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
Toward Democracy in America
Reviewing a masterwork on the past, and future, of democracy
Can Happiness Make You Healthier?
Research aims to discover whether happiness improves physical health.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Good Fat in a White Hat
A beneficial fat rare in Western diets appears to fight cardiovascular disease.
by Jonathan Shaw
Letters from Prison
Business leaders explain how they went astray.
by Jonathan Shaw
Born to Rest
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
by Jonathan Shaw
Printing in Free Space
A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”
Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Post-Regulatory School Reform
Making the case for charter schools and other choice options to boost educational performance
by Paul E. Peterson
The Plastic Earth
Connecting climate change to the planet’s shifting crust
by Jonathan Shaw
The Democracy of Everyday Life
Nancy Rosenblum studies neighbors and the power of proximity.
by Lydialyle Gibson