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.
Fighting brain drain in sub-Saharan Africa by mentoring young scientists
Relationships with Harvard scholars bolster scientific research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Personal stories teach about HIV in a new book by Max Essex and Unity Dow
In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.
Slide show: In Dar es Salaam, women living with HIV support each other
Supporting each other in living with HIV
Slide show: Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in Africa
A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa
David Edwards's New Book "The Lab: Creativity and Culture"
The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.
Study Finds Effects of Holocaust on Russian Economy and Politics
The Russian regions that lost the most Jews have shown slower economic growth and resistance to political reform, a new study finds.
Historian Vincent Brown uses multiple media to study slavery
The professor of African and African American studies uses multiple media to study slavery.
The Harvard Center Shanghai opens
A new center in Shanghai reflects Harvard’s growing engagement with the People’s Republic.
Brief life of Malawian nationalist Masauko Chipembere
Brief life of a pioneering African nationalist: 1930-1975
Gutenberg 2.0: What future for libraries?
Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.