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

Filmmaker Robert Gardner Dies at 88

The anthropological filmmaker founded the Harvard Film Study Center.

The Humanities Village People

Harvard undergraduates delve deep into summer humanistic research.

by Francesca Annic...

Crafting Color

Inspired by birds’ feathers, engineers craft long-lasting structural colors.

by Katherine Xue

A Hemlock Farewell

A tiny insect, the woolly adelgid, is killing off these giant evergreens.

by Laura Levis

Human-Family Reunions

Genetics sheds light on early human history.

by Katherine Xue

Rebooting Social Science

The interdisciplinary Tobin Project addresses real-world problems.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Vita: Felipe Poey

Brief life of Cuba’s greatest naturalist: 1799-1891

by Lindsay Brownell

Global-Health Learning in Rural Mexico

Harvard Global Health Institute introduces a unique study-abroad opportunity, melding coursework with field experience.

by Francesca Annic...

Harvard Portrait: Naomi Oreskes

Harvard historian of science Naomi Oreskes takes on climate-change skeptics.

Disruptive Genius

Innovation guru Clayton Christensen on spreading his gospel, the Gospel, and how to win with the electric car

by Craig Lambert