Faculty

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

An image of a doctor writing set against a background of code, representing AI

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

Illustration by Doug Boehm

Mercury pollution in the Arctic flows from Russian rivers says Daniel Jacob

Arctic mercury pollution flows from rivers, not the atmosphere.

Photograph by Sandy Huffanker/Corbis Images

The general social survey has documented American attitudes since 1970

The General Social Survey asks Americans about issues from race to free speech, confirming some trends and contradicting popular reports of others.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Jones professor of statistics Xiao-Li Meng, Ph.D. ’90 has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Harvard news: Grad School dean Xiao-Li Meng, Marc Hauser, rugby, and more

Harvard news: Graduate School dean Xiao-Li Meng, Marc Hauser, University Professor Eric Maskin, and more

Lloyd Shapley

Harvard economics professor Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley ’44 share Nobel prize

A faculty member and an alumnus are recognized for work on the design of markets and matching theory.

Wang produced a pigment mixing system that generated 411 colors—equal in number to the most comprehensive list of identified cell types in the adult human body—and deployed a color-coding system that he used to paint each individual cell by hand.

Michael Wang '03 creates micrograph art of artificially produced stem cells

Michael Wang's Differentiation Series, a sequence of micrograph images of artificially produced stem cells, is on display at the Carpenter Center through October 7.

The front of a papyrus fragment from an early Christian codex on which is written a previously unknown gospel, the Gospel of Jesus's Wife.

Harvard professor finds new Christian gospel fragment refers to Jesus's wife

A papyrus fragment interpreted by Hollis professor Karen L. King quotes Jesus speaking of "my wife."

Chef Joan Roca demonstrates the sous vide technique on a piece of Dover sole.

Chefs Joan and Jordi Roca speak at Harvard's Science and Cooking lecture series

Two top chefs combine molecular techniques with traditional Catalan cuisine.

Marc Hauser

Research misconduct by former Harvard professor Marc Hauser reported

Federal investigative agency reports on former Harvard psychology professor’s work

Dean of Harvard Medical School Jeffrey S. Flier

Medical School adopts new staffing, processes for animal care

Following animal deaths and government investigations, Dean Jeffrey S. Flier endorses recommendations for New England Primate Research Center

Can the U.S. compete? A discussion with Harvard Business School faculty members

A discussion with Harvard Business School faculty members