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.
Excerpt from Marjorie Garber, “Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession”
Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.
Callimachus
Brief life of a multifaceted poet: c. 310 B.C.E. - c. 240 B.C.E.
by Stephanie Burt , Mark Payne
Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy
Music theorist Alexander Rehding profiled by Jacob Sweet
A professor’s interstellar reach
by Jacob Sweet
At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice
Selections from Harvard Magazine's extensive coverage of racism, inequality, and incarceration
Nearly Half of Early COVID-19 Transmission Was Work-related
Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.
At Home with Harvard: The Real History of Women at Harvard
A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman president, and more
At Home with Harvard: Rewriting History
From race and colonization to genetics and paleohistory, our favorite stories about the people reshaping the study of history
Frontiers
Activity tracking to identify the at-risk elderly, and China’s offshore windfarm potential
Walter Johnson writes about “The Broken Heart of America”
Walter Johnson’s radical history of St. Louis