Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention
The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.
Zelenskyy Addresses American Universities
Ukrainian president urges help from students and institutional leaders.
The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
“Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?”
The East Asian implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Seven Scholars
Ph.D. students discuss subjects from aliens to infrastructural aesthetics.
by Jacob Sweet
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
"On the Ground" With Asylum-Seekers
Sabrineh Ardalan directs Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic.
Are We Entering a Second Cold War?
A discussion of Russia’s invasion—and how it can end
by Jacob Sweet
“No Limits” to China-Russia Relations?
How the Ukraine invasion might affect Russia’s ties with its neighbor
Predicting the Future of China's Rise
What’s next for United States’ largest economic rival
Being Alive Together
Stephen Sondheim, Omicron, and the Power of Theater