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
Does Thinking Make It So?
In The Cure Within, historian of science Anne Harrington explores the medical history of the mind-body connection.
by Erin O’Donnell
The War and the Writ
In the fight against terrorists, habeas corpus has played a key role in efforts to balance civil liberties against national security.
by Jonathan Shaw
Life Sciences, Applied
Bioengineering--at the intersection of biology, medical science, and engineering--is where scientists Joseph Vacanti, Pamela Silver, Kit Parker, David Mooney, Joanna Aizenberg, and Radhika Nagpal are defining a new field.
by Courtney Humphries
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For Santiago's Poor, Housing with Dignity
An innovative housing initiative with deep Harvard ties lets families in Chile who once lived illegally become homeowners.
Studying Schooling
Two new education centers, run by Roland Fryer and Thomas Kane, and an existing center, run by Paul Peterson, bring Harvard’s analytic resources to bear on public education issues: student achievement, teacher recruitment, and school choice.
Counterterrorism and Democracy
The most effective ways to fight terrorism do not involve important tradeoffs between security and democratic principles.
Sweet Science
Using chocolate as their medium, Harvard scientists illustrate principles of physics and chemistry for children and their parents at a free public lecture—samples included.
Where Decisionmaking Is Measured
A new interdisciplinary decision-science lab will host experiments from psychology, economics, and beyond.
Itinerant Scholar
The interests of Berkman Center fellow Lewis Hyde include Thoreau; writing poetry; and intellectual property in the digital age—and he manages to draw connections between them.
Good Work Goes Beyond a Paycheck
Education scholar Howard Gardner’s recipe for professional fulfillment