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
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.”
Citizen Scholars
The Scholars Strategy Network aims to integrate scholarship into public policy.
by Michael Zuckerman
Tibetan Literature, Digitized
Harvard Library helps preserve Tibet’s literary heritage.
by Francesca Annic...