Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
The Financial Cost of Feeling
Psychologist and public-policy scholar Jennifer Lerner explores how emotions influence behavior and judgment.
A Durable Bubble
Mechanical engineering student Emilie Dressaire studies tiny bubbles that can last up to a year and replace fat droplets in ice cream.
by Paul Gleason
Slavery’s Sway
Interdisciplinary economist Nathan Nunn explores the problem of African underdevelopment by drawing on—and unearthing—historical data about slavery.
by Paul Gleason
Animals Speak Color
Kit Reed introduces an exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History that reveals the different roles color plays in the animal and plant kingdoms.
by Christopher Reed
Decoding Diabetes
Elizabeth Gudrais reports on how discoveries in genetics, cell metabolism, and the study of small molecules point the way to new therapies and perhaps a cure for diabetes.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Labs, Size Large
The new Northwest Science Building at Harvard
Tarun Khanna
Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna seeks to integrate Western business models into emerging markets.
Stem-Cell Progress
Harvard researchers at the Stem Cell Institute achieve major breakthroughs.
Financial Crises, Faculty Views
Harvard faculty members gather to discuss economic problems on Wall Street and beyond.
Perspectives on Saving Capitalism
Ideas from Harvard scholars and alumni include going local; regulating consumer credit; and getting over our aversion to centralized planning.