Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
From Lewis and Clark to Michael Brown
Walter Johnson’s radical history of St. Louis
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Brief life of a breakthrough astronomer: 1900-1979
by Donovan Moore
Resolving Inflammation
An HMS symposium highlights the immune system’s role in ending inflammation.
by Jonathan Shaw
How Deforestation Damages Even the Rainforests That Survive It
The world needs tropical forests—but rainforest destruction continues unabated, and it may be even worse than you thought.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Karen Dynan on the Coronavirus Recession
The severe economic fallout, in context
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
African and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 Years
Speakers discuss history, progress, hope, and home.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Cooperating to Combat Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus begins spreading in populations outside China, Harvard announces a collaboration with Chinese researchers to develop diagnostics and therapies for treating SARS-CoV-2.
by Jonathan Shaw
Boston in Motion
An exhibition maps the making of a metropolis.
by Drew Pendergrass
History from Below
Vincent Brown writes war, empire, and slaves’ agency into the history of Atlantic slavery.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Passive Corporate Governance
Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.
by Erin O'Donnell