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
Important Paper in Regenerative Biology Retracted
An important paper in regenerative biology has been retracted after its senior author, associate professor of stem-cell and regenerative biology Amy Wagers, raised concerns.
Aftermath of the Financial Crisis: Faculty Perspectives
A panel of Harvard economists addresses the causes of the financial crisis, policy responses, and long-term effects on employment.
Humanities Center Endowed by $10-Million Gift
Securing a hub for interdisciplinary discourse
50 Years of Social Studies
The interdisciplinary undergraduate concentration celebrates half a century of applying great thinkers' ideas to the problems of the world.
Complicated Choices: Preventing HIV's Spread
Can an HIV-infected person safely have a child with an uninfected partner? Harvard scholars highlight a new approach.
Slide Show: Around Africa
A reporter's notebook from travels in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
Mindful Munching
Applying ancient Buddhist mindfulness techniques to eating in the modern world
by Cara Feinberg
Making Memories
Neurobiologist Michael Greenberg investigates how memories form at a molecular level, and discovers a new class of RNA.
Ecosystem Patterns and Productivity
Robert Pringle says the grid-like distribution of Kenyan termite mounds helps answer an old question about ecosystems.
by Samuel Bjork
“Good” Cells Gone “Bad”
David Scadden studies the environmental cues that can cause normal cells to become diseased.
by Jonathan Shaw