Faculty

Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.

Faculty Set to Vote on Grade Inflation Proposal

Results of the email ballot will be announced on May 20.

by Joanna M Weiss

Commuting’s Impact on Creativity

Long commutes harm productivity and innovation.

by Erin O’Donnell

Raising the Estimate of Sea Level Rise

The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic

by Nancy Walecki

Why Some Citizens Reject Science

Bridging the gulf to science deniers

by Daniel Oberhaus

Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Data journalist Meredith Broussard on “the civil-rights issue of our time”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Landmark Bio Breaks Ground

A Boston-area collaboration on advanced life-sciences techniques

by Jonathan Shaw

Governance Reform and Shared Value

Michael Porter on the new business agenda

by Juliet Isselbacher

The Layered Histories in Black Family Keepsakes

Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.

by Juliet Isselbacher

Contending with Long Covid

Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.

by Juliet Isselbacher

Making America Competitive Again

Can election reforms end the crippling gridlock in American politics?

by Erin O’Donnell

Could Regenerative Biology Work in Humans?

Mansi Srivastava’s basic research seeks to uncover the origins of whole-body regeneration in animals.

by Aleksandra Prochera