Faculty & Research
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Harvard Engineering and Applied Sciences Receives $400-Million Endowment Gift
John A. Paulson underwrites school with University’s largest gift.
by John S. Rosenberg
Centennial Medalists 2015
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.
For Kennedy School Journals, Policy Beyond the Classroom
Through nine journals, students “take control of the narrative” surrounding public policy.
by Stephanie Garlock
Francis J. Doyle III Appointed Engineering Dean
New leader of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Eight Scholars
TED-type talks on topics ranging from lizards to “micro-activism,” from doctoral candidates likely to define the futures of their fields.
by Sophia Nguyen
Climate-Change Solutions
A panel of experts debates the best path forward.
by Jonathan Shaw
The “Bionic Leaf ”
Harvard scientists find a way to convert solar energy into a liquid fuel.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Mr. Mom Switch
Locating the “command neurons that drive parental behavior”
by Erin O'Donnell
Debating Sharia Law, Digitally
SHARIASource—“Google-like aspirations” for an online resource on Islamic law
by Stephanie Garlock
Harvard Portrait: Jelani Nelson
A theorist explores the limits to shrinking datasets.
by Jonathan Shaw