Research
Harvard Researchers Create First County-Level Nationwide COVID-19 Policy Dataset
Harvard researchers have released the first county-level map showing nationwide data on policies established to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Kennedy School Study Links Police Violence to Diminished Educational Outcomes and Student Trauma
A Harvard Kennedy School study released this month suggests a direct link between police violence and diminished academic performance of inner-city students.
Graduate School of Education Begins Black Teacher Archives Project
The Black Teacher Archives, a research project archiving content about the history of African American education, was recently launched at the Graduate School of Education.
Close to 2,000 Faculty, Staff Return to Work as Some Harvard Labs Resume Research Operations
Nearly 2,000 faculty and staff members have returned to scientific research laboratories at Harvard in the past week — the first large scale return to work since campus shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus May Have Spread in China Last August, Preliminary Harvard Study Suggests
The novel coronavirus may have begun spreading in China as early as August 2019, new research from a team of scientists led by Harvard Medical School professor John S. Brownstein suggests.
Former Chemistry Chair Lieber Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Making False Statements Regarding Relations to China
A federal grand jury indicted former Harvard chemistry chair Charles M. Lieber on two counts for making false statements to federal investigators who were examining funding he received from the Chinese government, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Radcliffe Institute Names 42 Incoming Fellows
Havard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study released its list of fellows for the 2020-2021 school year Friday, naming 42 scholars from a wide range of disciplines from health policy, climate change, and astronomy, to poetry and cartoons.
Entering Phase 2: Moderna Therapeutics Races to Create COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based biotechnology company, is at the forefront of coronavirus vaccine development. The company recently received FDA approval to move onto Phase 2 of vaccine testing, in addition to $500 million in grants.
Fulbright Scholars Express Dismay and Face Disarray Following COVID-19 Restrictions
Several Harvard-affiliated Fulbright scholars were forced to cut their projects short and end their scholarships early after the coronavirus pandemic upended travel plans and research proposals.
Most Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Survive with Respiratory Failure Treatment Strategy, Research Finds
The majority of critically ill COVID-19 patients survive under current treatment guidelines for respiratory failure, clinicians at two Harvard teaching hospitals found.
Harvard Government Professor Carpenter Calls for Federal Job Guarantee in White Paper
Government professor Daniel P. Carpenter called for a "new New Deal" to jumpstart the American economy in a white paper published in late April.
Provost Announces Plans for ‘Phased’ Reopening of Harvard Labs, Libraries, and Museums
Harvard will begin a “phased” reopening of its research labs through the oversight of a new Lab Reopening Planning Committee, University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 wrote in an email to Harvard faculty Monday.
Researchers Discover First Known Swimming Dinosaur
An international research team that includes two Harvard professors has determined that the Spinosaurus is the first known swimming dinosaur, according to a study published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.
Economics Professor Dell Wins Clark Medal
Economics Professor Melissa L. Dell ’05 was named the recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal for her research on the role of institutions in economic development.
Harvard Researchers Create Simulator to Help Policymakers, Public Understand COVID-19
Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Georgia Tech researchers have created an interactive online COVID-19 simulator to help policymakers better respond to the novel coronavirus.
Wyss Researchers Could Contribute 200,000 COVID-19 Tests per Day by May Using New Nasal Swab
Medical centers around the United States will begin testing a cheap and easily produced nasal swab for COVID-19 diagnostics designed by scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute next week.
Harvard, MIT Researchers Discover Subsets of Cells Especially Susceptible to COVID-19
Harvard and MIT researchers have found subsets of cells in the human nasal passages, lungs, and intestines that are particularly susceptible to COVID-19 infection, according to a study accepted to the scientific journal Cell Wednesday.
Harvard Settles Federal Grant Overcharge Allegations for $1.3 Million; University And Professor Deny Wrongdoing
Harvard settled with the federal government for $1.3 million over allegations that a professor at its School of Public Health overcharged federal grants, according to a Monday press release from the Department of Justice.
‘A Living, Breathing Thing’: Departments, Students Rethink Thesis Proposals Due to Coronavirus Disruption
As the coronavirus threatens to disrupt juniors’ preliminary thesis research this summer, departments are working to develop contingency plans and modify expectations for their concentrators’ capstone College projects.
U.S. Needs 20 Million Coronavirus Tests Per Day to Reopen Economy, Harvard’s Safra Center Says
A report released Monday by Harvard’s Safra Center for Ethics estimates that the United States will need the capacity to test up to 20 million people per day for the novel coronavirus in order to fully reopen its economy.
Biogen Partners with Broad Institute to Build COVID-19 Biobank
The Kendall Square-based company Biogen announced on April 16 it will partner with the Broad Institute and Boston-area hospitals to build a COVID-19 biobank — a repository that will store biological samples to be used for research purposes.
At Least 500,000 Tests Needed Per Day to Reopen Economy, Harvard Researchers Say
Researchers at the Harvard Global Health Institute estimate the United States will need to perform at least 500,000 coronavirus tests per day in order to successfully reopen the economy, according to a Saturday report.
Harvard Researchers Advocate Economic Aid for ‘Devastated’ Native American Tribes Amid Pandemic
Harvard researchers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin last week advocating for support for Native American tribes facing economic hardship in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Harvard COVID-19 Researchers to Use Facebook Data for Disease Forecasting
Harvard COVID-19 researchers have partnered with Facebook to implement user location data in order to better inform disease forecasting models, according to an April 6 Facebook announcement.
Harvard, Bonn Researchers Discover Potential Discrepancies in Assumption of Isotropy
Researchers at Harvard and the University of Bonn published a study April 7 casting possible doubt upon the longstanding assumption that the universe is isotropic.