Faculty & Research
Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship
by Jonathan Shaw
Brevia
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, primate-center closure, and more
The Social Life of Memory
The part of the brain that stores memories also actively predicts the future behavior of others.
by Peter Saalfield
Mapping the Way to a Brain Survey
A project to map the brain is "the biggest challenge of the century."
by Courtney Humphries
Buffering the Sun
David Keith and the question of climate engineering
by Erin O'Donnell
Anatomy of the Euro Crisis
The political economy of a continent at cross-purposes
by Peter A. Hall
Social Impact Bonds
Creative partnerships between government, non-profits, and investors may lead to more effective social services spending.
Addressing a Decline in Humanities Enrollment
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports
Wyss Institute Receives Second, $125-Million Gift
Harvard's biologically inspired engineering institute garners additional funding from founding donor Hansjӧrg Wyss
edX Adds International Partners
The Harvard-MIT online-learning venture undertakes a major global expansion
Making the United States Competitive
Firms are profitable, but the nation’s living standards aren't rising.