Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
News Briefs: Important University Updates
A large leap in the smallest science, decarbonization debates, admissions lawsuit
Can Disinformation Be Stopped?
Scholars’ perspectives on a pervasive new threat
by Jacob Sweet
Probing the Microbial World Within Us
Emily Balskus deciphers the human microbiome.
by Jonathan Shaw
Restoring Justice
Exploring an alternative to crime and punishment
by Lydialyle Gibson
Should Convicted Felons Serve on Juries?
A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”
by Juliet Isselbacher
The Context: Daniel Lieberman on Food Addiction
Framing the news with our best articles on diet and health
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard to Launch Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program
Renovation of 60 Oxford Street will create a quantum hub where theorists and engineers work side by side.
by Jonathan Shaw
Transitions Gradual and Cataclysmic
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
by Jonathan Shaw
Power, Petitions, and the People
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
by Jonathan Shaw
Is There Better Than Better?
Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”
by Erin O'Donnell