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
The Caribbean Zola
Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers.
by Craig Lambert
Mood and Magnetic Stimulation
Researchers at Mclean Hospital develop a magnet that treats depression and bipolar disorder
by Erin O’Donnell
Stem-Cell Breakthrough in Treatment of Diabetes
Douglas Melton creates working beta cells from stem cells for eventual use in treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Gift Funds Neuroscience Research into Medical Marijuana
Novelist Patricia Cornwell donates $500,000 to McLean program studying the drug's effect on cognitive function.
The “Accidental” Fall of the Berlin Wall
A scholar at the Center for European Studies traces the unexpected causes of the opening of divided Berlin.
Dumbarton Oaks Fêtes New Programs and Spaces
Harvard’s Washington, D.C., humanities center enhances its community—and its intellectual reach
Cherry Murray Honored by White House
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences dean receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Biden on Foreign Policy at Harvard
The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS
$24-Million Donation to School of Public Health
Gift establishes the Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research.
New Light on Academia’s Glass Ceiling
A Harvard professor helps link harassment during fieldwork to the "leaky pipeline.”