Science & Technology
Court Blocks International Student Visa Rule
Citing improper procedure, a district judge postponed the government’s efforts to cap student visas at four years.
The Mystery of Smell
COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.
Home Among Strangers
A recent graduate visits Harvard during a semi-normal semester
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
The State of the Pandemic
Lessons learned from the continuing confrontation with the coronavirus
Contending with Long Covid
Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
Harvard Requires Student Vaccination for Fall
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
Harvard pilots in-person teaching for fall
Faculty of Arts and Sciences tests hybrid classrooms and other pandemic adaptations.
Rapid Tests, in Time for Fall Surge
Rapid COVID-19 tests, of the kind that Michael Mina has been advocating since last year, are finally approved for home use.
Pediatrician Eileen Costello, profiled by Nell Porter Brown
A pediatrician cares for a city’s children.