Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Remembering Jack Reardon
He was Harvard’s quintessential people person
The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead
A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.
FAS’s Inequality Initiative
The initative includes interdisciplinary conversation, annual symposia, and a postdoc program.
Sunil Amrith, Kate Orff, and Damon Rich Awarded MacArthur “Genius” Grants
A faculty member and two GSD affiliates are honored.
Harvard classicist Richard Thomas on Bob Dylan
In a new book, classicist Richard Thomas explores Bob Dylan’s literary ties to ancient Greece and Rome.
International education centers in Greater Boston
Greater Boston’s cultural centers offer a lot more than language classes.
The Bruce Telescope Rediscovered
The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe
Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics
The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms
Past’s Presence
John Wang ’16, winner of Radcliffe’s public art competition, reflects on art and historical perspective.
Harvard experts shape PBS Vietnam series
Harvard experts provide access to Vietnamese sources on the war.
In Danielle Allen’s “Cuz,” Caught Between Two Justice Systems
Allen’s new book excoriates both the justice system and a parallel universe of gang rule.