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
The Newsmakers
Observations from Twitter prove that even the smallest news outlets can shape public opinion.
by Oset Babür
The Emergent Mind
Research with infants suggests the ability to understand abstract relationships.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Of Mice and Mating
Mate choice is often controlled by genetics, but sometimes culture plays a role.
by Sophia Nguyen
The Mirage of Knowledge
Tom Nichols dissects the dangerous antipathy to expertise.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Mary Ellen Avery
Brief life of a groundbreaking neonatologist: 1927-2011
by Amalie M. Kass , Eleanor G. Shore
A New Green Revolution?
Abundant food and better than ever?
by Jonathan Shaw
Tuning In to Urban Noise
Erica Walker aims to put “tools and data into the hands of people who can use it.”
by Nell Porter-Brown
Researchers Find Earliest Known Human Fossil Outside Africa
Humans began leaving Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Toward a Zika Vaccine
Harvard’s Dan Barouch finds long-term Zika vaccine efficacy varies by delivery method.
by Jonathan Shaw
Botanizing in the “Mother of Gardens”
The hunt for rare plants in China
by Jonathan Shaw