Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
Evolution by Fire
A Harvard anthropologist argues that cooking, a cultural practice, crucially shaped human evolution.
by Jonathan Shaw
Learning by Degrees
With “spaced education,” a surgeon offers a better way to learn.
by Craig Lambert
A New Twist on Nature/Nuture
Imprinted genes may affect the timing of pregnancy and nursing in humans.
Taming Turbulence
Orchid bees in flight extend their hind legs for stability.
by Jonathan Shaw
The High-rise Ecotopia
An excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen ’78
Professor Video
Visual, audio, and interactive media are transforming the college classroom
by Craig Lambert
Ayn Rand
Brief life of an iconoclastic individualist
by Jennifer Burns
Critical Mass, and World-Class
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences develops a 10-year strategic plan.
Vintage Vitality
Two Harvard-trained doctors launch a practice in the emerging field of age-management medicine.
by Craig Lambert
Food and Mood
Eating well and feeling good through the holidays
by Nell Porter-Brown