Faculty

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

Martin Nowak Placed on Leave a Second Time

Further links to Jeffrey Epstein surface in newly released files

by Jonathan Shaw

Cities Too Smart for Their Own Good

Ben Green warns against simple technological solutions for complex problems.

by Bennett McIntosh

Howard Gardner et al. on higher education in the twenty-first century

Howard Gardner and colleagues release a seven-year study of higher education in the twenty-first century.

by John S. Rosenberg

Inflammation causes many common diseases of aging

Could inflammation be the cause of myriad chronic conditions?

by Jonathan Shaw

Replacement of Iberian Men 4,000 Years Ago Raises Fresh Questions

Ancient DNA reveals Bronze Age replacement of Iberian men, raising new questions.

by Bennett McIntosh

Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora

“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Wage stagnation: economists look to new explanations

Economists look to new explanations for wage stagnation.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Improved gene editing moves ethical questions to the fore

Advances in editing DNA propel consideration of the technology’s use in humans.

by Bennett McIntosh

Debora Spar on technology’s role in the origins of marriage and feminism

Debora Spar argues that social change has always been driven by technology.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Office for Technology Development boosts translational research

Robust licensing revenue and corporate alliances boost translational research.

by Jonathan Shaw