Faculty

Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.

Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.

On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement. 

by Schuyler Velasco

Harvard in China: connections in medical anthropology, ecological city planning

Ethnographic perspectives on caregiving and Shanghai urban development

Harvard in China: Drew Faust voices hopes for a long and fruitful partnership

The president reflected on Harvard’s educational involvement with China through the years.

"Networked" Web Extra: video and Web-exclusive sidebars on network science

Slime mold demonstrates the power of networks, fanning out to solve a maze and construct a railway map. Video and Web-exclusive sidebars to accompany the feature article "Networked."

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Honors thesis plumbs meltdown

A Harvard honors thesis on the Wall Street meltdown is a source for an important new book on the subject.

Dr. Keith Flaherty's Quest for a Miracle Cancer Drug

The New York Times profiles a Harvard Medical School lecturer's quest for a miracle drug that saves lives—and the lives lost along the way.

Changing, Challenging China

A Harvard Magazine roundtable

Emma Dench teaches Roman history and lit

Meet a scholar enthralled by the Romans.

Pleasure by Proxy: How Other People’s Experiences Help Predict Happiness

Other people’s experience is a more accurate guide than your own imagination to what you will like.

by Craig Lambert

Physicists Capasso and Yu make many lasers from one

Harvard researchers have developed multibeam, multiwavelength miniature lasers.

by Jonathan Shaw