Science & Technology

Harvard Files Brief in Federal Funding Case

The government also opens an investigation into financial aid awards to Chinese students.

by Jonathan Shaw

Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds on coronavirus and racial health disparities

A conversation on health disparities, with Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds

by Lydialyle Gibson

COVID-19 and the Graduate Student Union

“When times are tough, there comes to be this real question of who is forced to bear the cost.”  

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Could the reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 be double early estimates?

A critical scientific question that bears on policies for fighting the pandemic

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Faculty Meet Remotely on Teaching, Finances

The last regular Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, convened remotely, addresses teaching, finances, and climate change.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Projects $750-Million Revenue Shortfall

Executive vice president Katie Lapp details losses from research funding and executive education.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Pandemic's Unequal Toll

A Radcliffe Institute online discussion of health disparities laid bare by coronavirus  

by Lydialyle Gibson

Starlink

Seniors hunker down in communal quarantine.

by Eve Driver

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