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

Vita: Henry A. Murray

Brief life of a personality psychologist: 1893-1988

by Marshall J. Getz

Why “Big Data” Is a Big Deal

Information science promises to change the world.

by Jonathan Shaw

Nuclear Weapons or Democracy

“Out of ratio” weapons are essentially ungovernable.

by Craig Lambert

Cancer’s Global Toll

A symposium focuses on cancer treatment in the developing world.

Rediscovering the Unconscious

At Harvard, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses decisionmaking with Walmsley University professor Cass Sunstein of Harvard Law School.

From Egypt to the Ether Dome

MGH's resident mummy undergoes restoration and a medical exam.

$90 Million for HMS Cancer Research

The Ludwig Cancer Research gift endows the study of resistance to therapy.

Genomic Engineering Hits Its Mark

Harvard researchers develop new, precise ways to alter organisms' DNA.

Squirrely

How the gray squirrels came to Harvard Yard