Research

Into India

President Faust’s first visit highlights curricular connections old and new.
The Rise of the Wind Industry

Geoffrey Jones studies America’s forgotten green entrepreneurs.
Light-Up Neurons

Harvard researchers create neurons that light up when they fire.
The Art of the Dodge

How people successfully dodge questions and how to prevent them from getting away with it.

Science

Light-Up Neurons

Harvard researchers create neurons that light up when they fire.

2.17.12

The Traumatized Brain

From causes to clinical applications and treatment, Harvard researchers investigate traumatic brain injury.

2.17.12

The Rise of the Wind Industry

Geoffrey Jones studies America’s forgotten green entrepreneurs.

2.17.12

Two Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Harvard’s George Church, genomics pioneer, and William George, healthcare and management leader, are recognized.

2.10.12

Humanities

Mysteries and Masterpieces

Adam Kirsch reads the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library—the latest stage in the “American conquest of the Middle Ages”

12.16.11

Spheres of Knowledge

An exhibition at the Sackler reveals the connections among Renaissance art, invention, and the evolution of science.

10.19.11

Sundials in Early Modern Europe

Photographs of early modern printed-paper sundials

10.11.11

The Seven Liberal Arts

Jan Sadeler’s engravings of The Seven Liberal Arts

10.11.11

International

Into India

President Faust’s first visit to the South Asian nation highlights research and curricular connections old and new.

2.17.12

Islamophobia, Anti-Americanism, Arab Spring

A panel addresses cultural misunderstandings and Arab “emancipation.”

2.9.12

The Chinese “Good Life”

Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people’s yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.

12.16.11

Video: Water as a Platform for Development

Four Harvard students from four different disciplines discuss a summer spent in Pakistan investigating water-related issues.

12.16.11

Social Sciences

Joseph Aldy

Profile of a scholar and adviser to presidents on energy policy and climate change policy

2.17.12

The Art of the Dodge

How people successfully dodge questions and how to prevent them from getting away with it.

2.17.12

Harvard’s Graduate School Dean Steps Down

Allan Brandt faces health issue; Richard Tarrant is interim dean.

2.16.12

Two Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Harvard’s George Church, genomics pioneer, and William George, healthcare and management leader, are recognized.

2.10.12

Health and Medicine

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