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SEAS is a global leader in innovation and discovery. Our faculty are among the most cited researchers in the world's most influential scientific journals. Browse the latest in our cutting-edge science news.

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Biomaterial Vaccines to Make Implanted Orthopedic Devices Safer

Using pathogen-specific antigens could significantly lower patients’ risk of infection

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The Need for Speed

New textile can adjust its aerodynamic properties

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A Leg Up on Better Running Data

Machine learning, wearable sensors could help reduce injury, improve form

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Meet the faculty, students, and alumni who are making a difference.

Schmidt Sciences Awards Early-Career Fellowships to Michael Albergo, Melanie Weber

Two SEAS faculty among 28 scholars supported for work on AI problems

Harvard SEAS student Umar Azad in a boat on the water

Summer on the Coast

Environmental engineering student spends summer researching climate resiliency in Louisiana

Juncheng Yang Winner of ACM Award for Dissertation with Most Impact

Doctoral work explored efficiency, scalability of software caching

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Our mission drives everything we do, from the lab to our classrooms and beyond. We've curated stories to show how SEAS researchers, students and alumni are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges.

Engineering Health

Over the last 100 years, research in life sciences, medicine, chemistry, microscopy and bioengineering has led to advances that have turned once fatal diseases into manageable conditions, dangerous surgeries into outpatient procedures, and transformed the lives of millions of people with disabilities.

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