World Securing public spaces in the wake of Capitol violence Scholars reflect on how to maintain access to nation’s symbols of democracy
World Broad Institute director tapped for White House role Lander will serve as Biden’s science adviser
Health Plant-based diet may feed key gut microbes Large-scale study finds gut microbes associated with lower risks for diabetes, heart disease, obesity
Health Highly infectious coronavirus variant dampens prospects for summer return to normal Experts say it raises need to speed vaccinations, lifts herd immunity threshold
Australian wildfires will claim victims even after they’re out Harvard scientist suggests long-term exposure to smoke-filled air could lead to premature deaths DateJanuary 27, 2020January 31, 2020
Nonviolence in mass uprisings Interactive map shows peaceful campaigns proving more successful than violent ones DateJanuary 27, 2020January 24, 2020
How America went astray In their new book, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn return to Kristof’s rural Oregon hometown to find the roots of white working-class anger DateJanuary 24, 2020January 24, 2020
What makes for a moral foreign policy? Joseph Nye’s new book rates the efforts of presidents from FDR to Trump DateJanuary 21, 2020
Flight from reason Thomas Patterson looks at the threat to Democracy in ‘How America Lost Its Mind’ DateJanuary 17, 2020February 7, 2020
Run, Jenny, run! A Harvard physics professor spends a sabbatical trying to break the record for fastest trans-America run DateJanuary 16, 2020January 23, 2020
Creating an environment that fosters innovation Chief of White House Science and Technology Office outlines progress of new policy panels DateJanuary 15, 2020
Two-parent homes aren’t the key for all Why single-parent homes don’t affect Black children as negatively as white kids DateJanuary 15, 2020July 22, 2020
Should Medicare for All be Democrats’ top priority? Health-care overhaul debate tends to drown out other issues, exact a high political price, experts say DateJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020
On the brink of war Amid Iranian missile strikes, U.S. ambassador examines what’s next after Iran shrugs off nuclear deal following Trump-ordered killing of Suleimani DateJanuary 6, 2020January 8, 2020
Unlearning racial bias Miao Qian is developing tools to discern and reverse implicit negative prejudice in children DateJanuary 6, 2020
From a royal palace to ivy halls: A dissident’s view of the Arab Spring Hicham el Alaoui, who gave up a title for scholarship, discusses hopes for reform DateDecember 23, 2019December 24, 2019
The legacy of the 2010s Harvard experts reflect on some of the most important moments and cultural trends DateDecember 23, 2019July 22, 2020
What weighed on us in 2019? ‘Climate emergency’ Harvard faculty members consider the Oxford Dictionaries' ‘word of the year’ DateDecember 23, 2019December 24, 2019
The rise of Vladimir Putin Russia analysts look at success, failures, and fears over a two-decade reign DateDecember 19, 2019December 19, 2019
Impeachment: What this means, where this leads Harvard experts ponder some of the toughest questions in play for the presidency, Congress, public DateDecember 18, 2019December 19, 2019
The hunt for a lost book of Moses Radcliffe scholar tried to track down what could be a forgery, or the oldest Bible in the world DateDecember 13, 2019December 18, 2019
Food for thought Superstar chef José Andrés visits SEAS with a message DateDecember 11, 2019December 12, 2019
A plea for mercy In her new book, legal scholar Martha Minow advocates for the power of forgiveness DateDecember 9, 2019December 10, 2019
Twitter and the birth of the 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones of N.Y. Times describes the evolution of the landmark reconsideration of slavery’s place in American history DateDecember 5, 2019December 9, 2019
Can this union be saved? Contributors to a special issue of The Atlantic discuss the prospects of healing a riven nation DateDecember 4, 2019December 5, 2019
Cryptocurrency and national insecurity An exercise at Kennedy School explores the dangers if large sums could be secretly sent to hostile nations DateNovember 20, 2019November 20, 2019
Need for a ‘remodeling’ of democracy, capitalism Former Polish leader Walesa points to economic disruption and rise of nationalism in Europe as the U.S. retreats from its global leadership role DateNovember 19, 2019November 20, 2019
Young voters found more pragmatic than progressive Fall poll finds them divided on the scope and style of change needed for the nation DateNovember 18, 2019November 19, 2019
Taking your kid’s sport too seriously Harvard psychologist discusses the problem of angry parents and coaches DateNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019
Rise in social mobility of DACA recipients Study tracks program’s benefits and limitations for undocumented young immigrants DateNovember 12, 2019November 12, 2019
Brokering an opioid settlement Radcliffe fellow discusses prospects for a sweeping agreement in lawsuits DateNovember 7, 2019November 7, 2019
Targeting incest and promoting individualism How a Roman Catholic Church ban in the Middle Ages changed extended family ties, as well as values and psychology of individuals in the West DateNovember 7, 2019November 8, 2019
Our unrepresentative representative government In new book, Lawrence Lessig says voter suppression, gerrymandering, big-money politics, and the Electoral College undermine democracy DateNovember 4, 2019November 6, 2019
