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.

by Olivia Farrar

Fighting brain drain in sub-Saharan Africa by mentoring young scientists

Relationships with Harvard scholars bolster scientific research in sub-Saharan Africa.

Personal stories teach about HIV in a new book by Max Essex and Unity Dow

In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.

Slide show: In Dar es Salaam, women living with HIV support each other

Supporting each other in living with HIV

Slide show: Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in Africa

A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa

Harvard social sciences dean Kosslyn moves to Stanford center

The cognitive psychologist will become director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.

New Study Finds Long-Lasting Influence of Early Education

Kindergarten teachers and class sizes can affect adult outcomes, researchers discover.

David Edwards's New Book "The Lab: Creativity and Culture"

The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.

Study Finds Effects of Holocaust on Russian Economy and Politics

The Russian regions that lost the most Jews have shown slower economic growth and resistance to political reform, a new study finds.

Jeannie Suk advocates copyright protection for fashion designers' work

Should U.S. fashion designers enjoy the same copyright protection as fellow creative artists—and their European counterparts?

by Craig Lambert

David Weitz investigates how glass flows

Physicists find a better way to visualize molecular behavior in glass as it cools.

by Jonathan Shaw