Faculty & Research
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'
As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.
by Olivia Farrar
Tax Collection and Civil Society
Paying Pakistani tax collectors for better performance to increase tax revenue
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harnessing Evolution
David R. Liu has harnessed evolution to lab experiments.
by Jonathan Shaw
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
Collecting Ukraine
One of the largest Ukrainian-language collections in the world, housed at Harvard
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Radcliffe and the Right
In a fractious election season, the Schlesinger Library held a discussion about ideology, trust, and how to expand its reach.
by Sophia Nguyen
Super Drugs for Super Bugs
New methods for manufacturing antibiotics aim to replenish a dwindling drug pipeline.
by Erin O’Donnell
Global Health at Home
Harvesting innovations from around the world to improve American medical care
by Howard Hiatt , Charles Kenney , Mark Rosenberg
Death Throes
Sibling scholars Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker seek to change how America thinks about capital punishment.
by Lincoln Caplan