Tara Menon’s debut novel explores a new dimension of grief literature
As Hurricane Sandy approached New York City in 2012, Tara Menon remembers being surprised by the unconcerned attitude of many of her fellow New Yorkers.
People & Perspectives
Faculty, students, researchers, staff, and alumni who comprise the FAS community
Veritalk: Steve Ansolabehere on elections, public opinion, and identity politics
Steve Ansolabehere, professor of government at Harvard, describes his research on U.S. elections, public opinion, and energy politics.
Nationalism, socialism, and migration
Natalie Behrends received an unusual present for her 10th birthday: a biography of Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, the turn-of-the-century American labor activist.
At Rowland Institute, photosynthesis inspires quest for greener future
Viktoriia Morad, a new fellow in physics and material science, wants to build upon the lab-grown semiconductors she uses to harvest light.
A scholarly ode to federal data
The U.S. government publishes hundreds of thousands of datasets every year. For decades, social scientists eagerly mined them, crunching the numbers to glean insights on everything from wage inequality, health outcomes, and long-term trends in standardized test scores.
The art of College poetry
This year, Harvard College is home to one current and two former National Youth Poet Laureates.