Faculty & Research
Academia’s Absence from Homelessness
“The lack of dedicated research funding in this area is a major, major problem.”
by Lydialyle Gibson
Nepotism’s Impact in the Job Market
How connections in blue-collar work disadvantage women and blacks
by Max J. Krupnick
Engineering Virus-free Cells… and Organs?
Harvard researchers have built bacteria resistant to viral infections.
by Daniel Oberhaus
Mindfulness and Public Health
Monks and researchers gathered at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to launch a new center for mindfulness.
by Max J. Krupnick
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Nine Scholars
Emerging doctoral research on COVID-19, military model villages, children at risk, and more
by Max J. Krupnick
The Health Benefits of Owning a Pet
Animal companions help their owners live longer, happier lives.
by Nancy Walecki
Making Charitable Giving More Competent
How psychological insight can make altruism more rewarding and effective
by Colleen Walsh
Enablers of the Unethical
A Harvard Business School professor turns the stage lights on the supporting cast that facilitates unethical acts
by Daniel Oberhaus
Using Cancer to Kill Cancer
A novel immunotherapy turns cancer against itself.
by Erin O'Donnell
Roger Fu
A paleomagnetics scholar who uses ancient rocks to peer into the early lives of Earth and Mars
by Lydialyle Gibson
Seeking Climate Solutions
Teams of Harvard researchers have developed concrete proposals for addressing specific climate impacts.
by Jonathan Shaw