Faculty & Research


Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward

And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship

by Jonathan Shaw

The Jesus’s Wife Fragment: The Scientific Evidence

Ink and papyrus dating are consistent with an ancient origin.

Public Health Fieldwork in Brazil

Students spend their January term immersed in experiential learning.

“A More Perfect Heaven”

At Harvard, Dava Sobel discusses the conversation that convinced Copernicus to publish his lifework.

John Briscoe Awarded Stockholm Water Prize

'Nobel Prize of Water' given to Harvard professor for "unparalleled contributions" to global water resource management

“Bodies of Knowledge”

A special exhibit showcases the history of anatomy and dissection.

“Biological Time Travel”

Historian of science Sophia Roosth on resurrecting extinct species.

Infrared: A Renewable Energy Source?

Harvard physicists envision capturing energy from Earth’s emissions to outer space.

“Hearing Through the Body”

Through cat telephones and electronic dance music, scholars discuss the physical basis of sound.

Skull Walking

Anatomy on view, and the return of Pooh

The Price of Healthy Eating

With changed policies and food supply systems, healthy foods would cost less.

by Jonathan Shaw