Faculty & Research
Detecting Breast Cancer Everywhere
A portable, simple testing technology promises accurate breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
by Jordan Smith
Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world
by Lydialyle Gibson
History, Crowdsourced
Volunteer transcribers help make Harvard library documents accessible.
by Diane E. Booton
Controlling the Global Thermostat
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
by Jonathan Shaw
Family History
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Yearning for an Upswing
In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history
by Idrees Kahloon
The Voter-Fraud Disinformation Campaign
A White House-led effort to recast public discourse
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Immigrant Stories, in Song
Sociologist Roberto Gonzales’s research is becoming a musical.
by Lydialyle Gibson
A Major Disparity in Massachusetts Criminal Justice
Harvard Law School researchers identify the mechanisms that lead to longer sentences for nonwhite defendants.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Gravid and COVID
The challenges of researching the pandemic’s effects on pregnant women
by Matteo Wong