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.
Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s
Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
Harvard Percussionist and Composer Jessie Cox
An experimental percussionist-composer pushing the limits of music
Making Green Energy Projects Financially Viable
A proposed “green” swap enables decarbonization of emerging market development projects.
Biology's "Mirror Organisms"—And Their Dangers
Life forms built from left-handed DNA and RNA could threaten Earth’s plants, animals, and insects.
by Ann Thomas
Democrats, Republicans, and Zero-Sum Thinking
Founder of Harvard’s Social Economics Lab on a mindset held across the bipartisan divide
Housing in the Climate Crosshairs
A Harvard briefing on climate change and the U.S. housing crisis
Remembering Harvard Professor and Composer Earl Kim
A documentary revisits the composer and Harvard professor’s music.
Harvard Education School Dean Appointed
Nonie K. Lesaux transitions from interim to permanent dean.
How Measles Causes Immune Amnesia
Michael Mina explains “immune amnesia” and the lasting impact of infection.
Crypto—To Regulate or Not?
The former director of Harvard’s fintech lab reflects on the future of digital assets.