Tag: Jim Waldo
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Science & Tech
High-speed internet at a crossroads
Jim Waldo assesses how the internet fared during the pandemic and how well it stood up to huge shifts of work, education, and commerce online.
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Science & Tech
‘There will be cascading failures that get fixed on the fly’
The massive shift from the office to remote work will test the internet in ways it hasn’t been tested before, a Harvard expert on the technology industry said, offering a real-time experiment that will likely see failures, but from which unexpected solutions will also emerge.
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Campus & Community
A fond faculty farewell
Harvard President Bacow, former leader Faust headline a faculty sendoff for former Dean Michael Smith of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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Campus & Community
FAS Dean Smith to step down
Michael D. Smith, Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will step down from his leadership of Harvard’s largest School to return full-time to teaching.
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Science & Tech
Now arriving: Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is growing ever more sophisticated, enabling everything from smart cities to automatic appliances. A Harvard ethicist says we should think not just about what we can do, but what we should do.
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Science & Tech
Countering the cyberintruders
Harvard officials recommend steps to keep computer networks safe from cyberattacks.
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Campus & Community
Harvard IT gets a reboot
Harvard is rolling out state-of-the-art computer upgrades for student record-keeping, faculty teaching, and community security.