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.

by Joanna M Weiss

Harvard Business professor Mihir A. Desai ties finance to the humanities

A Business School professor ties finance and humanities together.

Review of Daniel Ziblatt, “Conservative Political Parties”

Scholarly lessons from Europe prove pertinent today.

by Daniel J. Solomon

Harvard plans significant data science institute

Unveiling a University research initiative

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard conference explores universities' role in slavery

A Radcliffe Institute conference highlights universities’role—and debates how to come to terms with their past.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard disburses $1 million for climate change research

The Climate Change Solutions fund supports seven research projects pursuing solutions to environmental challenges.

by Oset Babür

Old Food Reduces Lifespan

New evidence strengthens the theory that aging results from molecular damage.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Brief life of Henry Knowles Beecher, anesthetist and late-blooming ethicist

Brief life of a late-blooming ethicist: 1904-1976

by Jack El-Hai

The largest flower in the world is a parasite

Exploring the genetic mysteries of a gigantic parasite

by Jonathan Shaw

Nutrition for health, environment, and society

Gidon Eshel explains the environmental, social, and political effects of food choices.

by Jonathan Shaw

A reason why cancer is less common in women

Scientists think they may have an answer.

by Erin O’Donnell