Health & Medicine


Five Questions with JoAnn Manson

A veteran women’s health advocate on federal funding cuts

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Law Offers Pre-matriculation Material Free Nationwide

An online orientation encourages enrollment at an anxious moment for students—and universities.

by John S. Rosenberg

Pandemic in the Workplace

Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Pandemic Full of Heartbreaks

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

COVID-19 May Be Much More Contagious Than We Thought

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

by Jonathan Shaw

A Faculty Meeting “Unlike Any Other”

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 in Next Academic Year

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

Fixing the COVID-19 Swab Supply Chain

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

by Jonathan Shaw