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
Boston in Motion
An exhibition maps the making of a metropolis.
by Drew Pendergrass
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
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
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
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