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.

by Jonathan Shaw

How can some species survive without sex?

Matthew Meselson and David Mark Welch explore the role of sex in evolutionary biology.

by Jonathan Shaw

Rigorous studies show that the placebo effect accounts for most of the benefits

Harvard researchers discuss the side effects of Prozac and other SSRIs

by Craig Lambert

Thomas Forrest Kelly teaches about “First NIghts”—musical premieres

A look at Thomas Forrest Kelly’s Harvard Core course on five musical premieres