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

Solving the Social Sciences’ Hard Problems

Scholars from Harvard and elsewhere name their fields' most pressing problems, and open a forum for public debate on the Web.

China: Harvard's Expanding Engagement

The University opens a major new facility to encourage research, student involvement, and teaching across the disciplines and professions.

The Chinese Century?

Remarks by William C. Kirby

Architecture and Urbanism: Shanghai and Beyond

A panel discussion with Mohsen Mostafavi, Alex Krieger, Lin Wang, John C. Portman III, Wu Jiang, and Yu Kongjian

The Moral Limits of Markets

Remarks by Michael Sandel

Who Cares About Chinese Culture?

A panel discussion with Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei

China's Newest Revolution: Health for All?

A panel discussion with Barry Bloom, Yuanli Liu, and Arthur Kleinman

Connections to China: Caregiving, Ecological City Planning

Ethnographic perspectives on caregiving and Shanghai urban development

President Drew Faust’s Banquet Remarks

The president reflected on Harvard’s educational involvement with China through the years.