Faculty & Research
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Toward Precision Medicine
Building scale in biomedical informatics
by Jonathan Shaw
Is Vitamin D a Wonder Pill?
Two Harvard studies investigate the nutrient's cancer-fighting properties.
by Sophia Nguyen
Altering Course
Why the United States may be on the cusp of an energy revolution
by Jonathan Shaw
Vita: Thomas Nuttall
Brief life of a pioneering naturalist: 1786-1859
by John Nelson
The Science of Scarcity
A behavioral economist’s fresh perspectives on poverty
by Cara Feinberg
The “Little Object That Speaks Loudly”
Archaeologists examine printing type found deep in Harvard Yard.
by Stephanie Garlock
Much More about MOOCs
Harvard and MIT researchers mine masses of data about online learning—and begin to address applications to campus classrooms.
by John S. Rosenberg
Crunching the Numbers on Voting Rights in America
Why good data are essential to understanding the Voting Rights Act
by Stephanie Garlock
Sven Beckert Wins Bancroft Prize in History
His Empire of Cotton: A Global History puts slavery in an international context.
by Jonathan Shaw
Climate Change Heats Up
A campus focus on global warming
by John S. Rosenberg