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

Harvard engineers design soft robotic exosuits to aid human movement

Harvard engineers build soft exosuits to aid human movement.

by Katherine Xue

Balancing Security and Freedom in a Democracy

Harvard law professor Yochai Benkler says acts of conscience are integral to balancing security and freedom.

Harvard study suggests that genomic instability drives cancer

A new study suggests that genetic rearrangements promote cancer development.

Harvard capital campaign leaders speak out

A taste of the talk

Harvard bioengineering professor Jennifer Lewis prints 3-D on a micron scale

The bioengineering professor does 3-D printing on a micron scale.

Excerpt from "Fire and Light" by James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns, Ph.D. ’47, on intellect, governance, and the Enlightenment

Harvard Researchers probe Cancer genetics to target patient treatments

Genetic information about specific cancer can lead to better patient treatments

by Courtney Humphries

Collaboration between Hitler and Hollywood Documented by Harvard's Urwand

A new book documents censorship by Hollywood at the bidding of Hitler's Nazi government.

by Erin O’Donnell

Harvard art historian Jennifer Roberts teaches the value of immersive attention

Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention

by Jennifer L. Roberts

Dana-Farber researchers find exercise-induced brain growth protein

A protein induced by exercise stimulates growth in the brains of non-exercising mice