Research & Ideas

Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.


Court Blocks International Student Visa Rule

Citing improper procedure, a district judge postponed the government’s efforts to cap student visas at four years.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Danger of Climate Tipping Points

Harvard researchers are developing response capability for a climate emergency.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Shakespearean Romance

Fifty Years with The Riverside Shakespeare

by Cynthia Lewis

Why Study the Humanities at Harvard?

The purpose of the humanities, at Harvard and in the world

by Isabella Cho

Bernini’s Model Masterpieces at the Harvard Art Museums

Thirteen sculptures from Gian Lorenzo Bernini at Harvard Art Museums.

by Nina Pasquini

The Harvard Ballerina and Physicist

Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.

by Nina Pasquini

Can Plants Sequester Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?

The world’s forests impound carbon below ground, a Harvard scientist shows, but for how long?

by Jonathan Shaw

Out with the Sake, in with the Ale

Reading and translating a Chinese poem with Stephen Owen

LaToya M. Hobbs Exhibit "Carving Out Time" Debuts at Harvard Art Museums

A monumental exhibit of woodblock prints from the Harvard Art Museums

by Nina Pasquini

Pablo Picasso Exhibit Opens at Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums exhibit on depictions of combat and revolution

by Nina Pasquini

Inside Harvard’s Taylor Swift Course

An English course pairs the music with Willa Cather, William Wordsworth, and Dolly Parton.

by Nina Pasquini