Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
“The Measure of the Novel”
Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow Spencer Lenfield listens to Orhan Pamuk’s Norton Lectures.
Independent Yet Integral, a Relevant "Refuge for Scholars": The Radcliffe Institute at 10
The advanced-study institute, formed when Radcliffe College was fully absorbed into Harvard a decade ago, prides itself on creative cross-disciplinary work.
Harvard Ph.D. Thomas A. Steitz Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Three scientists, including a 1966 Harvard Ph.D., are recognized for fundamental work on the ribosome.
Behind the Healthcare Debate
A panel of experts, from Harvard and elsewhere, attempts to cut through the confusion about the healthcare reform bills in Congress.
A Sharp Critique of Business Education
An economics columnist thinks M.B.A. students need more context in their curriculum.
John Mugane
Meet the director of Harvard’s African language program.
A Gallery Glows Again
The Great Mammal Hall in the Harvard Museum of Natural History is restored and reopened.
Declining English Departments?
A new lament about the status of English critiques the Harvard department's new curriculum.
An Intellectual Entente
James D. Watson and Edward O. Wilson, two major exponents of modern biology, reflect on the convergence of the evolutionary and molecular approaches in their field.
Powering China with Wind Alone
China could produce seven times its current electricity needs using wind alone.