Faculty & Research
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
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
As Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Rises, Nutrient Content of Rice Falls
A new study quantifies the global impact of declines in a single nutrient in a single crop, and hints at wider impacts.
by Jonathan Shaw
From the Archives: The Market-Model University
Humanities in the age of money
Long-Term Investing, Short-Term Thinking
Long-term investors fall to short-term thinking.
by Jacob Sweet
From One Animal to an Ecosystem
Ecologists aim to understand how deer form their home ranges.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Zip Code vs. Genetic Code
The largest-ever study of twins quantifies the respective influence of genes and environment on specific diseases.
by Erin O'Donnell
Educating Educators
New HGSE dean Bridget Terry Long seeks to “expand, double down, and deepen our impact.”
by John S. Rosenberg
How Life Began
Jack Szostak’s pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth
by Erin O'Donnell
Ellen Newbold La Motte
Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961
by Cynthia Wachtell