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
Harvard Engineering School’s Move to Allston Deferred
As the pandemic halts construction, the move-in schedule for the fall semester has slipped.
by John S. Rosenberg
Greetings from Elmwood
President Bacow on encountering—and coming to terms with—COVID-19
by Lawrence Bacow
The Campus, Quieted
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
by John S. Rosenberg
A Championship—and Seasons Cut Short
A necessary but brutal blow
Conferring Degrees, 2020
Harvard’s 369th Commencement goes virtual.
The End of Spontaneity
Lauren Fadiman ’21 on being away from college, where one is never alone
by Lauren Fadiman
Resolving Inflammation
An HMS symposium highlights the immune system’s role in ending inflammation.
by Jonathan Shaw
A President Mended, A University Challenged
Larry Bacow puts Harvard in the perspective of the pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg
A Harvard Senior’s Call to the Home Front
“We are the generation that is coming of age in the COVID-19 crisis,” writes Lauren Spohn ’20. “What can we build? What can we sacrifice? What risks can we take?”
by Lauren Spohn
Overseers Election Update: Voting Postponed
The coronavirus pandemic threatened to disenfranchise alumni balloting.
by John S. Rosenberg