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
The Mystery of Smell
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Food Waste Problem
Emily Broad Leib combats wasted food worldwide.
by Jacob Sweet
Speaking Pheromone
How science is done, in the lab of E.O. Wilson
by Richard Rhodes
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
Seven Harvard Affiliates Named HHMI Investigators
The designation comes with $9 million in research support
by Jonathan Shaw
President Bacow Reviews Harvard Climate Actions
A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
by Jonathan Shaw
A Gene Therapy Breakthrough
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
by Jonathan Shaw