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
Toward the Negotiated City
In the history of urban renewal, a glimmer of the possibilities of social policy today
by Ann Forsyth
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
Na Li
For a star electrical engineering professor, it's all about systems.
by Jacob Sweet
Catalyzing Bioengineering
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.
by Jonathan Shaw
From the Archives: Animal Research
Every year, scientists use millions of animals—mostly mice and rats—in experiments. The practice provokes passionate debates over the morality and efficacy of such research—and how to make it more humane.
A Dressing That Pulls Wounds Shut
Researchers in the lab of Professor David Mooney have developed a wound-dressing design that works like embryonic skin to heal injuries rapidly.
by Nina Pasquini
The Movement to Open Up Syllabi
“It’s kind of like when you go to the library to check out one book, but it’s actually the book next to the book you were looking for that was the important one. A syllabus sets up that opportunity.”
by Nina Pasquini
Curricle, the Course Catalog Matrix
Researchers with metaLAB (at) Harvard will test a new course exploration tool that presents the curriculum as a rich network of connections.
by Nina Pasquini