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.
The Return of History
Ukrainian scholar Serhii Plokhy on the war in his home country
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.
Spotting Pollutants from Space
A satellite-mounted instrument developed at the Center for Astrophysics will track air pollution hourly across North America.
Nepotism’s Impact in the Job Market
How connections in blue-collar work disadvantage women and blacks
Engineering Virus-free Cells… and Organs?
Harvard researchers have built bacteria resistant to viral infections.
Kari Nadeau
Multi-allergy immunotherapy pioneer Kari Nadeau returns to Harvard
How Harvard Researchers Are Growing Human Brain Organoids to Study Autism and Consciousness
Paola Arlotta’s organoids provide a window into the human brain.