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

What Ails the Academy?

American higher education and its discontents

by John S. Rosenberg

Termites’ Cathedral Mounds

Physicists look into the function of towering termite mounds.

by Sophia Nguyen

The Data on Drama

Derek Miller hopes data will shake up the field of theater history.

by Jonathan Shaw

Chronicler of Two Americas

Now in his second century, the uncommon Daniel Aaron remains at work.

by Christoph Irmscher

Putting Social Progress on Par with Prosperity

Measuring the economic growth of nations is not enough, says Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter.

by Laura Levis

Prize Patter

Run-up to this year's Ig Nobel ceremony: an on-the-scene report.

by Bailey Trela

Big Data Takes on Dengue Fever

A School of Public Health study uses cell-phone records to predict the spread of dengue fever.

by Zara Zhang

Design Engineering Debuts

Two Harvard faculties collaborate, aiming to solve real-world problems.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Company We Keep

According to two HBS studies, sharing can benefit individuals but hurt businesses.

by Laura Levis