Faculty
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
Five Questions with Michèle Duguay
A Harvard scholar of music theory on how streaming services have changed the experience of music
Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA
Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.
The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
“Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?”
The East Asian implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard’s Slave Legacy
A searching examination of the places kept “outside history,” and steps to come to terms with the University’s past
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Seven Scholars
Ph.D. students discuss subjects from aliens to infrastructural aesthetics.
by Jacob Sweet
The Upward Mobility Problem
Most Americans earn less than their parents did. Can community colleges bridge the gap?
The Medical-Robotics Revolution
Engineering advances in surgery, mobility, and patient care
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
How the Pandemic Killed the Uninfected
COVID-19’s toll on black patients extends to those who never got the virus.
Decoding the Alphviruses
New research identifies the cellular receptors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and two related viruses.