Faculty & Research

Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.

Isaac Kohlberg to Step Down as Head of Harvard Technology Development

Partnerships and licensing office could become more critical as funding cuts loom

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

Battling Ebola, Back to Basics

At a Harvard Medical School conference, experts discussed lessons from the epidemic.

by Sophia Nguyen