Faculty & Research


Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

by Nina Pasquini

Gregory N. Connolly

The former smoker turned anti-smoking guru directs Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Global Tobacco Control.

The Gene Hunter

Louis Kunkel’s 30-year quest to diagnose and cure muscular dystrophy

by Victor McElheny

Multiple Wives, Substandard Lives

Polygyny has mainly negative consequences for women, children, and unmarried young men—and is linked to violence among nations.

An African Breadbasket?

Calestous Juma sees agricultural innovation as a catalyst to promote development.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

A Revolution in Corporate Reporting

Integrated reporting gives stakeholders information about the sustainability of a corporation’s business.

by Jonathan Shaw

Taking Smoking Seriously

View ads from Massachusetts and Armenia designed to scare smokers into quitting.

Nabokov's Butterflies

Harvard biologist Naomi Pierce confirms the Russian author's theory about the winged creatures' migration and evolution.

Harvard in Motion

Kicking off a program that aims to make Harvard and the surrounding community less sedentary

Business Curriculum Changes

Beyond case-method classes at Harvard Business School

Skull Session

Take a tour of the human skull, and learn how shoes affect a runner's gait, with Daniel Lieberman.