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
Baking Sourdough Bread Is a Survival Instinct
A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
by Jacob Sweet
Ivy League Cancels Spring Competition
A fourth consecutive season is shuttered.
by Jacob Sweet
How Many Undergraduates Are at Harvard Now?
Far fewer students in residence than the number invited back to campus for spring
by John S. Rosenberg
A Senior Makes It Back to Campus
What’s changed—and what hasn’t
by Meena Venkataramanan
Will Spring Education Plans Slip?
Administrators sound cautious note about on-campus learning amid the intensifying pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg
Thirty-two Students Removed from Harvard Housing during Fall Semester
Community Council report on COVID-19 compliance
by Jacob Sweet
Coronavirus Mutations Threaten to Worsen Pandemic
Despite vaccines, Harvard scientists warn, more-transmissible variants make COVID-19 harder to control.
by Jonathan Shaw
Reunions, Alumni Meeting to Be Virtual
The alumni association announces the inevitable.
by John S. Rosenberg
Will Congress Fix the Testing Debacle?
Amid skirmishing on the stimulus bill, another chance for wider viral detection
by Jonathan Shaw
The Financial Fallout…So Far
The pandemic—and prospects for the University and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
by John S. Rosenberg