical School (HMS) will receive $117.5 million over the next five years for the establishment of a Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) that will transform patient-oriented, laboratory-to-bedside research at HMS and its affiliated hospitals.

South American Spectacular with Louise Richardson

From November 2 - 17, journey to three of South America's most dynamic and powerful countries: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile with Louise Richardson, executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. During this program, Richardson will discuss topics from her first book on the Falklands War in the context of U.S.-Latin American relations as well as the history of terrorism and counter terrorism in the countries visited.