Science & Technology

The Harvard AI Debate Heats Up

The University has pushed the adoption of AI into teaching and operations, but faculty resistance is growing louder.

by Schuyler Velasco

Building a Better COVID-19 Swab

Engineers at the Wyss Institute address a critical shortage of nasal swabs.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard fall reopening plans

Provost Alan Garber outlines the possibilities and options—and the College prepares for continued remote teaching, if necessary

by John S. Rosenberg

Alone on Harvard’s Campus

Most days, I see no one at all.

by Jeremy Tsai

Letting Go of the “Ideal” Classroom

“The ‘ideal’ classroom never existed anyway, at least not in a perfectly equitable manner,” writes Julie Chung ’20. 

by Julie Chung

Poet and physician Rafael Campo on connection and empathy in caregiving during t

Poet and physician Rafael Campo on connection and empathy in caregiving during the pandemic’s isolation

by Lydialyle Gibson

Tackling the pandemic's hard ethical questions

Tackling the pandemic's hard ethical and social questions in an online Harvard discussion with Michael Sandel

by Lydialyle Gibson

Zoom and the zero commute

“The biggest obstacle to our collective learning is the elephant in the room: a global pandemic, taking place amid existing inequalities,” writes Drew Pendergrass ’20. 

by Drew Pendergrass

Harvard Arts and Sciences Freezes Faculty Hiring

Dean Gay outlines near-term actions—and “the definition of a hard problem” facing the FAS.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Schools Pandemic Pressures

Deans articulate their diverse faculties’ divergent priorities (and problems)—plus an MIT perspective

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Spending Cuts: A Pandemic Update

University belt-tightening announced, plus further information on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—and higher education

by John S. Rosenberg