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Murdock Stenis warms up for indoor cycling, an intense interval workout with music.

Profile of fitness guru Dawn Murdock Stenis

Dawn Murdock Stenis directs Harvard’s extensive fitness programs.

by Craig Lambert

Image courtesy of the Harvard University Herbaria/The Farlow Library of Cryptogamic Botany

Farlow Library exhibit on deadly Amanita mushrooms and mycological illustration

The Farlow Library's new online exhibits highlight the death cap mushroom and mycological illustration.

by Christopher Reed

For David Moolten, medicine and poetry have formed a symbiotic bond.

Profile of physician and poet David Moolten

Experiences as patient and doctor have shaped David Moolten’s commitment to writing.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

With a loan from SHIP, Bashir Barigye and his wife, Hajara, have built a flourishing form and can afford school fees for their children.

Small loans for business help HIV patients in Uganda pay for treatment and food.

Small loans for business help HIV patients in Uganda pay for treatment—and food.

The Beatrice Tierney Health Center, nestled in the mountains of eastern Uganda, serves Bumwalukani and surrounding villages.

In rural Uganda, Harvard students help a theater troupe teach about HIV.

Harvard students helps a theater troupe in Uganda teach about HIV.

David Bangsberg (center) meets with Frederick Kayanja, vice chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Mbarara,Uganda, in Kayanja's office.

Fighting brain drain in sub-Saharan Africa by mentoring young scientists

Relationships with Harvard scholars bolster scientific research in sub-Saharan Africa.

Personal stories teach about HIV in a new book by Max Essex and Unity Dow

In a new book, Max Essex and Unity Dow use stories to illuminate the science of HIV.

Lecturer on medicine Krista Dong directs iTEACH, a set of innovative initiatives to improve HIV care in South Africa. In the background is iTEACH deputy director Zinhle Thabethe.

Bridging traditional healing and modern medicine for HIV care in South Africa

From traditional healing to modern medicine, a multifaceted approach to HIV care in South Africa. With audio

In South Africa, examining HIV-positive adults' childbearing choices

Rethinking the conventional wisdom that HIV-positive adults should forgo having children

At McCord Hospital in Durban, South Africa, the Sinikithemba ("We give hope" in Zulu) program gives HIV patients more than prescriptions and tests. It has also trained many in income-generating activities; this mosaic, created by HIV patients, is one example.

Small changes at a Durban hospital have a major effect on care for HIV patients.

Seemingly small changes at a Durban hospital have major effects on patient care.

Students at Fezokuhle Primary School in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, get outside for a soccer break—and a lesson about gender roles.

Using soccer to teach South African teens about health and gender roles

South African teens learn about leadership and health through their country’s most popular sport.

Slide show: Harvard scholars and students fight HIV in Africa

A look at the daily life of Harvard scholars and students fighting HIV in Africa