Faculty
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
How news outlets have the power to change conversation
Observations from Twitter prove that even the smallest news outlets can shape public opinion.
by Oset Babür
The building blocks of how babies reason
Research with infants suggests the ability to understand abstract relationships.
Sexual imprinting and speciation in deer mice
Mate choice is often controlled by genetics, but sometimes culture plays a role.
Tom Nichols, "Death of Expertise" author, is profiled
Tom Nichols dissects the dangerous antipathy to expertise.
Brief life of Mary Ellen Avery, groundbreaking neonatologist
Brief life of a groundbreaking neonatologist: 1927-2011
A new Green Revolution grows from agricultural technologies
Abundant food and better than ever?
Harvard researcher Erica Walker combats urban noise
Erica Walker aims to put “tools and data into the hands of people who can use it.”
Researchers Find Earliest Known Human Fossil Outside Africa
Humans began leaving Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Zika Vaccine Development Reveals Differences in Efficacy One Year On
Harvard’s Dan Barouch finds long-term Zika vaccine efficacy varies by delivery method.
Harvard botanists hunt rare plants in China
The hunt for rare plants in China