
From left to right: Marc Lipsitch, William Hanage, Barry Bloom
Photograph credits from left: Kent Dayton and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2)
Despite vaccines, Harvard scientists warn, more-transmissible variants make COVID-19 harder to control.
1.7.21

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(1 of 10) The south side of Harvard’s new science and engineering complex, in a perspective looking northwest toward the stadium
Photograph by Steve Dunwell
A new center for engineering and applied sciences—finally
January-February 2021

Dendritic cells (like the one shown in yellow, within a pink polymer support structure) can be activated to recognize cancer cells. After migrating to the lymph nodes and spleen, they then train immune-system T cells to attack and destroy tumors.
Image courtesy of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University
An implantable cancer vaccine shows promise in training the immune system to attack tumors.
January-February 2021

Cover of Fevers, Feuds and Diamonds by Paul Farmer and Photograph of Paul Farmer
Photograph of Paul Farmer by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Public Affairs and Communication
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
11.17.20

Indoor gatherings increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
Art by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine; images by iStock.
Seasonality and SARS-CoV-2
10.27.20

Caroline Buckee
Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.
10.26.20

Clockwise from top left: Pardis Sabeti, Dan Barouch, Paul Ridker, David Liu, Xiaowei Zhuang, Marc Lipsitch
Image collage by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine.
More than a dozen Harvard faculty members are honored.
10.22.20