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

Educational Improv

A theatre troupe aims for higher ed.

by Sophia Nguyen

Money Can’t Buy Love, But Here’s What Can

New research proves that couples should spend money to increase quality time spent together.

by Oset Babür

The Newsmakers

Observations from Twitter prove that even the smallest news outlets can shape public opinion.

by Oset Babür

The Emergent Mind

Research with infants suggests the ability to understand abstract relationships.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Of Mice and Mating

Mate choice is often controlled by genetics, but sometimes culture plays a role.

by Sophia Nguyen

The Mirage of Knowledge

Tom Nichols dissects the dangerous antipathy to expertise.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Mary Ellen Avery

Brief life of a groundbreaking neonatologist: 1927-2011

by Amalie M. Kass , Eleanor G. Shore

A New Green Revolution?

Abundant food and better than ever?

by Jonathan Shaw

Tuning In to Urban Noise

Erica Walker aims to put “tools and data into the hands of people who can use it.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Researchers Find Earliest Known Human Fossil Outside Africa

Humans began leaving Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova