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Brazil Brazil · Sao Paulo Completed: Apr 7, 2026 20:05 UTC

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C77

Site Health

Score: 77 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

Top Priorities (5)

1

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security › Security Headers
2

HSTS header is missing

Security › Security Headers
3

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security › Content Security Policy
4

is missing width/height — may cause layout shift

Performance › Image Optimization
5

Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing

Security › Security Headers
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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

59
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
96
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
81
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

1.52 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

11.51 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

634 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.008

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

2.22 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

14.14 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

59

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:77.119 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

URLResource SizeEst Savings
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_191602076.jpg1.2 MiB1.2 MiB
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_472177351.jpg434.8 KiB433.5 KiB
A person eating an orange div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_101812456.jpg240.2 KiB238.9 KiB
Close up of brain neurons div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-circavent.jpg...33.8 KiB31.9 KiB
Patient speaking with a doctor div.b-news__left > div.b-news__first > figure.b-news__first-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-doc-check-in....20.3 KiB15.4 KiB
Photo of Paola Arlotta div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-paola-arlotta...16.2 KiB14.4 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

lhId: page-6-DIV
nodeLabel: Two people reaching out and holding hands
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,4,DIV,2,MAIN,1,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV
selector: div.b-hero__container > div.b-hero__media > div.b-hero__figure > div.b-hero__img
snippet: <div class="b-hero__img c-image__image lazyloaded" role="img" aria-label="Two people reaching out and holding hands" data-expand="200" data-bgset="https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_452869299.jp…" style="background-image: url(&quot;https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/…&quot;);">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Estimated savings: 300 ms 75.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/core/assets/css/dist/theme/master.min....90.0 KiB75.6 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation1.5 s
Other960 ms
Style & Layout881 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation417 ms
Parse HTML & CSS148 ms
Rendering107 ms
Garbage Collection24 ms

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.8 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

URL
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_472177351.jpg
A person eating an orange div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_101812456.jpg
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_191602076.jpg
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-wellbeing.jpg?w=6...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-art.jpg?w=624&h=6...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-ES96-team.jpg?w=6...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_701912080.jpg?w=62...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RSL-Banner.jpg?w=624&h=624&crop=1
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-mallory-hacket.jp...
Instagram ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Instagram-1.png
TikTok ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tiktok-1.png
LinkedIn ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Linkedin-1.png
Facebook ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FB3.png
YouTube ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/youtube-1.png
A text exchange where someone is asking of the other person is ok div.b-media-text__media > div.b-media-text__img-wrap > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/themes/core/assets/img/theme/shims/four-three.png
Harvard University div.site-footer__row > div.site-footer__logo > a > img
/wp-content/themes/core/assets/img/theme/branding-assets/...
Patient speaking with a doctor div.b-news__left > div.b-news__first > figure.b-news__first-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-doc-check-in....
An illustration of a working tired but still working div.b-news__left > div.b-news__first > figure.b-news__first-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/iStock-1354056768.avif?w=736&...
Photo of Paola Arlotta div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-paola-arlotta...
Close up of brain neurons div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-circavent.jpg...
Photo of Matthew Nock and Jordan Smoller div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-nock-smoller....
An illustration of a double helix and a human brain div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-psych-disorde...
A woman wearing a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-tms.jpg?w=375...
div.s-sink > section.c-block > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.s-sink > section.c-block > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify JavaScript
User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 120 ms
Server Backend Latencies 130 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Avoid multiple page redirects
Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
96

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Failing Elements
Walk ul.b-stats__list > li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__value
Studies show that spending time in natural environments can lower biomarkers f… li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p
lower biomarkers for stress and reduce cycles of negative thoughts div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > a
Eat ul.b-stats__list > li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__value
Eating an orange a day may lower a person’s depression risk by 20%, according … li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p
lower a person’s depression risk by 20% div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > a
Breathe ul.b-stats__list > li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__value
The kids aren’t alright div.b-media-text__container > div.b-media-text__content > div.c-block__content-block > h3.c-block__title
Support at the theater div.c-slider--carousel-pull-right__slide > div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__slide-content > h3.b-featured-stories__slide-title
Harvard's American Repertory Theater worked with a Harvard-trained psychologist… div.c-slider--carousel-pull-right__slide > div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__slide-content > div.b-featured-stories__slide-desc
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE div.l-container > div.b-link-list__left-col > header.c-block__content-block > p.c-block__leadin
Related In Focus topics div.l-container > div.b-link-list__left-col > header.c-block__content-block > h2.c-block__title

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Failing Elements
Learn more about the study div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d55e95882f6-link
Learn more about the research div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d55e9588363-link
Learn more about the connection div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d55e9588391-link
Read more about their tips for happiness div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d55e958bde4-link
Learn more about their book div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d55e958be21-link
Read more about Jennifer’s book div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d55e958be43-link
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Form elements have associated labels
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
81

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Deprecation / WarningSource
AttributionReporting

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

87
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
96
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
81
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

