International affairs
Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.
Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students
The Kennedy School and School of Public Health are developing online options.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Innovation Engine
Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.
by John A. Griffin
India's Dropping Wind-Power Potential
Diminishing winds may be a harbinger of further climate-change damage to come.
by Jonathan Shaw
Looking for Global-Health Answers
A Harvard summer program provides a “lexicon” for healthcare professionals.
by Brandon J. Dixon
The “Global Chemical Experiment”
Elsie Sunderland traces the flows of human pollutants in the oceans. They come back to bite us.
by Courtney Humphries
He Has Made the World a Safer Place
A symposium honors a scientist who championed biological and chemical weapons control.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Geopolitical Windfall?
The United States is finally in a position of energy dominance, but its ability to harness this boom is fraught with challenges.
by Oset Babür
Samuel Huntington, Prophet
A memorial minute on the eminent political scientist
by John S. Rosenberg
Botanizing in the “Mother of Gardens”
The hunt for rare plants in China
by Jonathan Shaw
Eye on the Cosmos
The telescope that helped define Earth’s place in the universe
by Jonathan Shaw
Making Global Local
Greater Boston’s cultural centers offer a lot more than language classes.
by Nell Porter-Brown