Faculty & Research


Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

by Nina Pasquini

"Smarter, Stronger, Kinder"

Sesame Street celebrates a 50-year collaboration with Harvard.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Learning, and Teaching, As Peers

The eighth annual conference of the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching

by Jonathan Shaw

Mitrovica Named a MacArthur Fellow

The geophysicist has pioneered the understanding that sea-level rise around the globe will vary significantly depending on crustal dynamics and gravitational forces. 

by Jonathan Shaw

Scholars Advocate “Managed Retreat”—Before Climate Change Sinks Coastlines

The question is no longer if, but when and how. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Crows Know How to Have Fun

Surprising research about highly adept birds making and using tools

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Debt Reliever

Rohan Pavuluri and Upsolve help low-income families cope with debt.

by Nina Pasquini

From the Archives: The Talent for Aging Well

George E. Vaillant's generational research on Harvard men unveils the differences that distinguish the "happy-well" from the "sad-sick" in later life.

by Craig Lambert

The Resurrection of the Marlboro Man

Two public-health veterans warn of new smoking risks, especially for the young.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Rawlsian Revolution

The lasting influence and limitations of John Rawls’s political philosophy

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Are Super Responders Special?

Do patients who defeat cancer hold biological secrets?

by Bennett McIntosh