Faculty & Research
Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising as Research Cuts Deepen
This week in the battle between Harvard and the Trump administration
by Nina Pasquini
Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”
Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Post-Regulatory School Reform
Making the case for charter schools and other choice options to boost educational performance
by Paul E. Peterson
The Plastic Earth
Connecting climate change to the planet’s shifting crust
by Jonathan Shaw
The Democracy of Everyday Life
Nancy Rosenblum studies neighbors and the power of proximity.
by Lydialyle Gibson
America's Higher-Education Agenda
A focused briefing on degree-attainment, democracy, and economic opportunity
by Clayton Spencer
China's Great Flood May Be No Myth
Researchers unearth geological evidence to support one of the country’s earliest folk legends.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Sexual Violence in India’s Headlines
Joanna Jolly takes issue with rape coverage in the media.
by Aidan Langston
Are Hospital Pay-for-Performance Programs Failing?
Harvard researchers ask whether market incentives can improve healthcare.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
New Study Calls Subway Germs Mostly Harmless
Curtis Huttenhower and colleagues analyze bugs on Boston’s T.
by Aidan Langston
How Antibiotics Disrupt Babies’ Microbiomes
Killing good bugs as well as bad may harm early immune “education,” say Harvard scientists.
by Lydialyle Gibson