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

Orlando Patterson on Freedom and our sick democracy

America's troubled democracy

How can some species survive without sex?

Matthew Meselson and David Mark Welch explore the role of sex in evolutionary biology.

by Jonathan Shaw

Rigorous studies show that the placebo effect accounts for most of the benefits

Harvard researchers discuss the side effects of Prozac and other SSRIs

by Craig Lambert

Thomas Forrest Kelly teaches about “First NIghts”—musical premieres

A look at Thomas Forrest Kelly’s Harvard Core course on five musical premieres