Faculty & Research
FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding
“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Portrait: Peter Suber
The open-access proponent works to increase the flow of scholarly information.
Sustainability Steps
As debates continue over divestment, Harvard events highlight progress on campus sustainability and climate research.
The Campaign Computes
Funding medical research and education, Steve Ballmer boosts computer-science expansion, and arts and teacher-training initiatives
Taking Attendance
An experiment in monitoring students’ engagements with lectures runs afoul of faculty concerns about the sanctity of classrooms.
Company Size Matters
Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.
by Erin O'Donnell
Thinking Conceptually
Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old
by Sophia Nguyen
The “Wild West” of Academic Publishing
The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication
by Craig Lambert
Keeping Women Safe
Addressing the root causes of violence against women in South Asia
by Rohini Pande
The Legal Olympian
Cass Sunstein and the modern regulatory state
by Lincoln Caplan
Choosing Confidants
Barbers, bartenders, and beauticians are as privy to our secrets as are family and friends.
by Craig Lambert