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
Foreseeing Self-Harm
Traditional methods of preventing suicide have been ineffective, says psychologist Matthew Nock.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Portrait: Elizabeth Hinton
A scholar of race, justice, and public policy
by Sophia Nguyen
Henry Knowles Beecher
Brief life of a late-blooming ethicist: 1904-1976
by Jack El-Hai
Colossal Blossom
Exploring the genetic mysteries of a gigantic parasite
by Jonathan Shaw
A Breakthrough in High-Pressure Physics?
Metallic hydrogen would be a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionize energy use, space exploration and more.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Robotic Fix for Heart Failure
A new robotic device could restore the ability to pump blood in patients with heart failure.
by Jonathan Shaw
An Orphaned Sewing Machine
The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object
Connecting Body and Soul
A Harvard initiative studies how spirituality affects patients’ experience at the end of life
Building Toward a Kidney
3-D-printing pioneer Jennifer Lewis aims to fabricate replacement organs.
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Feelings Ought to Be Investigated”
Deidre Lynch on the cult of Jane Austen and the complexities of loving literature
by Spencer Lee Lenfield