Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ for the Return of Low Interest Rates
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the global forces driving up borrowing costs.
The GOP's Return to Ideas?
Proposing a new Republican platform
How Not to Write about Minorities
Viet Thanh Nguyen urges moving beyond the “sob story.”
#MeToo Meets Mt. Olympus
A new play at the A.R.T. provides a modern take on ancient mythologies
Bringing Art to Life
Cecilia Zhou’s approach to makeup, protest, and science
The Burst of the South Sea Bubble
A Harvard Business School exhibit documents the first global financial crisis.
Marla Frederick Named Dean of Harvard Divinity School
The scholar of the African American religious experience will become dean January 1.
The Return of History
Ukrainian scholar Serhii Plokhy on the war in his home country
Speaking Volumes
Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
Spotting Pollutants from Space
A satellite-mounted instrument developed at the Center for Astrophysics will track air pollution hourly across North America.