Faculty News

Andrew Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Earth and Planetary Sciences, Emeritus, was featured in Harvard Magazine's Five Questions . Knoll, discussed his research on the early history of life and the evolution of Earth's surface environments...

A new exhibition at Harvard's Museum of Natural History, Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow's Discoveries, invites visitors to explore specimens drawn from Harvard's vast natural history collections, most of which have never before been on public view. Of the...

Given the substantial biological costs of sexual reproduction, why did it evolve? New research from the lab of Michael M. Desai offers a compelling answer — particularly in environments that change over time. The study, led by Ph.D. candidate Shreyas Pai...

Congratulations to Professor Stephanie Pierce and Postdoctoral Researcher Peter Bishop who are co-recipients of the Division of Earth Sciences-Life & Environments Through Time award from the National Science Foundation for the project titled, "Integrating...

Congratulations to Professor L. Mahadevan, Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Physics, as the recipient of the inaugural Suzanne Eaton Physics of Life Award from Physics of Life, Dresden...

Congratulations to Professor David Haig who has been named Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the Australian Government. A ppointments to the Order of Australia confer the highest recognition for...

Harvard University Herbaria was one of more than 170 institutions spread across 40 countries that contributed to the sixth edition of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, " State of the World's Plants and Fungi" report. Professor Jeannine Cavender-Bares...

The Gazette featured Professor Mandë Holford and her work with deadly marine mollusks whose toxins can work with targeted efficiency at a fast kill and yet also hold the power to cure some human diseases. Holford joined OEB last year where she continues...

Carrie Albertin joins OEB as Assistant Professor and Curator of Malacology in the MCZ. Carrie’s lab investigates one of biology’s most fascinating questions: how new forms and features evolve. Using soft-bodied cephalopods — squid and octopus — as model...

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard featured Professor Jeannine Cavender-Bares's discussion on Oak trees . With more than 430 species worldwide, they help us see how biodiversity is built over evolutionary time – and why that...