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.
Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks better basis for drug development
The new Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks a better basis for drug development.
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, and more
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, primate-center closure, and more
Brain's memory also predicts others' future behavior
The part of the brain that stores memories also actively predicts the future behavior of others.
Brain Mapping project to rival or surpass human genome project
A project to map the brain is "the biggest challenge of the century."
Harvard scientist David Keith fosters the study and discussion of geoengineering
David Keith and the question of climate engineering
Harvard scholar Peter A. Hall links political economy and the euro crisis
The political economy of a continent at cross-purposes
Social impact bonds harness private capital to tackle social ills
Creative partnerships between government, non-profits, and investors may lead to more effective social services spending.
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new reports
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports
Harvard Wyss bioenginnering institute $125-million gift
Harvard's biologically inspired engineering institute garners additional funding from founding donor Hansjӧrg Wyss
Harvard-MIT edX adds 15 partner institutions in global expansion
The Harvard-MIT online-learning venture undertakes a major global expansion