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
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