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.
Can Plants Sequester Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?
The world’s forests impound carbon below ground, a Harvard scientist shows, but for how long?
Homelessness Is a Crisis of Public Health
In our fragmented system, loss of housing leads to mental and physical deterioration. Some new initiatives aim to connect the remedies.
Private Equity in Medicine and the Quality of Care
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
Portfolio Diet May Reduce Long-Term Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke, Harvard Researchers Find
A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms.
Making the Public Record Public
Harvard legal database released
How to Reduce AI’s Energy Consumption
The case for maximizing AI models’ efficiency—not size
How Air Pollution Affects Our Brains
An expert Harvard panel discusses the links between air pollution and dementia, learning, mental health, and mood.
How Birds Lost Flight
Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.
Reengineering Arts and Sciences
Spurring innovation, rethinking departments, tapping centers—and Ph.D. support
George Sarrinikolaou
Provost for climate and sustainability’s journey from Athens to Harvard