Faculty & Research
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
Why We Eat What We Do
“Resetting the Table,” a new exhibit at the Peabody Museum, examines American food traditions.
by Jacob Sweet
Can the Catholic Church Help Explain Western Psychology?
A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
by Drew Pendergrass
Medicine for an Ailing Democracy
How to reform voting and elections in the United States to create a representative democracy
by Jonathan Shaw
Speciation Is More Complicated Than Darwin Could Have Imagined
Research in butterflies reveals how genes flow among species—and lead to tangled genetic trees
by Bennett McIntosh
Lightning Strikes Twice
Professor Michael Kremer shares the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences with two scholars from MIT.
"Stories Are Powerful"
Harvard and the University of Michigan’s second joint summit on opioids addresses stigma, race, and access to care.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Forgive, but Don’t Forget
…and don’t always forgive
by Lincoln Caplan
Where Teachers Thrive, Students Do
Education policy should focus on schools as a whole, not individual teachers, argues Susan Moore Johnson.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
What Ails Modern Liberalism?
Eric Nelson says John Rawls led modern philosophy astray.
by John A. Griffin
Ryan Enos
The political scientist explains “social geography.”
by Marina N. Bolotnikova