Faculty & Research

Microscope examining Harvard Medical School building held by gloved hand, with stethoscope and Harvard shields.

University News |

Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

by Nina Pasquini

Icebergs at the end of the Ilulissat Icefjord, Disko Bay, western Greenland.

Faculty & Research |

Greenland’s Fingerprint in Rising Seas

Satellite data reveal the first unambiguous evidence linking a melting ice sheet to a predicted pattern of sea level rise.

by Jonathan Shaw

A woman and two men sit on a stage

Social Sciences |

Will Global Democracy Survive?

Scholars on the current rise of fascism, domestically and abroad

by Nancy Walecki

Winokur Family Hall, scene of the celebratory science symposium kickoff of the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence

University News |

Human and Machine Intelligence

Launching Harvard’s Kempner Institute

by Jonathan Shaw

Map of the expansion of Indo-European languages from a source in the highlands of West Asia.

Faculty & Research |

Seeking the First Speakers of Indo-European Language

Ancient DNA sheds new light on the origins of a lingua franca.

by Jonathan Shaw

The rewilded planter in front of Harvard's Museum of Natural History

University News |

Re-Wilding Harvard

Bringing native plant species back to campus.

by Kristina DeMichele

Illustration of a two-car garage, with an electric vehicle on the left and an SUV on the right

Right Now | September-October 2022

Who Should Drive an Electric Vehicle?

Targeting the wrong buyers—and producing more greenhouse-gas emissions

by Nancy Walecki

Illustration of a donkey turning a ship’s wheel away from high-rise apartment buildings in the background

Right Now | September-October 2022

Origins of the Urban Housing Crisis

The high costs of environmental, historic-preservation, and other good intentions

by Jonathan Shaw

Illustration of two runners, one surrounded by components of a healthy diet, the other surrounded by high-sugar foods.

Right Now | September-October 2022

Does High Blood Sugar Blunt the Benefits of Exercise?

Understanding “low response to training”—and searching for solutions for diabetics and others

by Daniel Oberhaus

John Harvard's Journal | September-October 2022

Underwriting Sustainability Studies

A $200-million gift for the Salata Institute

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

Photograph of Phil Baczewki, a long COVID patient

Features | September-October 2022

The Causes of Long COVID

Trying to understand infections’ persistent effects—and to develop cures

by Jonathan Shaw