News Tribune

Harvard opens its library so AI chatbots can learn from it

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity. Tech companies are now tapping into an older repository of ...
The Boston Globe

Meet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooks

When Harvard’s Fine Arts Library was phasing out its antiquated card catalog, long since supplanted by online listings, the staff gave some of the wooden racks to Kyle Courtney in recognition of his ...
The Boston Globe

Bruce Lee, Globetrotters, rope walkers and a diving horse help tell a story of athletic spectacle

Treasures of a time when boundaries blurred between sport theater and spectacle are on view at Harvard’s Houghton Library. CAMBRIDGE — Houghton Library holds Harvard’s collection of rare books and ...
The Harvard Crimson

Beyond the Lab: Trump’s Funding Cuts Hit Humanities Research at Harvard

A database with pigment analysis of more than 300 Asian paintings. The authoritative dictionary of the Latin language, curated since the 1890s and spanning 1,200 years of inscriptions. A library of ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Film Archive Temporarily Closed After Burst Pipe Flooding in Carpenter Center

The Harvard Film Archive will be closed indefinitely after a burst pipe flooded the archive’s collection, theater, and offices on Saturday, according to a Monday email sent to HFA affiliates. The ...

Explosion at Harvard Building Affected Small Section of Hallway, Officials Say

The explosion in a building at Harvard Medical School on Saturday affected a small section of a hallway on one floor and inflicted no structural damage to the building, officials of the school said on ...