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

Consciousness, and a Cure?

A newly identified group of neurons that play a role in consciousness may have implications for the treatment of schizophrenia.

by Laura Levis

2015 Dietary Recommendations Cover New Ground

Changes to guidelines for fats, cholesterol, meat, and sugar are among the highlights

by Jonathan Shaw

Animating Music

Two scholars—in jazz, and in German music—team up on a tool that makes musical structure visible.

by Sophia Nguyen

How Globalization Begets Inequality

Modeling how globalization leaves the least-skilled workers behind

by Stephanie Garlock

Computing in the Classroom

From the “Teaching Machine” to the promise of twenty-first-century learning technology

by Sophia Nguyen

An Extra Layer of Care

The progress of palliative medicine

A New Code of Conduct: Hacking Gender in Tech

The Harvard Women Engineers Code (WECode) conference encourages all genders in technology fields.

by Cherone Duggan

Self-Regulating Coffee Drinkers?

A new Harvard School of Public Health study suggests people naturally regulate their coffee consumption.

by Laura Levis

Explaining the Armenian Genocide

On the centenary, historian Ronald G. Suny discusses the causes of the twentieth century’s first genocide.

by Stephanie Garlock