Faculty
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.
On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.
Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics
The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms
The Legal Services Corporation tackles the “justice gap”
America’s unfulfilled promise of “equal justice under law”
The polar vortex produced rapid evolution in lizards
How the polar vortex produced rapid evolution in lizards
Better surgical procedures benefit amputees
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
David Sinclair’s anti-aging science
Can a single molecule extend lifespan?
Ricardo Hausmann and colleagues develop a predictive tool for urban leaders
The combination of certain factors can determine whether a city is plagued with disease, or is a hub for innovation.
by Oset Babür
How to Make a Massive Open Online Course
HarvardX transforms a popular course in epidemiology to serve a global audience.
Seeing the the Invisible World of Microbes
On Earth, microbes run the show.
Lieber named University Professor
The pioneering chemist of bio-compatible transistors and other nanoscale wonders receives Harvard’s highest faculty honor.
Harvard summer archaeology in China
Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition