Faculty
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
FAS Readies for Administrative Transition
Faculty leaders say layoffs will yield $20 million in annual savings.
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
President Bacow Reviews Harvard Climate Actions
A summary of current work—and an important new appointment
A Gene Therapy Breakthrough
A uniquely interdisciplinary lab has developed a new technique to deliver targeted gene therapies.
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
How will Harvard change post-coronavirus?
Opportunities in admissions, online degrees, research, and more
Commuting’s Impact on Creativity
Long commutes harm productivity and innovation.
Raising the Estimate of Sea Level Rise
The effect of post-glacial rebound was overlooked in the West Antarctic
Why Some Citizens Reject Science
Bridging the gulf to science deniers