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.
Moderna’s Vaccine More Effective than Pfizer’s
A head-to-head comparison in 440,000 vaccinated veterans finds Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective than Pfizer’s at preventing a range of COVID-19 outcomes.
Harvard National Academy of Medicine Members
Newly elected members include a dozen Harvard faculty affiliates.
China’s Excess Wind Energy
Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.
by Jacob Sweet
Bruno Carvalho
An urbanist’s lifelong study of the “rhythm of cities,” from Rio to Cambridge
The Mystery of Smell
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
The Food Waste Problem
Emily Broad Leib combats wasted food worldwide.
by Jacob Sweet
Speaking Pheromone
How science is done, in the lab of E.O. Wilson
Can Slime Molds Think?
A seemingly primitive creature’s complex ability to detect mass from a distance.
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
Seven Harvard Affiliates Named HHMI Investigators
The designation comes with $9 million in research support