Tag: Faculty
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Nation & World
How somewhat obscure English duke helped stoke American revolutionary ambitions
Danielle Allen’s new book unearths role of Charles Lennox in supporting ‘radical’ writers, thinkers including Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin

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Campus & Community
Don’t mince words, Radcliffe told scholars. It worked.
Participants in intellectual diversity initiative navigated deep disagreements on path to consensus

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Nation & World
How AI may change public policy, how we lead
Kennedy School unveils 10-year strategic plan that features robust new focus on promise, perils of technology

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Health
Almost everyone she knew growing up were laborers. Now she researches inactivity.
Epidemiologist I-Min Lee has published hundreds of papers on exercise and heart health in her time with the Harvard Alumni Health Study and the Women’s Health Study

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Campus & Community
The bear? Nonchalant. Me? More ‘chalant.’
Wooly visitor shakes up already challenging 460-mile summertime solo canoe trip through Yukon wilderness

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Nation & World
World is designed by, for men. It shouldn’t be.
Karen Korellis Reuther explains why it’s a problem (dangerous, even) in products, how more inclusive design serves everyone

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Campus & Community
‘A sea of happy faces’
For students and their families, a day filled with joy, pride, appreciation

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Nation & World
Confronting campus antisemitism
Schools have made progress in calling it out but need to develop a more forceful response, scholars say

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Campus & Community
Intellect is not enough
Phi Beta Kappa speakers urge Harvard grads to build character

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Health
Glint of light in therapy for deadly ALS after decades of struggle
New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’

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Campus & Community
How immigrant doctors propped up U.S. healthcare, the tale of America’s last prison ship, and other stories
Faculty authors discuss books at Weatherhead Center’s annual International Book Blitz

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Campus & Community
Catalyst Professorship fosters collaboration with the private sector
New part-time role allows leading faculty to pursue industry employment alongside academic work

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Science & Tech
Building useful quantum computers ‘in our direct line of sight’
Researchers say creation of startups suggests game-changing tech may be developing at faster pace than expected

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Health
Psychedelics and the search for truth
Legal scholar sees common interests with law, religion, humanities

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Health
How super-agers keep their brains young
In podcast, experts break down ‘biological contradiction’ of a 65-year-old with the memory of a 25-year-old — and what that means for the rest of us

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Nation & World
Michael Sandel saw it coming
Philosophy helps us solve ‘big questions that matter,’ argues ‘Justice’ professor as he accepts Berggruen Prize

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Campus & Community
What makes a good student
Inner drive, integrity, open-mindedness among qualities highlighted by faculty

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Science & Tech
Does vinyl sound better?
You don’t have to be a purist to say yes. You might just be ‘album oriented.’

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Health
Are your bathroom habits normal?
In new book, doctor addresses everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

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Science & Tech
‘Vibe coding’ may offer insight into our AI future
Learning tech expert says it may take over writing software. Our job? Imagine possibilities, articulate what we want, evaluate.

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Nation & World
Two Americas, then and now
Panel featuring filmmaker Ken Burns probes ‘disjunction’ between Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

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Campus & Community
‘OK, I get it. This makes sense.’
Grade-inflation panel says updated plan focuses on reining in A’s, restoring integrity of system, freeing students to follow curiosity

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Arts & Culture
A treasure trove for K-pop fans
‘Korean Stars’ course inspires Yenching’s 17-box collection of merch spanning ’90s to today

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Campus & Community
A community-sized Seder plate
Through sculpture’s 6 stories, Hillel seeks to portray ‘a bigger picture of what it means to be Jewish’

