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Harvard University Herbaria was one of more than 170 institutions spread across 40 countries that contributed to the sixth edition of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, " State of the World's Plants and Fungi" report. Professor Jeannine Cavender-Bares...

Congratulations to Professor David Haig who has been named Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the Australian Government. A ppointments to the Order of Australia confer the highest recognition for...

The Gazette featured Professor Mandë Holford and her work with deadly marine mollusks whose toxins can work with targeted efficiency at a fast kill and yet also hold the power to cure some human diseases. Holford joined OEB last year where she continues...

Is the long-held idea that hummingbirds prefer red, tubular flowers true? PhD candidate Patrick McKenzie (Robin Hopkins, Advisor) was featured in an episode of the podcast, A Way to Garden to discuss his findings that the migratory nature of ruby-throated...

Congratulations to our 2026 PhD Graduates! Top Left to Bottom Right: Katherine Angier (Gonzalo Giribet and Andrew Davies) Bridget Bickner (Robin Hopkins and Elena Kramer) Nikhil Chari (Benton Taylor) Christopher Grassa (James Mallet) Zhe He Seo (N...

The Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) featured recent graduate Arianna Lord (PhD '26, Gonzalo Giribet, Advisor) in the Griffin GSAS News. Lord, a native of New Zealand, came to the United Stated to pursue undergraduate studies at...

Congratulations to PhD candidate Sebastian Martinez-Salazar (Elena Kramer, Advisor) awarded the Jens Aubrey Westengard Scholarship from Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences for the project titled, “Exploring changes in nectar spur number in Tropaeolum...