503 ms

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

2.39 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

6 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.001

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

914 ms

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

2.72 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

87

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:3.493 source:map[column:11177 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/themes/core/assets/js/dist/theme/scripts.min.js?ver=e96cd733acfdfb3909cc0cb04a087f664206a8de87a4155863efaff221e67dd0693af3ebb48029ad20da849db0c2541451694c11732de2a206c55360f5ed5218 urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:140.838 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.152 source:map[column:389872 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/themes/core/assets/js/dist/theme/vendor.min.js?ver=5b4e48cf0fbd9ab8d8f2c32ec81b6cf96e8c138e7bde68035416aad021a85c7d15959b77e4103dbacc48c75561d99a307a31ef22b69513c11e9d57a52dd9594c urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:3.341 source:map[column:460548 line:0 type:source-location url:https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/themes/core/assets/js/dist/theme/vendor.min.js?ver=5b4e48cf0fbd9ab8d8f2c32ec81b6cf96e8c138e7bde68035416aad021a85c7d15959b77e4103dbacc48c75561d99a307a31ef22b69513c11e9d57a52dd9594c urlProvider:network]]]

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

lhId: page-0-DIV
nodeLabel: Two people reaching out and holding hands
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,4,DIV,2,MAIN,1,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV
selector: div.b-hero__container > div.b-hero__media > div.b-hero__figure > div.b-hero__img
snippet: <div class="b-hero__img c-image__image lazyloaded" role="img" aria-label="Two people reaching out and holding hands" data-expand="200" data-bgset="https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_452869299.jp…" style="background-image: url(&quot;https://www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/…&quot;);">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

URLResource SizeEst Savings
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_191602076.jpg1.2 MiB1.2 MiB
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_472177351.jpg434.8 KiB433.5 KiB
A person eating an orange div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_101812456.jpg240.2 KiB238.9 KiB
Close up of brain neurons div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-circavent.jpg...33.8 KiB31.9 KiB
Photo of Paola Arlotta div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-paola-arlotta...16.2 KiB14.4 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Estimated savings: 40 ms 73.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/core/assets/css/dist/theme/master.min....90.0 KiB73.6 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.8 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

URL
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_472177351.jpg
A person eating an orange div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_101812456.jpg
A person walking in the woods div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__label > p > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_191602076.jpg
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-wellbeing.jpg?w=6...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-art.jpg?w=624&h=6...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-ES96-team.jpg?w=6...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AdobeStock_701912080.jpg?w=62...
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RSL-Banner.jpg?w=624&h=624&crop=1
div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.b-featured-stories__wrapper > div.b-featured-stories__img > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sq-featured-mallory-hacket.jp...
Patient speaking with a doctor div.b-news__left > div.b-news__first > figure.b-news__first-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-doc-check-in....
An illustration of a working tired but still working div.b-news__left > div.b-news__first > figure.b-news__first-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/iStock-1354056768.avif?w=736&...
A text exchange where someone is asking of the other person is ok div.b-media-text__media > div.b-media-text__img-wrap > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/themes/core/assets/img/theme/shims/four-three.png
Instagram ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Instagram-1.png
TikTok ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tiktok-1.png
LinkedIn ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Linkedin-1.png
Facebook ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FB3.png
YouTube ul.social-follow__list > li.social-follow__item > a.social-follow__anchor > img
www.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/youtube-1.png
Harvard University div.site-footer__row > div.site-footer__logo > a > img
/wp-content/themes/core/assets/img/theme/branding-assets/...
Photo of Paola Arlotta div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-paola-arlotta...
Close up of brain neurons div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-circavent.jpg...
Photo of Matthew Nock and Jordan Smoller div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-nock-smoller....
An illustration of a double helix and a human brain div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-psych-disorde...
A woman wearing a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device div.b-news__right > div.b-news__side-wrap > figure.b-news__side-img > img.c-image__image
/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/news-treatments-tms.jpg?w=375...
div.s-sink > section.c-block > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image div.s-sink > section.c-block > figure.c-image > img.c-image__image

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Max Potential First Input Delay 60 ms
Minify JavaScript
User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings
JavaScript execution time 0.3 s
Minimizes main-thread work 1.1 s
Avoid long main-thread tasks 2 long tasks found
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 120 ms
Server Backend Latencies 90 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Avoid multiple page redirects
Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
96

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Failing Elements
Walk ul.b-stats__list > li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__value
Eat ul.b-stats__list > li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__value
Breathe ul.b-stats__list > li.b-stats__list-item > div.c-statistic > div.c-statistic__value
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE div.l-container > div.b-link-list__left-col > header.c-block__content-block > p.c-block__leadin
Related In Focus topics div.l-container > div.b-link-list__left-col > header.c-block__content-block > h2.c-block__title

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Failing Elements
Learn more about the study div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d56231a7c2e-link
Learn more about the research div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d56231a7c89-link
Learn more about the connection div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d56231a7ca6-link
Read more about their tips for happiness div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d56231ac159-link
Learn more about their book div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d56231ac1ad-link
Read more about Jennifer’s book div.b-card-grid__loop > div.c-card-link-wrapper > div.c-card > a#p-69d56231ac1dc-link
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Form elements have associated labels
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
81

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Deprecation / WarningSource
AttributionReporting

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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