Tag: Faculty Profile
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Nation & World
Tracing the roots of political thought
Going back millennia, Harvard’s Eric Nelson studies the emerging republican ideals that defined liberty and eventually displaced monarchy.
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The art of science
Susan Mango, professor of molecular and cellular biology and MacArthur award winner, brings her unorthodox approach to research.
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Teaching as ‘a secular pulpit’
After a quarter century, David Damrosch left Columbia to pursue his passions in literature and languages at Harvard.
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Photographic memory
By a roundabout route, Robin Kelsey became an authority on photography, eventually becoming a professor in the field at Harvard.
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Hard look at harsh times
History professor Caroline Elkins, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her book outlining British colonial abuses during Kenya’s Mau Mau uprising, is working to build ties with Kenyan institutions.
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Surrendering their secrets
Ann Pearson, professor of biogeochemistry, uses chemistry to understand ancient biology.
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Interpreter of cultures
Harvard professor Ali Asani uses art to spread understanding of Islam and its underpinnings.
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The personal side of economics
Harvard’s newest tenured economics professor tries to craft policy solutions that match the ways that we behave.
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Wizard at circuits, physics
Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, uses his personal energy and understanding of physics to design innovative integrated circuits.
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Growing her own answers
Assistant Professor Kirsten Bomblies examines plant immune responses for clues about genetic divergence.