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
Gift Funds Neuroscience Research into Medical Marijuana
Novelist Patricia Cornwell donates $500,000 to McLean program studying the drug's effect on cognitive function.
Cherry Murray Honored by White House
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences dean receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
$24-Million Donation to School of Public Health
Gift establishes the Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research.
New Light on Academia’s Glass Ceiling
A Harvard professor helps link harassment during fieldwork to the "leaky pipeline.”
Harvard Portrait: Tanya Smith
Tanya Smith is a biological anthropologist who uses scientific methods to study human and primate teeth.
Was the Human Brain Unleashed?
A new theory posits that as the brain grew, some regions were freed from necessary tasks
by Courtney Humphries
Time to Tax Carbon
A plan for controlling greenhouse gases while enhancing economic growth
Synthetic Biology’s New Menagerie
Life, reengineered
by Katherine Xue
A Glass Menagerie
The Harvard Museum of Natural History showcases Blaschka glass invertebrates.
Crafting Color
Inspired by birds’ feathers, engineers craft long-lasting structural colors.
by Katherine Xue