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
The “Little Republics”
Thomas Jefferson's “fractal” view of American self-governance
by Susan Dunn
James Mickens
A Harvard computer scientist on how to build a universe
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Science of History
Historians at Harvard's Initiative for the Science of the Human Past investigate ice cores.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Debating School Choice
Economists rethink the merits of school-choice systems.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Shedding Light on Genetic Cancer Risks
A new study offers a clearer picture of how genetics and the environment influence cancer risk in families.
by Sophia Nguyen
Mimicking Organs
The Wyss Institute’s organs-on-chips could transform drug testing and personalized medicine.
by Laura Levis
Capital Punishment’s Persistence
An historian tracks the death penalty’s persistence in America.
by Sophia Nguyen
A Modest Proposal
Why Harvard and MIT might join forces on climate-change research
Rationality and Robots
New thinking machines demand a new economic science.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Poised for Partnerships
School of engineering positioned to tackle big, cross-disciplinary societal problems, says new dean.