Faculty & Research
FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding
“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting
by Jonathan Shaw
University People
A new dean for public health, a new director for the art museums, and more
A Cancer Begins
Seeing when cancer begins helps Leonard Zon track down factors triggering the disease.
by Jonathan Shaw
Are All Calories Equal?
Avoid refined sugars and processed carbohydrates, says endocrinologist David Ludwig.
by Laura Levis
Reassessing the Gender Wage Gap
Economist Claudia Goldin investigates what causes the gender wage gap, and what doesn't.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Editing an End to Malaria?
A technique for pushing genetic alterations through entire species of plants and animals may herald a future in which humans manage ecosystems through molecular biology.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Egalitarian
Danielle Allen’s mission to return equality to the heart of American democracy
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Who Owns the Robots Rules the World
Most people’s jobs are at risk of becoming robotized, argues labor economist Richard Freeman.
by Richard B. Freeman
Michael Pollan’s Crooked Writing Path
At Radcliffe, the author talks on nature, food, and altered states of consciousness.
by Laura Levis
St. Louis Blues
Urban planners and scholars talk racism and exclusion in St. Louis.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Are Animals “Things”?
Animal law takes hold at Harvard Law School.
by Cara Feinberg