Faculty & Community
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
In Sermon, Garber Urges Harvard Community to ‘Defend and Protect’ Institutions
Harvard’s president uses traditional Memorial Church address to encourage divergent views.
Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung apply mindfulness techniques to eating
Applying ancient Buddhist mindfulness techniques to eating in the modern world
Michael Greenberg studies molecular-level memory formation and eRNA
Neurobiologist Michael Greenberg investigates how memories form at a molecular level, and discovers a new class of RNA.
Robert Pringle says termite-mound distribution reveals ecosystem productivity
Robert Pringle says the grid-like distribution of Kenyan termite mounds helps answer an old question about ecosystems.
by Samuel Bjork
David Scadden studies cellular environments, seeking the origins of cancer
David Scadden studies the environmental cues that can cause normal cells to become diseased.
Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
Harvard professors and students take aim at the social and behavioral factors that contribute to HIV.
Mindfulness—the unconventional research of psychologist Ellen Langer
Psychologist Ellen Langer's unconventional research. Plus, read about applying mindfulness techniques to eating.
Bridging traditional healing and modern medicine for HIV care in South Africa
From traditional healing to modern medicine, a multifaceted approach to HIV care in South Africa. With audio
In rural Uganda, Harvard students help a theater troupe teach about HIV.
Harvard students helps a theater troupe in Uganda teach about HIV.
Small changes at a Durban hospital have a major effect on care for HIV patients.
Seemingly small changes at a Durban hospital have major effects on patient care.
In South Africa, examining HIV-positive adults' childbearing choices
Rethinking the conventional wisdom that HIV-positive adults should forgo having children