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.
Vice President Joe Biden on Foreign policy at Harvard Kennedy School
The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage.
Harvard’s Loeb Classical Library goes digital
A digital “rebirth” for the series of Greek and Roman classics
Harvard students spend summer on arts and humanities research projects
Harvard undergraduates delve deep into summer humanistic research.
Global-Health Learning in Rural Mexico
Harvard Global Health Institute introduces a unique study-abroad opportunity, melding coursework with field experience.
Harvard library stores Tibetan digital archive
Ten million pages of Tibetan literature will be stored in the library’s Digital Repository Services.
Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact
Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact
Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
Innovation in humanities courses aims to reach larger numbers of students
New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”
Papyrus and lampblack from the Gospel of Jesus's Wife appear ancient
Ink and papyrus dating are consistent with an ancient origin.