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

A Particulate Problem

Harvard researchers revisit and reaffirm a controversial environmental study.

by Oset Babür

He Has Made the World a Safer Place

A symposium honors a scientist who championed biological and chemical weapons control.

by Jonathan Shaw

Risk-Taking Lizards

How lizards’ behavior influences natural selection

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Tomiko Brown-Nagin to Lead Radcliffe Institute

The legal historian will become dean on July 1. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Trimming Truancy

Interventions that mobilize family support networks have powerful effects.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Disinformation Dilemma

The digital tools advertisers rely on can be easily manipulated to influence public opinion on politics.

by Oset Babür

Slavery’s Southern Legacy

A new book traces today’s politics back to chattel slavery.

by Sophia Nguyen

Educational Improv

A theatre troupe aims for higher ed.

by Sophia Nguyen

Targeting Cancer

Using precision medicine, Harvard researchers target cancer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Money Can’t Buy Love, But Here’s What Can

New research proves that couples should spend money to increase quality time spent together.

by Oset Babür