Faculty & Research
Harvard Allocating Additional $250 Million to Research
University increasing its research funding by 50 percent after grant revocations
by Max J. Krupnick
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
Eating for the Environment
Gidon Eshel explains the environmental, social, and political effects of food choices.
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
What Drives Successful Crowdsourcing?
Harvard’s Crowd Innovation Lab studies what motivates crowds to solve problems.
by Michael Fitzgerald
Tax Collection and Civil Society
Paying Pakistani tax collectors for better performance to increase tax revenue
by Marina N. Bolotnikova