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
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
Shawon Kinew
Connecting European Old Masters with the new landscape of art history
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Working at Beauty
The Undergraduate finds beauty in the complexities of applied science.
by Drew Pendergrass
Engineering Life
For synthetic biologists, there appears to be no limit to what they can build.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Blood Test for PTSD?
A potential “paradigm shift” in developing new diagnostic tests in mental health
by Erin O’Donnell
Could College Be Free?
David Deming says existing federal higher-education subsidies, if redeployed, could make public colleges free.
by Cherone Duggan
The Coming Eldercare Tsunami
Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard and Life Sciences Partners to Build a Center for Biological Therapies
A new center aims to bring cutting-edge medicines “from laboratory to approved therapy.”
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Explores Slavery Connections Further
The president announces a $5-million initiative.
by John S. Rosenberg