Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts
How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart
Support for Science: Harvard’s Faust at AAAS; Broad's Lander wins $3 million
President Faust promotes it; Eric Lander gets a windfall.
Harvard news: Allston development, education dean, social investing
Harvard news: Allston development, education dean departs, social investing, multimillion-dollar gifts to universities, and more
Abigail Donovan and Laura Prager, pediatric psychiatrists and authors
The pediatric psychiatrists’ book depicts emergency-room experiences with mentally ill children.
Years of life added by exercise is now quantified by research
New study reveals just how many years of life are added by varying levels of exercise.
Harvard's L. Mahadevan Discovers a New Spring in the Tendrils of a Cucumber
In the plant's tendrils, L. Mahadevan and colleagues discover a new type of spring.
Marc Lipsitch warns against experimentation with modified H5N1 virus
Modified H5N1 could infect a billion people if it escapes the lab.
by David Levin
The passion for procedures to fix ailing arteries and hearts may be misguided
How gaps in medical knowledge affect matters of the heart
by Alice Park
Harvard pediatrician Brazelton honored for his commitment to public service
The Harvard pediatrician is honored for his commitment to public service.
Fighting AIDS with Harvard's PEPFAR programs in Bostwana, Tanzania, and Nigeria
A symposium at Harvard School of Public Health reflects on the school's PEPFAR-funded programs in Tanzania, Botswana, and Nigeria.
White House awards Barry Mazur, Harvard mathematician, National Medal of Science
Gade University Professor, eminent mathematician, recognized by President Obama.