Faculty & Research
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'
As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.
by Olivia Farrar
Lepore and Longfellow
The historian reexamines the poet.
Harvard and Latin America
President Faust visits Chile and Brazil.
The Human Genome Map, 10 Years Later
A panel of scientists examines the impact of a landmark discovery.
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.