Faculty & Research
FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding
“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting
by Jonathan Shaw
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
Air Pollution’s Systemic Effects
Researchers studying 95 million Medicare records find new fine-particle impacts in the blood, gut, skin, kidneys, and other organs.
by Jonathan Shaw
Legitimate Leadership?
The right to rule depends not only on the way power is gained, but how it is wielded.
by John A. Griffin
Frontiers
A common plasticizer causes infertility, and fructose affects fat metabolism.
Upending U.S. Politics
Undergraduates contribute to a new book on grass-roots organizing at the center of American politics.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet
Frank Hu confronts the triple threats of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
by Jacob Sweet
The Authoritarian Reflex
Harvard political scientist Pippa Norris chronicles the rise of populist authoritarians in Western democracies.
by Lydialyle Gibson
A Gut Renovation for U.S. Labor Law
A Harvard Law School initiative calls for rewriting labor law “to shift power from corporations to workers.”
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
New England’s Forest Primeval
Before Europeans arrived in New England, local ecology was driven by climate shifts, not by human interventions.
by Jonathan Shaw
An Interstellar Ribbon of Clouds in the Sun’s Backyard
The massive “Radcliffe Wave” traces a new map of the sky.
by Bennett McIntosh