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A tomahawk once owned by Chief Standing Bear, a pioneering Native American civil rights leader, is returning to his Nebraska tribe after decades in a museum at Harvard

Researchers from Harvard University and MIT are working to develop a mask that would detect the presence of coronavirus.

Only a select few can say they’re a Harvard University graduate. Fewer still can claim to be an Olympian. Gabby Thomas is both.

In Episode 2 of the new sports podcast “My New Favorite Olympian,” we interview sprinter Gabby Thomas about her other passion — improving health care in the Black community.

Being successful at work doesn’t always require a promotion. Often, , it all comes down to how effectively you get your points across to your bosses and colleagues, especially via digital communication like email or Slack.

Rapper IDK is launching a music business program at Harvard University for students of color

Danielle Allen, a Harvard professor, is running for Governor of Massachusetts.

Harvard University professor Danielle Allen plans to announce her official bid for governor on Tuesday, making her the first Black woman to seek the state’s top office as a major party candidate, her campaign confirmed to the State House News Service. Allen, a Democrat who serves as director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, would be the...

The justices Monday put off a decision about whether they will hear an appeal claiming Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants, in a case that could have nationwide repercussions

Watch 2020 Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas talk about how she managed to pursue her athletic career while studying inequities in the health care system at Harvard University in this full video interview from episode 2 of the My New Favorite Olympian podcast.

Watch a video preview of episode 2 of the new sports podcast My New Favorite Olympian with sprinter Gabby Thomas. Subscribe and listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app.

When Samantha Maltais steps onto Harvard’s campus this fall, she’ll become the first member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe to attend its prestigious law school. It’s a “full-circle moment” for the university and the Martha’s Vineyard tribe, she says. More than 350 years ago, Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, an Aquinnah Wampanoag man, became the first Native American to graduate from the Cambridge,...

A local high school student is excited to attend Harvard University this fall, but it’s her admissions essay that has garnered a lot of attention on social media. “The opening line of my essay was, and I quote, ‘I hate the letter S,’” said Abigail Mack of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Like many high school seniors, Mack wanted her college admissions...

Harvard University is the latest college to announce it will require all students who will be on campus this fall to get a coronavirus vaccine. The Ivy League school joins a number of colleges in Massachusetts that have already made the decision, including Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Emerson College. Harvard President Lawrence…

Harvard University has announced that it will require all students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to live on campus during the fall 2021 term.

For decades, the model minority myth has kept Asian Americans out of important equity conversations and held individuals back in school, at work and in life.

Viola Davis was named Woman of the Year on Friday by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. “Viola has inspired our company with her incredible grit and determination, and we cannot wait to celebrate her successes, strong character and wonderful talent,” said Jessica Moore, the group’s president, in a statement. Davis is scheduled to be honored April 22 in an...

The neurological symptoms of “long COVID” can linger months after an initial infection and even if the initial case of the disease was mild. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard physician, weighs in after 85 of 100 people in a study experienced brain fog, headaches, dizziness and other symptoms.

A Harvard University professor who had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein and is accused of giving the disgraced financier an office on campus will be barred from starting new research or advising students for at least two years, the school announced Thursday. Martin Nowak will be allowed to continue teaching during that period, but other contact with students will be…

Harvard students will return to in-person classes and activities in the upcoming fall semester, school officials announced Monday. All students should anticipate resuming classes in person and returning to dorms on campus, Claudine Gay, the school’s dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, wrote in an email to community members. On-campus academic resources, such as libraries, archives, and...