Faculty & Research
Research on Hold
Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.
by Nina Pasquini
Common Chemicals May Diminish Children’s Benefit from Vaccines
A Harvard study reports that children exposed to chemicals in food packaging and textile products may have compromised immune systems.
Town-Hall Meetings Report on Harvard Library Reorganization
Library leaders tell staff that restructuring will require smaller workforce.
Raj Chetty and Colleagues Release Controversial Education Study
Study finds good teaching leads to lower teenage-pregnancy rates and greater college matriculation.
Capitalism Concerns
Harvard Business School issues sober survey on U.S. competitiveness.
Medical Pioneer Mary Ellen Avery Has Died
Her work saved countless premature babies and inspired other women in medicine.
An Exercise Pill?
Harvard researchers discover a protein that provides health benefits similar to exercise, including weight loss and improved blood-sugar control.
Eric Nelson
Profile of a Harvard government professor and political theory scholar
by Craig Lambert
The Persistence of Place
Sociologist Robert J. Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago.
The Chinese “Good Life”
Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people's yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.
Video: Water as a Platform for Development
Four Harvard students from four different disciplines discuss a summer spent in Pakistan investigating water-related issues.