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
Alumnus Robert B. Wilson and Paul Milgrom Share 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics
A scholar and his student share their field’s best-known honor.
by Jean Martin
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
Welfare’s Payback
Economic analysis of U.S. government spending shows that some social programs more than pay for themselves.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Lessons in Dementia’s Decline?
Dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America. Why not the rest of the world?
by Matteo Wong
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
The Voter-Fraud Disinformation Campaign
A White House-led effort to recast public discourse
by Marina N. Bolotnikova