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.
Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks better basis for drug development
The new Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks a better basis for drug development.
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, and more
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, primate-center closure, and more
How We Use Memory in Social Settings
The part of the brain that stores past events also helps to predicts others’ actions.
Brain Mapping project to rival or surpass human genome project
A project to map the brain is "the biggest challenge of the century."
Harvard scientist David Keith fosters the study and discussion of geoengineering
David Keith and the question of climate engineering
Harvard scholar Peter A. Hall links political economy and the euro crisis
The political economy of a continent at cross-purposes
Social impact bonds harness private capital to tackle social ills
Creative partnerships between government, non-profits, and investors may lead to more effective social services spending.
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new reports
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports
Harvard Wyss bioenginnering institute $125-million gift
Harvard's biologically inspired engineering institute garners additional funding from founding donor Hansjӧrg Wyss
Harvard-MIT edX adds 15 partner institutions in global expansion
The Harvard-MIT online-learning venture undertakes a major global expansion