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.
Protein providing health benefits of exercise discovered by Harvard researchers
Harvard researchers discover a protein that provides health benefits similar to exercise, including weight loss and improved blood-sugar control.
Government professor Eric Nelson studies political theory
Profile of a Harvard government professor and political theory scholar
Robert Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago
Sociologist Robert J. Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago.
Arthur Kleinman on the modern Chinese psyche
Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people's yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.
John Briscoe discusses water as a platform for development (video)
Four Harvard students from four different disciplines discuss a summer spent in Pakistan investigating water-related issues.
The Brazelton Touchpoints Center teaches a revolutionary relational approach
Supporting children by teaching the adults who shape their lives
Water Security Initiative trains a new generation of multitalented specialists
John Briscoe tackles water insecurity around the world.
The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, explored by Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch reads the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library—the latest stage in the “American conquest of the Middle Ages”
by Adam Kirsch
Vanessa Williamson and Theda Skocpol study Tea Party conservatism
Theda Skocpol analyzes the politics and demographics of the Tea Party.
Red meat consumption-diabetes link explored by Harvard researchers
Eating even small amounts of red meat daily increases the risk of diabetes.