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
In Myanmar, with Proximity Designs
A social enterprise works to improve farmers' economic prospects
Sowing Seeds
From supporting farmers to probing policy, Harvard people help Myanmar remake its future.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Fix in Fossil Fuels
Joseph Aldy examines the true costs of fossil fuel subsidies.
by Laura Levis
A Poet’s March of Ages
Two Harvard classics professors create the first Virgil Encyclopedia in English.
by Erin O'Donnell
Made in the U.S.A.
A literary critic on the Great American Novel
by Adam Kirsch
Popular Science
In the Internet era, research moves from professionals’ labs to amateurs’ homes.
by Katherine Xue
Disrupted Lives
Sociologist Matthew Desmond studies eviction and the lives of America’s poor.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Wearable Robots
Harvard engineers build soft exosuits to aid human movement.
by Katherine Xue
NSA Surveillance, Snowden, and Freedom
Harvard law professor Yochai Benkler says acts of conscience are integral to balancing security and freedom.
Shaping the Cancer Genome
A new study suggests that genetic rearrangements promote cancer development.