Faculty & Research
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
Isaac Kohlberg to Step Down as Head of Harvard Technology Development
Partnerships and licensing office could become more critical as funding cuts loom
by Jonathan Shaw
A Rosetta Stone for Earthquakes
Machine learning may raise the potential for predicting where—and when—an earthquake might strike.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Climate Change and Crops
How global warming can change crop nutrition
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Cashing Out For Happiness
Research from HBS shows that by buying themselves out of negative experiences, people gain time for happiness-inducing activities like learning a language, or socializing.
by Oset Babür
Mastering the “Hidden Curriculum”
How some colleges help first-generation and low-income students succeed
by John S. Rosenberg
A Classicist’s Dylan
In a new book, classicist Richard Thomas explores Bob Dylan’s literary ties to ancient Greece and Rome.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Medicine in the Middle of Nowhere
Stuart Harris and the austere practice of wilderness physicians
by Lydialyle Gibson
The College Chasm
How market forces have made American higher education radically unequal
by Charles T. Clot...
Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics
The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms
by Jonathan Shaw
Extreme-weather Evolution
How the polar vortex produced rapid evolution in lizards
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
A Better Way to Amputate
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
by Erin O'Donnell