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
Masauko Chipembere
Brief life of a pioneering African nationalist: 1930-1975
Gutenberg 2.0
Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.
by Jonathan Shaw
Global Reach
A new center in Shanghai reflects Harvard’s growing engagement with the People’s Republic.
The Gravity of Glacial Melt
Deciphering sea levels
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Vincent Brown
The professor of African and African American studies uses multiple media to study slavery.
Secret Ballots, Verifiable Votes
The online voting system Helios offers a prototype for transparency and security in elections.
History Quantified
Applying "natural experiments" to the study of history
by Elizabeth Gudrais
The Pay Problem
Time for a new paradigm for executive compensation
by Jay Lorsch , Rakesh Khurana
For Clean Water, An Approach That Works
A Harvard professor's project in Kenya strives to avoid common pitfalls of development work.
Nine Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The disciplines represented range from economics and sociology to statistics, applied physics, and medicine.