The Record

‘Reflections’ event today to start academic year

To mark the beginning of the academic year, the university community will gather this afternoon for “Reflections: Unity, Social Justice & Peace,” to celebrate our shared values and to reflect upon world events.

Sharing concern in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton shares a message with the university community about Hurricane Harvey, including ways people can donate to the massive relief effort and campus resources for those affected by the storm’s aftermath.

Gordon recipient of Massry Prize

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of the School of Medicine, is a recipient of this year’s Massry Prize for his body of research demonstrating the importance of the gut microbiome in human health and disease.

‘The Date’ provides resources, provokes questions

All new undergraduate students last weekend attended “The Date” and a post-performance conversation about sexual assault. Part of new student orientation for 16 years, the play is written, produced and performed by students. 

Classes resume as east end project ramps up

Students and faculty have returned to a campus that’s drastically different from the one they left in May. There are several ways to stay up-to-date and informed about the east end construction project.