Science & Technology
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows
Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.
by Olivia Farrar
Michelle A. Williams Appointed Harvard Public Health Dean
A faculty member and alumna becomes a leader in Longwood.
by John S. Rosenberg
Shedding Light on Genetic Cancer Risks
A new study offers a clearer picture of how genetics and the environment influence cancer risk in families.
by Sophia Nguyen
Sea Sex
Channeling Valentine’s Day—and sustainable oceans—via sexy sea creatures
Rationality and Robots
New thinking machines demand a new economic science.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Mimicking Organs
The Wyss Institute’s organs-on-chips could transform drug testing and personalized medicine.
by Laura Levis
Fish Tales
A lively exhibit debuts at the Museum of Natural History.
Engineering a School’s Future
SEAS dean Frank Doyle shares insights.
by Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg
Mapping the Ganges
A decade spent exploring India’s dynamic sacred river
by Nell Porter-Brown
Poised for Partnerships
School of engineering positioned to tackle big, cross-disciplinary societal problems, says new dean.
Termites’ Cathedral Mounds
Physicists look into the function of towering termite mounds.
by Sophia Nguyen