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
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy
by Jonathan Shaw
Cousins in the Ancient World
Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA
by Jonathan Shaw
Solving Dehydration
A simple solution that saved millions
by Max J. Krupnick
Democracy Endangered
American democracy endangered by minority rule
Break Every Chain
How black plaintiffs in the Jim Crow South sought justice
by Max J. Krupnick
How to Make a Mammal
Studying the fates of cells, Sharad Ramanathan comes closer to understanding the biology of development.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Philosopher of the Real World
Susanna Siegel moves beyond dialectical debates.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Tom Hyry
What Harvard's special collections librarian has learned from athletics, activism
by Max J. Krupnick
Deciphering Lyme Disease
Whole-genome analysis exposes the sophistication and vulnerabilities underlying Lyme disease.
by Jonathan Shaw
Values and Voting Patterns
Thinking globally versus locally is predictive of political views