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
American Ratification
The great experiment in constitution-making
by Jack Rakove
Gaming the Emotions
At Children's Hospital Boston, a video game offers emotionally explosive youths methods of self-control.
by Erin O’Donnell
Virus-Sized Transistors
Chemist Charles Lieber and his colleagues have developed a nanoscale transistor so small it can enter, probe, and communicate with cells without harming them.
by Jonathan Shaw
Who Is Poor?
A multidimensional poverty index, based on the ideas of Amartya Sen, reveals a different map of the world's poor.
Peter Marsden Appointed Dean of Social Science
The sociologist oversees a large Arts and Sciences division.
What Books Are For
The Radcliffe Institute’s “Why Books?” conference touches on a timely theme.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Hypervelocity Stars
Stars escaping the Milky Way help Warren Brown and other astronomers map the distribution of matter in our galaxy.
Calculating the Importance of a Good Teacher
View charts of economist Raj Chetty's findings about kindergarten teachers' influence.
The Psyche on Automatic
Amy Cuddy probes snap judgments, warm feelings, and how to become an “alpha dog.”
by Craig Lambert
The Power of Touch
Tactile sensations change perceptions, says psychologist Christopher Nocera.
by Elizabeth Gudrais