The Harvard Gazette April 2, 2026
 
Illustration for home ownership.
Illustration for home ownership.
How America lost its way home  

Jason Furman, Edward Glaeser, and Amy Tomasso on building woes, NIMBYism, and how to revive U.S. house-hunters’ dreams.

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Jerome Powell (right) speaks to a class in Sanders Theatre. He was joined by David Laibson,
Jerome Powell (right) speaks to a class in Sanders Theatre. He was joined by David Laibson,
Powell issues a warning on U.S. debt

Current trends “not sustainable,” says Fed chair, whose Harvard talk also touched on inflation, impact of war, independent decision-making.

 
Julia Minson
Julia Minson
Go ahead, disagree

Julia Minson and others encouraged a more welcoming view of conflict at Community and Campus Life forum.

 
Mosquito biting into skin.
Mosquito biting into skin.
Malaria-spreading mosquitoes becoming harder to kill

Major vector of the disease in South America is evolving to evade insecticides, study finds.

 

Featured events

Book Talk With Lawrence Buell: ‘Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently’

Center for the Study of World Religions

5:30 p.m. Thursday, registration required.

 

Leadership in Challenging Times With General CQ Brown Jr., USAF (Ret.)

Institute of Politics

6 p.m. Thursday, registration required.

 

‘Interlude’

Harvard Ballet Company

7:30 p.m. Friday, with additional performances.

 
 

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