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
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.
Food and Mood
Eating well and feeling good through the holidays
by Nell Porter-Brown
“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.