Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
There’s a growing movement to curb light pollution. It starts on your front porch.
John Muir
A brief life of a Scottish-American conservationist
Magnetic Waves show promise in treatment of bipolar disorder and depression
Researchers at Mclean Hospital develop a magnet that treats depression and bipolar disorder
Harvard's Douglas Melton creates functional insulin-producing human beta cells
Douglas Melton creates working beta cells from stem cells for eventual use in treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Research into medical marijuana and cognitive function
Novelist Patricia Cornwell donates $500,000 to McLean program studying the drug's effect on cognitive function.
Harvard engineering dean Cherry Murray honored
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences dean receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
$24-Million HSPH Gift supports research into metabolic diseases such as diabetes
Gift establishes the Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research.
Harvard professor Katie Hinde links harassment to academia's "leaky pipeline"
A Harvard professor helps link harassment during fieldwork to the "leaky pipeline.”
Tanya Smith, Harvard Professor, studies teeth and how to date them
Tanya Smith is a biological anthropologist who uses scientific methods to study human and primate teeth.
Harvard's Randy Buckner and Fenna Krienen say areas of the brain were untethered
A new theory posits that as the brain grew, some regions were freed from necessary tasks
Harvard's Dale Jorgenson advocates taxing carbon and recycling the revenue
A plan for controlling greenhouse gases while enhancing economic growth