Research
In Wake of Lieber Arrest, Dean of Science Says FAS ‘Limited’ In Its Ability to Track Unauthorized Research Activity
Dean of Science Christopher W. Stubbs said in an interview Friday that Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is “limited” in its ability to track whether its faculty members engage in illicit or unauthorized research collaborations.
Harvard Researcher Among Group Developing Material for Light-Based Computing
A team of researchers from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, McMaster University, and University of Pittsburgh has discovered a new material that can exhibit chemical and mechanical responses to light — paving the way for computing to be executed with only beams of light and no hard materials.
In Wake of Lieber Leave, Betley and Kahne Appointed Interim Harvard Chemistry Department Chairs
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay announced the replacements for chemistry department chair Charles M. Lieber at a faculty meeting Tuesday. Lieber was placed on administrative leave last week after being charged in federal court with failing to disclose funding from the Chinese government.
Harvard Professor Lieber's Arrest Part of Ongoing Crackdown on Academic Espionage, Experts Say
Lieber’s arrest marked merely the latest development in an ongoing crackdown by the United States government and American universities on “academic espionage,” the process by which scientists pass academic research at American universities to foreign governments.
Judge Sets $1 Million Bail for Chemistry Chair Charged With Lying About China Ties
A federal judge set bail for Harvard Chemistry department chair Charles M. Lieber — who is charged with concealing funding he received from the Chinese government — at $1 million cash in a hearing Thursday afternoon.
Harvard Chemistry Chair Placed on Leave After Federal Gov. Charges He Hid Chinese Funding
Chemistry department chair Charles M. Lieber has been charged in federal court with failing to disclose funding from the Chinese government, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.
Harvard, Tufts, UVM Scientists Create Living Robots from Frogs
Scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Tufts University, and the University of Vermont published a study detailing their creation of programmable, living nanobots built from frog DNA on Jan. 13.
From Beef to Bots? Harvard Professors Mired in Debate Over Spam Emails, Industry-Funded Research
After criticizing the framing of an article on red meat, two faculty members at HSPH have become embroiled in a public debate over industry-funded research.
Harvard and MIT Receive $1.4 Million to Research Reforms to Indonesian Social Support Programs
Harvard and MIT received $1.4 million from the United States Agency for International Development in December to study and evaluate reforms to the Government of Indonesia’s social support programs.
Harvard Medical Researcher Allegedly Attempted to Smuggle Cancer Research to China
A federal judge charged a Harvard Medical School student Monday with attempting to smuggle research from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at the behest of the Chinese government.
Harvard Chemists Perform the Coldest Chemical Reaction in the Known Universe
A team of Harvard chemists has succeeded in performing the coldest chemical reaction to ever occur, according to a Nov. 29 paper they published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Science.
U.S. Government Has Increased Its Scrutiny of Science Research, Harvard Vice Provost for Research Says
Vice Provost for Research Richard D. McCullough said that in recent years, Congress and federal funding agencies have imposed increased scrutiny of science research at Harvard and other research institutions.
FAS Strengthens Grant Compliance Procedures
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is now giving faculty “mandatory training packets” on grant proposal disclosure responsibilities and will recommit to enforcing a rule that faculty submit their grant proposals early, Dean of Science Christopher W. Stubbs said in a Tuesday interview.
Three Finalists Announced for Allston Enterprise Research Campus Development
Harvard has selected three development teams — Alexandria Real Estate Equities and National Development, the HYM Investment Group, and Breakthrough Properties — as finalists for a bid to develop the University’s new Enterprise Research Campus in Allston.
Harvard Forms New Oversight Bodies After Federal Agency Inquires Into ‘Academic Espionage’
Harvard has formed two new oversight committees in response to National Institutes of Health inquiries into potential “academic espionage” by faculty members at American universities, Dean of Science Christopher W. Stubbs announced at the Faculty’s monthly meeting Tuesday.
HKS Panel Evaluates Causes and Future Implications of Brexit
British policy experts pointed to polarization and rising populist sentiments as causes of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union — commonly referred to as “Brexit” — during a panel Monday evening at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Harvard Receives $20 Million Gift to Fund Autism Research Center
Harvard Medical School received a $20 million donation from philanthropists Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang to create a Center for Autism Research, the University announced Thursday.
Harvard Researchers Gain Insight Into Mechanisms of Viral Assembly
Harvard scientists have settled a long-standing debate about how viruses assemble, according to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Sept. 30.
Ben Bellet
Graduate student Benjamin W. Bellet is conducting research at Harvard about the purportedly negligible benefits of trigger warnings. His work has been covered by numerous news outlets and sparked heated discussion online.
Harvard Scientists Among Those to Win Prize for First-Ever Black Hole Image
Astronomy lecturer Shep S. Doeleman of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics led the team of 347 prize winners, among whom the three million dollar award will be evenly apportioned.
UC Berkeley Files Patent Motions Against Harvard, MIT
The University of California, Berkeley alleged in documents submitted Tuesday to the US Patent and Trademark Office that the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT employed “deceit” to win patent rights to CRISPR-Cas9 in eukaryotic cells.
A Changing Funding Landscape
Harvard researchers are pivoting away from the federal government to private companies for funding.
Seventy-Two Harvard College Seniors Awarded 2019 Hoopes Prize
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences awards Hoopes Prizes annually to a select number of nominated student projects. The prizes aim to honor College seniors by “recognizing, promoting, honoring, and rewarding excellence in the work of undergraduates and their capabilities and skills in any subject.”
Harvard Medical School and MIT See Green With High Value Donation to Fund Joint Cannabis Research
The donation, given by Charles R. Broderick, is the largest independent donation ever made to fund biological study of cannabinoids on the brain and behavior.
Harvard Undergrad, Professor Identify First Interstellar Meteor, Say It Could Support Theories of Life in Other Solar Systems
Astronomy Department Chair and Professor Avi Loeb teamed up with an undergraduate to identify the first interstellar meteor ever reported in our solar system.