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
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.
Advancing the Science and Art of Teaching
Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference
Factor That Reverses Aging of Heart Discovered
A protein that circulates in the blood of young mice reverses cardiac hypertrophy in old mice.