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.
Scenes from the 25th Ig Nobel Prizes at Harvard
Run-up to this year's Ig Nobel ceremony: an on-the-scene report.
by Bailey Trela
Harvard School of Public Health researchers track dengue fever using big data
A School of Public Health study uses cell-phone records to predict the spread of dengue fever.
by Zara Zhang
Harvard launches design engineering degree
Two Harvard faculties collaborate, aiming to solve real-world problems.
Harvard Business School studies: online sharing can help people, hurt businesses
According to two HBS studies, sharing can benefit individuals but hurt businesses.
by Laura Levis
Brief life of Harvard astronomer William Cranch Bond, by Alan Hirshfeld
Brief life of Harvard's first astronomer: 1789-1859
Joseph Rock and his plant-collecting adventures in 1920s China
An adventuresome Arnold Arboretum botanizer's heroics in 1920s China
Bavarian lawsuit pits wind-energy firm against farmers
A recent Harvard Law graduate recounts a case in Bavaria.
Harvard study finds it cost-effective to treat half of U.S. adults with statins
School of Public Health researchers find treating 48 percent of U.S. adults with statins would make financial sense.
by Zara Zhang
Promoting the arts and humanities at Harvard Medical School
This fall, Harvard Medical School will launch a new program to promote the arts and humanities.
by Zara Zhang
Harvard researchers report new techniques for fabricating soft robots
Harvard researchers report new techniques for fabricating soft robots.
by Zara Zhang