Faculty

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

How to Care for Patients in AI-Driven Medicine

Harvard’s Arthur Kleinman reflects on what’s lost when healthcare systems prioritize efficiency.

by Olivia Farrar

Bowen and McPherson, “Lesson Plan,” reviewed by Clayton Spencer

A focused briefing on degree-attainment, democracy, and economic opportunity

by Clayton Spencer

Harvard's New England plant collections published online

Digitized herbaria collections data allow researchers to predict future plant ranges.

by Jonathan Shaw

Born to Rest: Why Exercise is Hard

Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.

by Jonathan Shaw

Printing wires in three dimensions

A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”

Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The case for charter schools and other choice options

Making the case for charter schools and other choice options to boost educational performance

by Paul E. Peterson

Harvard’s Jerry Mitrovica explains how Earth dynamics connect to climate

Connecting climate change to the planet’s shifting crust

by Jonathan Shaw

Profile of political philosopher Nancy Rosenblum

Nancy Rosenblum studies neighbors and the power of proximity.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard researchers find evidence of China's Great Flood

Researchers unearth geological evidence to support one of the country’s earliest folk legends.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Sexual Violence in India’s Headlines

Joanna Jolly takes issue with rape coverage in the media.

by Aidan Langston