Faculty & Research
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
Isaac Kohlberg to Step Down as Head of Harvard Technology Development
Partnerships and licensing office could become more critical as funding cuts loom
by Jonathan Shaw
Toward Democracy in America
Reviewing a masterwork on the past, and future, of democracy
Good Fat in a White Hat
A beneficial fat rare in Western diets appears to fight cardiovascular disease.
by Jonathan Shaw
Letters from Prison
Business leaders explain how they went astray.
by Jonathan Shaw
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
Reading Tea Leaves
Digitized herbaria collections data allow researchers to predict future plant ranges.
by Jonathan Shaw
Born to Rest
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
by Jonathan Shaw
Printing in Free Space
A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.
by Lydialyle Gibson