International
Building a New Information Civilization
Four women leading change in the world of privacy and personal data
by Jonathan Shaw
Linking Mental and Fiscal Health
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
by Veronique Greenwood
Coronavirus Mutations Threaten to Worsen Pandemic
Despite vaccines, Harvard scientists warn, more-transmissible variants make COVID-19 harder to control.
by Jonathan Shaw
Can Financial Crises Be Predicted?
Contrary to expert belief, some financial crises can be predicted—and perhaps averted.
by Jonathan Shaw
Understanding Ebola
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
by Jonathan Shaw
Caroline Buckee: Can Mobile-phone Data Help Control the Spread of the Coronavirus?
Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.
Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world
by Lydialyle Gibson
Controlling the Global Thermostat
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
by Jonathan Shaw
Family History
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Claudia Jones
Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
by Clarissa Atkinson
At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World
Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach