Arts Charting a path for the Silkroad New artistic director discusses mission and music-making in age of COVID
Health Sleep test predicts dementia in older adults Measurements of brain activity during sleep reveal signs of accelerated brain aging
Health The positive effects of optimism Study finds a host of health benefits accompany an optimistic attitude
How to make a better Harvard Police Department Review committee details process, and how their findings may inform search for new chief Campus| DateSeptember 4, 2020September 9, 2020
How plants adapt to climate change Researchers at Arboretum are studying maple trees and cold hardiness Science| DateAugust 5, 2020August 6, 2020
Same old labs but not Researchers across Harvard's Schools and affiliates settle into masked, distanced, rigidly scheduled shifts, and resume the important work they love Campus| DateJuly 16, 2020July 17, 2020
Reopening research operations Vice Provost Rick McCullough discusses the decision to shut down labs and outlines the plans to ensure a safe return to normal operations when the time comes Campus| DateMay 15, 2020June 3, 2020
New faculty: Martin Surbeck His research suggests female bonobos are often group leaders; gender cooperation may be the key Campus| DateDecember 2, 2019December 3, 2019
Funding promising scientists Dvorkin, Idreos receive Early Career Research funding from Department of Energy News| DateAugust 5, 2019October 9, 2019
Lab success, life goals Dalton Brunson keeps his rural hometown in mind as he plots his course to expanding health care resources Campus| DateMay 16, 2019May 24, 2019
Reviving the American dream, one neighborhood at a time Raj Chetty, fellow researchers ask: Why stop at research? Business| DateOctober 1, 2018October 2, 2018
Rewarding remarkable studies Star Family Challenge for Promising Scientific Research funds five high-risk, high-reward projects Campus| DateMay 18, 2018November 12, 2018
Seeding startups Office of Technology Development welcomes entrepreneurs-in-residence to Harvard research labs Science| DateFebruary 15, 2018February 13, 2018
New grants for climate solutions 7 winning research projects seek to address current impact, plan for future Science| DateJanuary 31, 2018July 3, 2019
Unraveling the brain’s secrets Harvard researchers among those receiving more than $150 million in funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative Health| DateNovember 22, 2017November 27, 2017
NIH makes $8.5M investment in promising projects Eight Harvard scientists receive funding through High Risk, High Reward program News| DateOctober 19, 2017September 12, 2019
Updating embryo research guidelines Session discusses whether advancing technology makes current rules less necessary Health| DateNovember 18, 2016
Ten from Harvard named HHMI Faculty Scholars Grants back early career scientists in ambitious research News| DateSeptember 23, 2016September 7, 2017
Harvard establishes research alliance with Tata companies Six-year agreement to focus first on robotics, wearable technologies, and ‘Internet of things’ Campus| DateAugust 29, 2016August 29, 2016
Harvard biologist is first woman to lead HHMI O’Shea named sixth president of renowned research institute Campus| DateFebruary 5, 2016
Green storage for green energy grows cleaner SEAS research team removes toxins from flow battery, making it safer, cost-effective Science| DateSeptember 24, 2015April 17, 2019
Incoming dean, rising School A Q&A with Frank Doyle, who will lead the rapidly growing Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences News| DateJune 17, 2015May 17, 2019
Unveiling the ancient climate of Mars Study suggests the Red Planet was icy rather than watery billions of years ago Science| DateJune 15, 2015
Keys to a split-second slime attack Lessons for science in the secret weapon of the velvet worm Science| DateMarch 18, 2015
Case of the rotting mummies Scientist-detectives follow micro clues to answers on decay Health| DateMarch 9, 2015
Harvard Campaign has early impact As it continues in high gear, students, researchers, programs, and facilities see benefits allied with University goals News| DateJanuary 28, 2015March 8, 2019
Hotamisligil to receive Endocrine Society’s 2015 Laureate Award News +| DateJanuary 23, 2015April 30, 2019
Boston’s leaky pipes add to greenhouse-gas buildup Harvard-led study finds aging natural-gas distribution system releases high levels of heat-trapping methane Science| DateJanuary 22, 2015June 6, 2018
Healthy diet associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes in minority women News +| DateJanuary 22, 2015
![George Church, Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics, spoke on the development of synthetic embryos that stand to make the 14-day rule irrelevant. “[T]here’s essentially no limit to the technology," said Church, "so we need to focus on ethics and humanity.”](https://news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/110716_embryo_091_605-400x267.jpg)
