World Stepping up to the front line Students take care of local communities in engaged scholarship course
World 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’
Health Immunologist says technology can keep up with COVID variants Public health experts lay out status, challenges of vaccine rollout
Health A safer return to campuses? There’s an app for that COVIDU models the spread of COVID-19 in college settings
How do you get environmentalists to actually vote? Turns out guilt, peer-group pressure work pretty well, nonprofit founder says DateOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020
Do justices really set aside personal beliefs? Nope, legal scholar says Klarman sees trouble ahead in large conservative majority on Supreme Court DateOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020
Will young voters decide the election? Seminar looks at expected wave of 18- to 29-year-olds and their policy priorities DateOctober 14, 2020
Bending technology toward the light Kennedy School project to honor 3 firms for efforts aimed at public good DateOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020
Exploring the North’s long history of slavery, scientific racism Webinar upends myth of region’s blamelessness, reveals depth of issue in U.S. DateOctober 9, 2020October 13, 2020
Battle for LGBTQ rights amid the pandemic Event takes a global look at how COVID-19 has affected activism, push for solidarity DateOctober 8, 2020October 13, 2020
A day of reckoning Pushing to end myth of Columbus and honor history of Indigenous peoples DateOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020
Reimagining rights A report from the Carr Center outlines policy changes to protect and expand citizens’ rights DateOctober 8, 2020October 9, 2020
American voters don’t hate ambitious women, after all Study finds some differences in attitude, though, depending on party DateOctober 6, 2020October 15, 2020
Forcing the UN to do right by Haitian cholera victims Waging 10-year fight after 10,000 die from sewage leak at peacekeeper base DateOctober 6, 2020October 7, 2020
When COVID and the election collided Medical, political analysts ponder Trump’s coronavirus battle, and what it means for the president and the nation DateOctober 4, 2020October 5, 2020
Tracing misinformation Research shows elites, mass media play important role in spreading misinformation on mail-in voter fraud DateOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020
Marking the passing of a grim pandemic milestone for the nation How to mourn, find meaning in the deaths of 200,000, with more certain to come DateSeptember 29, 2020
Will Tuesday’s presidential debate change the course of the election? Political analysts and debate champs offer tips on what to look for DateSeptember 28, 2020September 28, 2020
Challenges mount for election officials COVID procedural complications, crises of voter confidence promise a rocky ride DateSeptember 25, 2020
‘What’s at stake is the future of the country’ Sharecroppers’ daughter who became college president argues for diversity in education DateSeptember 24, 2020September 24, 2020
How far right will Trump’s nominee move the Supreme Court? Likely quite far, says political scientist who studies ideology among lawyers, judges DateSeptember 24, 2020September 25, 2020
As Indian Country bears brunt of the pandemic, new calls on Washington to act Red tape holding up $11B in CARES relief DateSeptember 24, 2020September 25, 2020
Pollster looks at how pandemic, loss of RBG may affect election Possible bellwethers: Turnout, Florida, and voters 65 and older DateSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 2020
A portrait of JFK, in full New biography aims to chronicle a complex life amid a pivotal time for a nation DateSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020
The life and legacy of RBG Harvard community reflects on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazing, tireless fighter for rights DateSeptember 20, 2020September 21, 2020
Getting out the vote Tova Wang on how young people can affect democracy, in advance of National Voter Registration Day DateSeptember 18, 2020October 9, 2020
Appeals court hears arguments in admissions case Plaintiff looks to overturn district court ruling that affirmed Harvard’s policies to ensure a diverse student body DateSeptember 16, 2020November 12, 2020
Science and citizenship Medical School students spend summer helping Massachusetts State legislators craft science-based policy DateSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020
In this election, ‘costly signal deployment’ How Trump’s pointed rhetoric binds him to his tribe — and it to him DateSeptember 15, 2020September 18, 2020
Report finds fathers feel closer to children during pandemic School of Education studies how parents, children are interacting amid lockdowns DateSeptember 14, 2020
Dissecting racial disparities in Mass. criminal justice system Law School program's report analyzes why Black, Latinx people are overrepresented, get tougher sentences DateSeptember 10, 2020September 14, 2020
Helping teachers and principals confront their own racism New book raises awareness of unconscious bias, and its effect on students of color DateAugust 28, 2020August 29, 2020
Why some Americans refuse to social distance and wear masks Michael Sandel explores the ethics of what we owe each other in a pandemic DateAugust 28, 2020September 1, 2020
Crowd-sourcing the story of a people Tiya Miles details how public history can reshape our views of the past DateAugust 27, 2020August 28, 2020
