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
A Better Bed-Net Strategy
Combating malaria by distributing bed nets in Sierra Leone
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Immersed in Africa
Students and service at a new frontier
by Elizabeth Gudrais
"Africa for Beginners"
At "slave castles" and the University of Ghana, Audrey White ’10 researches the slave trade.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
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
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