Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
Will Cities Survive Another Pandemic?
Inequities threaten the long-term health of cities
by Daniel Oberhaus
Your Brain on Exercise
The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.
by Jonathan Shaw
Both Sides Now
Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s bifocal view of the civil-rights movement
by Lincoln Caplan
Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute
A 15-year investment in biomedical and applied science research
by Jonathan Shaw
Against Delta, Moderna Edges Pfizer, but Omicron Looms
A head-to-head comparison in 440,000 vaccinated veterans finds Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective than Pfizer’s at preventing a range of COVID-19 outcomes.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Bumper Crop in the National Academy of Medicine
Newly elected members include a dozen Harvard faculty affiliates.
by John S. Rosenberg
Can Slime Molds Think?
A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.
by Nancy Walecki
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
by Erin O'Donnell
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
Bruno Carvalho
An urbanist’s lifelong study of the “rhythm of cities,” from Rio to Cambridge
by Nancy Walecki