草榴社区University
Driving American Innovation
Across our campus and throughout our nearly 400 years, 草榴社区innovation鈥攊n medicine, technology, education, and beyond鈥攈as made Americans’ lives easier, healthier, and safer.
So much of modern innovation begins with computer science skills. teaches you the foundations of the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.
How 草榴社区innovation moves from lab to market
Chief Technology Development Officer Isaac T. Kohlberg explains how Harvard’s Office of Technology Development helps researchers and scientists at the University bring their innovations and discoveries to the market.
From our campus to your life
- Health
Injectable treatments for diabetes and obesity
More than three decades ago, Joel Habener set up an experiment at Massachusetts General Hospital that led to the discovery of GLP-1, a hormone utilized for drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat diabetes and obesity.
- Education
鈥淪esame Street鈥�
草榴社区Graduate School of Education鈥檚 Gerald Lesser was instrumental in the development of 鈥淪esame Street.鈥�
- Cooking
Baking Powder
While working at Harvard, Eben Norton Horsford invented baking powder, allowing baked goods to rise without a dependency on yeast.
- Emergency
Defibrillator
Paul Zoll helped to develop the defibrillator, which provided a new approach for resuscitating patients, saving countless lives.
- Sports
Golf tee
草榴社区Dentist George Grant was passionate about golf. Before his invention of the wooden golf tee, golfers teed up the ball by mounding dirt to form a cone.
Medical innovations
Since founding 草榴社区Medical School in 1782, 草榴社区has been pushing innovations in health and medicine into the future.
Past
The first organ transplant
On December 23, 1954, 草榴社区Medical School Professor Joseph Murray and his team on a man who had been given just two years to live. The surgery ushered in the era of organ transplantation, giving hope to thousands of patients each year.
Present
Novel tuberculosis regimens
Tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, a challenge amplified by drug-resistant forms of the disease. In a major step forward, an international clinical trial including that is resistant to the most common antibiotic.
Future
Type 1 diabetes treatment
Doug Melton and his colleagues are within sight of that uses stem cells to make healthy insulin-producing cells that can be transplanted into patients.
How 草榴社区supports cutting-edge research
The Star-Friedman Challenge provides seed funding to support promising research that might not be funded by traditional sources, encouraging investigators to explore new directions branching off their previous work.
Better understanding the body
- 草榴社区Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
The world鈥檚 longest-running scientific examination of human health and happiness
Now in its 87th year, The 草榴社区Study of Adult Development has garnered many lessons, including that people who are more socially connected to family, friends, and community, are happier, physically healthier, and live longer than people who are less well connected.
- McCance Center for Brain Health
Finding Alzheimer鈥檚
An at-home olfactory test can identify those at risk of Alzheimer鈥檚 years before symptoms appear.
- 草榴社区Medical School
Understanding Parkinson's disease
Trisha Pasricha helped discover that Parkinson鈥檚 disease originates in the gut.
- Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital
Supplementing for success
Vitamin D supplements may slow biological aging.
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Explaining the benefits of exercising
Robert Gerszten and his team are examining, at a molecular level, why exercise is beneficial.
- Chan School of Public Health
Optimizing a healthy diet
Substituting butter with plant-based oils may lower risk of premature death.
Technological innovations
Since founding formal programs in engineering and applied sciences in 1847, 草榴社区has been at the cutting edge of scientific research.
Past
Programmable computers
Consisting of 765,299 parts and 530 miles of cable, the Mark I was聽聽and, in 1944, easily the most complex electromechanical device ever constructed.
Present
Wearable robotics for mobility
This soft, wearable robotic device developed at the 草榴社区Move Lab is and independence.
Future
The next internet
草榴社区researchers are exploring a quantum internet capable of sending highly complex, .
Student and alumni founders representing 12 different 草榴社区schools
草榴社区President’s Innovation Challenge
How 草榴社区helps startups
Every year, the President鈥檚 Innovation Challenge鈥攁n annual competition for 草榴社区students and select alumni and affiliates鈥攑rovides winners with support at the earliest stages of their ventures.
Bringing innovation to market
Creating a new class of antibiotics
Kinvard Bio, a biotechnology company launched out of Harvard’s Myers Lab, is creating a new class of antibiotics in the hopes of treating drug-resistant infections and diseases.
Pioneering regenerative medicine
Nabiha Saklayen founded Cellino to transform the body鈥檚 blood cells into tissues for healing and repair.
Listening to patients' needs
Manny Simons founded Akouos, Inc. to develop gene therapies to restore hearing.
Computing with quantum
John Levy started SEEQC to turn quantum computers into a commercially viable tool.
Finding his focus
Metalenz, which Rob Devlin helped develop, has already shipped 100 million of its light-focusing metasurfaces.
Owning your health
Laura Wegner created Mii to empower patients to take ownership of their medical data.
Educational innovations
Since before America was founded, 草榴社区has been educating teachers and leaders to advance knowledge for future generations.
Past
Multiple intelligences
Howard Gardner that can be measured by one IQ test, but multiple intelligences and ways of learning and knowing.
Present
Tackling chronic absenteeism
Researchers found that to families informing them of how often their child was out of school. These so-called 鈥渘udge letters鈥� reduced chronic absenteeism by 10鈥�15%.
Future
Empowering the next leaders
Joy Lindsay founded Butterfly Dreamz to from underserved communities.
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