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
Understanding Ebola
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
by Jonathan Shaw
Rebecca Henderson: Does Capitalism Need to be Reimagined?
How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson
At Home with Harvard: Election Day
In a year like no other, read a selection of Harvard Magazine stories on the forces that will shape the presidential election outcome.
The Pandemic’s “Perfect and Terrible Storm”
Seasonality and SARS-CoV-2
by Jonathan Shaw
Caroline Buckee: Can Mobile-phone Data Help Control the Spread of the Coronavirus?
Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.
Harvard Professors Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
More than a dozen Harvard faculty members are honored.
by Jonathan Shaw
See Their Faces
Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Dementias Linked to Air Pollution
Hospitalizations for neurological disease rise with increases in fine particle pollution.
by Jonathan Shaw
Daniel Schrag and David Keith: Can Solar Geoengineering Help Fight Climate Change?
Some changes cannot be stopped, but reflecting sunlight back into space could slow their pace.
The $16-Trillion Virus
Economic damage makes a compelling argument for robust federal policies to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
by Jonathan Shaw