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.
Raj Chetty: Good kindergarten teachers boost pupils' lifetime earnings
An economist finds that good kindergarten teachers boost pupils' earnings later in life.
Exercise and caloric restriction counter aging in neural synapses
Caloric restriction and exercise boost mental acuity and motor ability by rejuvenating synapses.
Regenerative medicine paper retracted
An important paper in regenerative biology has been retracted after its senior author, associate professor of stem-cell and regenerative biology Amy Wagers, raised concerns.
Harvard economists discuss the financial crisis's aftermath and the road ahead
A panel of Harvard economists addresses the causes of the financial crisis, policy responses, and long-term effects on employment.
Harvard humanities center endowed
Securing a hub for interdisciplinary discourse
The interdisciplinary social studies concentration celebrates 50 years
The interdisciplinary undergraduate concentration celebrates half a century of applying great thinkers' ideas to the problems of the world.
Can an HIV-infected person safely have a child with an uninfected partner?
Can an HIV-infected person safely have a child with an uninfected partner? Harvard scholars highlight a new approach.
Slide show: a reporter's notebook from travels in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
A reporter's notebook from travels in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
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.