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

by Olivia Farrar

How Paper Crumples

The research provides insight into the way materials react to repeated strain.

by Steve Nadis

News Briefs: Important University Updates

A large leap in the smallest science, decarbonization debates, admissions lawsuit

Can disinformation be stopped?

Scholars’ perspectives on a pervasive new threat

by Jacob Sweet

Probing the Microbial World Within Us

Emily Balskus deciphers the human microbiome.

by Jonathan Shaw

Restoring justice

Exploring an alternative to crime and punishment

by Lydialyle Gibson

Should Convicted Felons Serve on Juries?

A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”

by Juliet Isselbacher

The Context: Daniel Lieberman on Food Addiction

Framing the news with our best articles on diet and health

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard to Launch Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program

Renovation of 60 Oxford Street will create a quantum hub where theorists and engineers work side by side.

by Jonathan Shaw

Why Petitioning is Vital for Democracies

Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Third Way

Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”

by Erin O’Donnell