Faculty & Community
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'
As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.
An undergraduate finds that her attempts to blend in are lost in translation
An undergraduate journalism intern in France gets lost in translation, but found by new friends.
An undergraduate journalism intern searches Seoul for the best "bingsu" dessert
An undergraduate journalism intern explores Korea's shaved-ice cafés—and her feelings about being a food writer.
by Jane Seo
Run barefoot, says Daniel Lieberman, human evolutionary biology professor
Study finds that runners who land on their forefeet are more efficient than their heel-striking counterparts.
The Veil’s Revival
Veils have seen a resurgence among young Muslim women worldwide. Is this a step backward, or a marker of progressive politics?
Chung To quit Wall Street to sponsor schooling for China's AIDS orphans
Chung To quit Wall Street to sponsor schooling for China’s "blood orphans."
Leading professors on the future of their fields
Leading professors on the future of their fields
High-Tech Art Sleuthing
Conservators are using laser-assisted pigment analysis to identify and authenticate the work of modern artists.
From Human Nature to Human Resources
By reading Darwin, a business school professor has found a unifying way to think about human motivation.
Kit Parker uncovers mechanics of traumatic brain injury
Bioengineering professor’s discovery offers new hope for injured soldiers.
HBS professor Clayton Christensen questions the future of higher education
The HBS professor predicts that online education will disrupt old models.