Science
Discover the scientific breakthroughs and engineering innovations being pioneered across Harvard’s labs and centers.
Don’t Call Stephanie Pierce A Paleontologist
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Blavatnik $50 million gift Harvard life sciences boosts biomedical discoveries
Blavatnik Family Foundation’s $50-million gift aims to support development of early-stage Harvard research into human cures
Diabetes treatment discovery by Harvard scientists Douglas Melton and Peng Yi
Hormone found by Harvard's Melton and Yi has the potential to change the way type 2 diabetes is treated
Harvard Medical School to close primate research center
Harvard Medical School announced that it would discontinue the controversial facility
Christoph Irmscher biography of Louis Agassiz reviewed by James Hanken
The fruitful, flawed Louis Agassiz
by James Hanken
Mouse model doesn't work for human inflammatory diseases
Mice don't work as model organisms for human burns, blunt trauma and infection.
Scientists Test Effect of Human Gene in Mouse
Scientists probe the function of a human gene by observing its effects in a mouse.
The Big Science of Building a Giant Telescope
Harvard professors are among those building the Giant Magellan Telescope, with hope for new discoveries.
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.