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
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
Linking Mental and Fiscal Health
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
by Veronique Greenwood
Braxton Shelley
A gospel scholar shapes music theory.
by Jacob Sweet
Between Harvard and St. Louis
The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
by Che Applewhaite
Jobs and Jail
Sandra Susan Smith studies work and incarceration in an unequal, atomized America.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Transitions Gradual and Cataclysmic
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
by Jonathan Shaw
Making Voters Care About Climate Change
A professor and a marketing professional try a new tack in climate-change communications.
by Jonathan Shaw
Bringing the Stars to Light
Alumni scientist-filmmakers bring the Harvard Computers’ story to the screen.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Alternatives to Policing
A Law School report offers the City of Boston recommendations for reform.
by Lydialyle Gibson