Health & Medicine
Loneliness—Bad for Body and Mind
Harvard study finds link between loneliness and increased risk of stroke among older adults.
by Jack R. Trapanick
Immunity to COVID-19
Tests in macaques show robust protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus induced by either vaccines or natural infection.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Law Offers Pre-matriculation Material Free Nationwide
An online orientation encourages enrollment at an anxious moment for students—and universities.
by John S. Rosenberg
Pandemic in the Workplace
Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Pandemic Full of Heartbreaks
A conversation on health disparities, with Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds
by Lydialyle Gibson
COVID-19 and the Graduate Student Union
“When times are tough, there comes to be this real question of who is forced to bear the cost.”
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
COVID-19 May Be Much More Contagious Than We Thought
A critical scientific question that bears on policies for fighting the pandemic
by Jonathan Shaw
A Faculty Meeting “Unlike Any Other”
The last regular Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, convened remotely, addresses teaching, finances, and climate change.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Projects $750-Million Revenue Shortfall in Next Academic Year
Executive vice president Katie Lapp details losses from research funding and executive education.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Pandemic's Unequal Toll
A Radcliffe Institute online discussion of health disparities laid bare by coronavirus
by Lydialyle Gibson
Starlink
Seniors hunker down in communal quarantine.
by Eve Driver