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
"Networked" Web Extra: Sidebars and Video
Slime mold demonstrates the power of networks, fanning out to solve a maze and construct a railway map. Video and Web-exclusive sidebars to accompany the feature article "Networked."
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Best-selling Author Taps Honors Thesis on Meltdown
A Harvard honors thesis on the Wall Street meltdown is a source for an important new book on the subject.
A Cancer Pioneer
The New York Times profiles a Harvard Medical School lecturer's quest for a miracle drug that saves lives—and the lives lost along the way.
Complexity and the Wealth of Nations
The most prosperous countries have economies that produce a variety of goods.
by Jonathan Shaw
An Evolving Foe
Harvard scientists are using genomic tools to fight newly resurgent malaria.
by Courtney Humphries
Changing, Challenging China
A Harvard Magazine roundtable
Emma Dench
Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.
Pleasure by Proxy
Other people’s experience is a more accurate guide than your own imagination to what you will like.
by Craig Lambert
Many Lasers from One
Harvard researchers have developed multibeam, multiwavelength miniature lasers.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Power of Torture
Inflicting pain changes the perceptions of torturers, not necessarily their knowledge.