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.
At Home with Harvard: The Real History of Women at Harvard
A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman president, and more
At Home with Harvard: Rewriting History
From race and colonization to genetics and paleohistory, our favorite stories about the people reshaping the study of history
Frontiers
Activity tracking to identify the at-risk elderly, and China’s offshore windfarm potential
Walter Johnson writes about “The Broken Heart of America”
Walter Johnson’s radical history of St. Louis
At Home with Harvard: The Literary Life
Our editors curate their favorite literary stories in Harvard Magazine.
African and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 years
Speakers discuss history, progress, hope, and home.
Harvard and Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health Team to Fight SARS-CoV-2
As the novel coronavirus begins spreading in populations outside China, Harvard announces a collaboration with Chinese researchers to develop diagnostics and therapies for treating SARS-CoV-2.
Boston in Motion
An exhibition maps the making of a metropolis.
Short-term increases in air pollution linked to several new diseases
Researchers studying 95 million Medicare records find new fine-particle impacts in the blood, gut, skin, kidneys, and other organs.
An Online Extension School Course for High-school Students
Literature professor Elisa New spearheads an online poetry course for talented students in underserved high schools.