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
Fighting Brain Drain
Relationships with Harvard scholars bolster scientific research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Stories from Botswana
In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.
Slide Show: The Women of Mburahati
Supporting each other in living with HIV
Slide Show: On the Front Lines
A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa
Social Sciences Dean Kosslyn Departs
The cognitive psychologist will become director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford.
New Study Finds Long-Lasting Influence of Early Education
Kindergarten teachers and class sizes can affect adult outcomes, researchers discover.
Innovator David Edwards’s New Book on “Artscience” Labs
The Lab: Creativity and Culture sets forth a vision of multidisciplinary innovation.
In Russia, Economic and Political Effects of the Holocaust Linger
The Russian regions that lost the most Jews have shown slower economic growth and resistance to political reform, a new study finds.
Real Fashion Police
Should U.S. fashion designers enjoy the same copyright protection as fellow creative artists—and their European counterparts?
by Craig Lambert
The Solid Fluid
Physicists find a better way to visualize molecular behavior in glass as it cools.
by Jonathan Shaw