World Solving racial disparities in policing Experts say approach must be comprehensive as roots are embedded in culture
Health We may duck a surge from variant that sent Britain reeling Expert says falling COVID rates, rising vaccinations, timing may hamper spread
Health Young adults hardest hit by loneliness during pandemic Robust social network is key to easing pain, avoiding downward spiral, study says
Solving racial disparities in policing Experts say approach must be comprehensive as roots are embedded in culture DateFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021
An overhaul for justice But how do you translate an appetite for change into reality? DateFebruary 23, 2021February 22, 2021
A key to ending racism: Make it personal How a human connection can help create openness DateFebruary 22, 2021February 22, 2021
So why did the state vaccine-reservation system crash? Looking at the particular challenges the government faces with digital projects DateFebruary 19, 2021February 22, 2021
Seeded amid the many surprises of COVID times, some unexpected positives Various innovations, rise of women leaders, greater collaboration between scientists, clinicians, to name few DateFebruary 18, 2021
On the road to JFK New biography traces a burgeoning global view and progressive leanings DateFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021
Black voters take the wheel Activist says key to record turnout in last election was education DateFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021
For the first time, a Native American may oversee U.S. policies on tribal nations Community members discuss selection of Deb Haaland as new secretary of Interior DateFebruary 16, 2021February 17, 2021
Taking systemic racism from a solvable problem to an achievable solution Lecturer Robert Livingston offers a blueprint for radical change DateFebruary 11, 2021
How Trump illustrated the need for more curbs on presidential power Law School panel details failure to lead on COVID, undermining of provable facts DateFebruary 11, 2021
Guess who’s coming to dinner Race, romance, and why certain combinations draw more raised eyebrows DateFebruary 11, 2021February 17, 2021
Lessons from an older Gilded Age for a new one The key, authors say, is an evolution from an ‘I’ to a ‘we’ culture DateFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 2021
Organizing, but not compartmentalizing LaTosha Brown puts her whole being into increasing voter turnout DateFebruary 9, 2021
Young, athletically gifted, and Black — at Harvard Alums talk about hybrid identity on campus, ‘super negro,’ and U.S. reckoning with race DateFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021
What to look for at Trump’s impeachment trial Law Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses potential arguments, precedents DateFebruary 8, 2021February 9, 2021
Is this a tipping point for Putin? Growing protests over prosecution of dissident Alexei Navalny shake Kremlin DateFebruary 5, 2021February 8, 2021
Amid pandemic tragedy, an opportunity for change? Mittal Institute/Lancet commission to study universal care in India DateFebruary 5, 2021February 6, 2021
Being in the Super Bowl — and with your football heroes Harvard grad suits up alongside Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski DateFebruary 4, 2021February 5, 2021
10 years later: Was the Arab Spring a failure? Scholars and analysts suggest that there has been quiet change DateFebruary 3, 2021February 4, 2021
An unflinching look at racism as America’s caste system Isabel Wilkerson’s new book examines the nation’s history of inequity DateFebruary 2, 2021February 3, 2021
Stepping up to the front line Students take care of local communities in engaged scholarship course DateJanuary 21, 2021
And now, the way forward With Biden’s inauguration as starting line, analysts probe the challenges ahead, issue by issue, in this ‘rare and difficult hour’ DateJanuary 20, 2021January 21, 2021
‘History has its eyes on us’ Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered a soaring inaugural poem DateJanuary 20, 2021January 21, 2021
Recognizing pain but seizing hope Harvard community reflects on the lessons of a solemn inaugural for troubled times DateJanuary 20, 2021January 25, 2021
Reaffirming inauguration rituals after Capitol assault How the symbolic aspects of a cornerstone of American democracy evolved DateJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021
The oddities of Inauguration Day The two-month post-election wait used to be four, and a constitutional scholar thinks it should be shorter still DateJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021
Connection as an answer to turmoil Dalai Lama: ‘We can no longer say “my nation” … We should say “my planet” ‘ DateJanuary 18, 2021January 19, 2021
Securing public spaces in the wake of Capitol violence Scholars reflect on how to maintain access to nation’s symbols of democracy DateJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Broad Institute director tapped for White House role Lander will serve as Biden’s science adviser DateJanuary 15, 2021