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.
Harvard School of Public Health researchers track dengue fever using big data
A School of Public Health study uses cell-phone records to predict the spread of dengue fever.
by Zara Zhang
National Humanities Medals to Harvardians Higginbotham and Fly
Faculty member and Design School graduate will be honored at White House.
by Jean Martin
Cellphone money transfers and cardiac care
Cellphone-based money transfers and cardiac care in base-of-the-pyramid markets in Kenya and Mexico
Bavarian lawsuit pits wind-energy firm against farmers
A recent Harvard Law graduate recounts a case in Bavaria.
Promoting the arts and humanities at Harvard Medical School
This fall, Harvard Medical School will launch a new program to promote the arts and humanities.
by Zara Zhang
Global surgery gets a game plan, with Harvard players
Lack of access to surgery globally will cost $12.3 trillion during the next 15 years.
Centennial Medalists 2015
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.
Climate change panel debates solutions, including divestment tactic
A panel of experts debates the best path forward.
Harvard Islamic Legal Studies Program launches SHARIASource digital platform
SHARIASource—“Google-like aspirations” for an online resource on Islamic law
Harvard music professors create dynamic music theory diagrams
Two scholars—in jazz, and in German music—team up on a tool that makes musical structure visible.