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

"On the Ground" With Asylum-Seekers

Sabrineh Ardalan directs Harvard’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Upward Mobility Problem

Most Americans earn less than their parents did. Can community colleges bridge the gap?

by Nancy Walecki

The Medical-Robotics Revolution

Engineering advances in surgery, mobility, and patient care

by Jonathan Shaw

Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage

Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.

by Daniel Oberhaus

How the Pandemic Killed the Uninfected

COVID-19’s toll on black patients extends to those who never got the virus.

by Erin O’Donnell

Decoding the Alphviruses

New research identifies the cellular receptors for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and two related viruses.

by Jonathan Shaw

Gun Violence

The impacts on survivors and their families.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Dark Side of Daylight Saving

Harvard scientists warn against the health effects of abolishing standard time. 

by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead

Are We Entering a Second Cold War?

A discussion of Russia’s invasion—and how it can end

by Jacob Sweet

Fugitive Pedagogy

Jarvis Givens rediscovers the underground history of black schooling.

by Lydialyle Gibson