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

HSPH study suggests people naturally regulate coffee intake

A new Harvard School of Public Health study suggests people naturally regulate their coffee consumption.

by Laura Levis

Historian Ronald Suny Discusses Armenian Genocide at Harvard's Davis Center

On the centenary, historian Ronald G. Suny discusses the causes of the twentieth century’s first genocide.

by Stephanie Garlock

Crisis of American neoliberal capitalism

A critique of the neoliberal economy

Harvard's African and African American art gallery opens

Another art museum opens—this one, a gallery for African and African-American Art.

by Sophia Nguyen

Open Access proponent Peter Suber, briefly profiled

The open-access proponent works to increase the flow of scholarly information.

Developments in greening Harvard, green cities research, and divestment debates

As debates continue over divestment, Harvard events highlight progress on campus sustainability and climate research.

Harvard Medical School campaign, Steve Ballmer gift

Funding medical research and education, Steve Ballmer boosts computer-science expansion, and arts and teacher-training initiatives

Harvard faculty object to cameras monitoring attendance

An experiment in monitoring students’ engagements with lectures runs afoul of faculty concerns about the sanctity of classrooms.

Small Companies Have an Innovation Edge, except perhaps in the energy space

Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.

by Erin O’Donnell

Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask

Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old

by Sophia Nguyen