Faculty

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

Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Could the reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 be double early estimates?

A critical scientific question that bears on policies for fighting the pandemic

by Jonathan Shaw

At Home with Harvard: The Real History of Women at Harvard

A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman president, and more

The Pandemic's Unequal Toll

A Radcliffe Institute online discussion of health disparities laid bare by coronavirus  

by Lydialyle Gibson

Building a Better COVID-19 Swab

Engineers at the Wyss Institute address a critical shortage of nasal swabs.

by Jonathan Shaw

At Home with Harvard: The Climate Crisis

Highlights from our wide-ranging coverage of the environment

At Home with Harvard: Rewriting History

From race and colonization to genetics and paleohistory, our favorite stories about the people reshaping the study of history

Ways to cope with the federal debt

The politics, policymaking, and public consequences of mounting government debt—and how to cope with it

by Karen Dynan , Douglas Elmendorf

David Cutler on trimming U.S. healthcare costs

Administrative costs, greed, overutilization—can these drivers of U.S. medical costs be curbed?

by David Cutler

Rebecca Henderson, “Reimagining Capitalism” to save the planet

The Business School’s Rebecca Henderson reimagines capitalism to save the planet.

Butterfly wing secrets revealed in infrared

A study reveals new dimensions to their function and beauty.

by Bennett McIntosh