Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.
On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.
Violence against South Asian women and solutions
Addressing the root causes of violence against women in South Asia
by Rohini Pande
Harvard arts and sciences enrollment, faculty growth
Highlights from Dean Michael D. Smith’s annual report
Schlesinger Library's new exhibit showcases the Civil War's personal histories
A Schlesinger Library exhibit reveals the domestic side of the war.
Harvard School of Public Health $350-million endowment
A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family
History turns toward the global, the scientific, and the quantitative
Scholars pursue sweeping new interpretations of the human past.
Harvard Center for European Studies scholar writes new book on the Berlin Wall
A scholar at the Center for European Studies traces the unexpected causes of the opening of divided Berlin.
Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard's Washington, D.C., center, celebrates new spaces
Harvard’s Washington, D.C., humanities center enhances its community—and its intellectual reach
Vice President Joe Biden on Foreign policy at Harvard Kennedy School
The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage.
Harvard’s Loeb Classical Library goes digital
A digital “rebirth” for the series of Greek and Roman classics