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

The Evolutionary Case for Exercise

The off-label prescription from our hunter-gatherer ancestors

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard’s Nobel Prize Incubator

The Harvard University Bio Labs, home to 10 Nobel laureates on floor three and two on floor four

by Richard Losick

How Physics Can Be Used to Manipulate a Coin Toss

How a coin toss can be uniquely rigged – and can demonstrate probability’s role in reducing uncertainty.

by Olivia Farrar

Home Unaffordable Home

America’s housing problem—and what to do about it

by Jonathan Shaw

When Technology and Society Clash

Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

How the Mind Assigns Meaning to Words

New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.

by Jonathan Shaw

Why Ivy Athletes Score in Careers

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

by Jonathan Shaw

Predicting Viral Variants and Vaccine Cures

Biomedical researchers are using AI to survey the viral landscape.

by Nina Pasquini

American Jewish Life After October 7

Professors Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman reflect on a difficult year

by Max J. Krupnick

Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine

Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored  

by John S. Rosenberg