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.

by Jonathan Shaw

Studying Zika

Harvard researchers race to stem the disease’s deadly spread. 

by Matthew Disler

The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum

Recreating the Philosophy Chamber

by Jonathan Shaw , Jennifer Carling

Linguists’ search for the nature of speech, sign, and universal grammar

How linguists use sign languages to understand universal grammar

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Business professor Mihir A. Desai ties finance to the humanities

A Business School professor ties finance and humanities together.

Review of Daniel Ziblatt, “Conservative Political Parties”

Scholarly lessons from Europe prove pertinent today.

by Daniel J. Solomon

Fake social media posts aim to distract

Distraction seems to be the aim of a massive government campaign of fake social media posts.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Epigenetic inheritance explained by in-utero exposures

Patterns of gene expression that appear to be inherited from one generation to the next are instead explained by in-utero exposures.

by Jonathan Shaw

Cognitive Benefits of Healthy Buildings

Do workplace environments contribute to poor health for employees? 

by Oset Babür

Harvard plans significant data science institute

Unveiling a University research initiative

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard conference explores universities' role in slavery

A Radcliffe Institute conference highlights universities’role—and debates how to come to terms with their past.

by Lydialyle Gibson