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
Studying a Gut Reaction
Harvard researchers review how gut bacteria can transform ingested compounds.
by Alisha Ukani
These Bots Were Made for Walking
Two Harvard research groups design exosuits to improve mobility.
by Alisha Ukani
Trump to Research: Drop Dead
The administration’s potentially costly misunderstanding about science
by John S. Rosenberg
The Rise of Vegan Culture
Studying how a movement went from activist activity to aspirational lifestyle
by Sophia Nguyen
How U.S. Companies Stole American Jobs
Domestic outsourcing, not globalization, has redefined employer-employee ties.
by Oset Babür
Star Power in Politics
Why people vote for celebrities—even when they say they don’t want to.
by Jonathan Shaw
Sarah Lewis
An art historian on race and photography
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Probing Psychoses
Harvard geneticists seek the biological basis for schizophrenia.
by Courtney Humphries
Studying Zika
Harvard researchers race to stem the disease’s deadly spread.
by Matthew Disler
China’s Social-Media Smoke Screen
Distraction seems to be the aim of a massive government campaign of fake social media posts.
by Lydialyle Gibson