World Is Putin going to invade Ukraine? Russia scholar sorts through possible scenarios amid Moscow-U.S. tension
World Rescuing MLK and his Children’s Crusade Tomiko Brown-Nagin’s book traces tactics of groundbreaking lawyer Constance Baker Motley amid pivotal protests
Health Exploring why some remain sharp even as decades roll by Medical School, Mass. General scientists study ‘super-aging’ minds for clues to possible interventions
Health Comparison of male, female classroom behavior reveals assertiveness gap Researchers flag potential for grading bias
Prized manuscript — and valuable lesson — unearthed in Soviet archive Librarian discovers value of historical documents along with émigré ballerina’s memoir, hidden by repressive regime DateNovember 1, 2021October 28, 2021
U.S. teens are following their parents into racial divide Young people ‘perhaps even more polarized’ than adults, Harvard research finds DateOctober 29, 2021
Heat rising, along with urgency and hope, as climate summit nears Amid dire warnings, Harvard environmental experts outline what’s possible, likely at global gathering DateOctober 28, 2021October 29, 2021
Adam Schiff vows speedy, aggressive probe of Jan. 6 assault Law School grad and Intelligence Committee chair outlines inquiry, details challenges, discusses special counsel DateOctober 27, 2021October 27, 2021
Dangers lurk in wake of U.S. pullout in Afghanistan Shrinking U.S. Mideast presence, growing Chinese influence a bad mix, scholars say DateOctober 26, 2021October 29, 2021
When your role model wins the Nobel Peace Prize Like Maria Ressa, Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara ’23 emigrated from Philippines as child and is focused on giving voice to the unheard DateOctober 20, 2021October 20, 2021
Political spark that ignited firestorm across dry, divided land After decade away, Evan Osnos writes about transformation in U.S. between 9/11 and Capitol attack DateOctober 19, 2021October 20, 2021
Powell’s legacy, in admirers’ words and his own Kennedy School faculty members recall general and statesman as ‘best of America’; in 2015 Harvard interview, child of immigrants reflected on public life, including missteps DateOctober 18, 2021October 19, 2021
Where are we now, 16 months after George Floyd? Ibram X. Kendi and Heather McGhee detail hurdles in push for racial equality DateOctober 18, 2021October 19, 2021
Enough with the quackery, Pinker says Harvard psychologist appeals to our rational faculties in new book DateOctober 13, 2021October 13, 2021
One way is the wrong way to do math. Here’s the right way. Research by Ed School psychologist reinforces case for stressing multiple problem-solving paths over memorization DateOctober 8, 2021
Rush to stop ‘Havana syndrome’ But cause, suspects unclear as scores of U.S. spies, diplomats, security staff hit by mysterious neurological injuries overseas DateOctober 8, 2021October 12, 2021
Laurence Tribe sees legal problems for Trump in Senate report New details emerge on how White House pressed Justice officials to join effort to push false election-fraud claims DateOctober 7, 2021October 11, 2021
Facebook’s moral quandary Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene explains social media giant’s trolley problem DateOctober 7, 2021October 7, 2021
Why being a working mom is still so tough Claudia Goldin traces five generational groups of college-educated women across 120 years DateOctober 5, 2021October 8, 2021
How women led anti-Trump resistance Jennifer Rubin points to rise in female candidates, political networks, despite systemic sexism, biased news coverage DateOctober 4, 2021October 4, 2021
Finding hands-on approaches to remote learning ‘Active learning’ helps students learn better by engaging them physically DateOctober 1, 2021
If Randall Kennedy ran the world Legal scholar speaks his mind, sparing no one, in new collection of essays DateSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 2021
Tracing Big Oil’s PR war to delay action on climate change Harvard researchers chart evolution from denial to misdirection as House inquiry widens DateSeptember 28, 2021September 29, 2021
Readers remember 9/11 Moments of shock, horror, sorrow in New York, Cleveland, Cambridge DateSeptember 27, 2021September 28, 2021
Why doesn’t rationality seem to matter anymore? It can be fixed, Steven Pinker argues, and if we don’t our democracy and environment may be at stake DateSeptember 23, 2021September 27, 2021
‘Real resolve’ in Haiti, Farmer says Partners In Health co-founder sees reason for hope in homegrown response to summer of suffering DateSeptember 22, 2021September 23, 2021
2020 census racial data lacks nuance, sociology professor says Ellis Monk says wording of questions, presentation, various changes probably affected count DateSeptember 17, 2021September 16, 2021
Between Army and Medical School, a stop in hell Veteran who lost legs in combat reflects on Afghanistan service and decision to become a doctor DateSeptember 16, 2021September 21, 2021
The day of Former students recall the confusion and fear of 9/11, the desire to do something, and the sense that everything would be different now DateSeptember 9, 2021September 10, 2021
Born to take on Islamophobia Muslim Americans who endured post-9/11 bias see solutions in education, political involvement DateSeptember 9, 2021September 11, 2021
‘I never saw a survivor’ A first responder remembers Ground Zero DateSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021
New York minute She opened her notebook, ready for a day of high fashion. Then, mayhem. DateSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021
Hard lessons from 9/11 Professors detail how it reshaped homeland security, foreign policy, study and treatment of PTSD, and crisis planning and management DateSeptember 8, 2021September 9, 2021
Growing up in the shadow of the day Many were not even born yet, but all their lives were touched DateSeptember 8, 2021September 9, 2021
