In his first in-person State of the School address since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley told a crowd of faculty, students, and staff assembled in the Joseph B. Martin Amphitheater and online viewers that the School has weathered the worldwide health crisis, is on a strong financial footing, and has been able to continue making substantial investments in HMS biomedical research and education initiatives despite challenges wrought by the pandemic.