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.
Financial and mental health are linked
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
Musician and professor Braxton Shelley
A gospel scholar shapes music theory.
by Jacob Sweet
Community-engaged research lessons for students via Harvard’s Mindich Program
The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
Sandra Susan Smith, profiled by Marina Bolotnikova
Sandra Susan Smith studies work and incarceration in an unequal, atomized America.
Andrew Knoll, “A Brief History of Earth,” reviewed by Jonathan Shaw
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
Why Petitioning is Vital for Democracies
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
The Third Way
Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”
Making Voters Care About Climate Change
A professor and a marketing professional try a new tack in climate-change communications.
Bringing the Stars to Light
Alumni scientist-filmmakers bring the Harvard Computers’ story to the screen.
Alternatives to Policing
A Law School report offers the City of Boston recommendations for reform.