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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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(Newser) - A technology entrepreneur has given Massachusetts General Hospital its largest gift ever—$100 million—to create an interdisciplinary institute focused on finding an AIDS vaccine, the Boston Globe reports. The institute will bring together doctors and scientists from MGH, Harvard, and MIT, including engineers and mathematicians, who would otherwise... More »

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philanthropy • HIV • MIT • Harvard • AIDS vaccine • Massachusetts General Hospital • Terrence Ragon

(Newser) - White powder mailed to executives of the Wall Street Journal and to Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz is harmless, authorities say. Authorities have no suspects or motive, but the Journal notes that Dershowitz wrote an essay for the paper earlier this month defending Israel's assault on Gaza. The Journal got a... More »

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terrorism • Wall Street Journal • Alan Dershowitz • threats • mail • Harvard • anthrax

Harvard Applications Hit Record High

School's tuition policy helps draw 29,000 hopeful students

Jan 21, 09 5:12 PM CST
(Newser) - It's getting even harder to get into Harvard. A record 29,000 high school students have applied to be freshmen, an increase of 5.6% from the previous record set last year, the Boston Globe reports. School officials attribute the increase to a combination of the slow economy and its... More »

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Ivy League • college • Harvard • college applications

 10 Biggest College Libraries 

Labyrinthine stacks good for more than reading

Jan 11, 09 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Whether your purpose is to study, flirt or nap, college libraries are "labyrinths" of opportunity. The editors of College on the Record list the biggest, and why they like them.
  1. Harvard (13,617,133 books): "Because size matters."
  2. Yale (9,932,080 books): "Because
... More »

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University of Illinois • University of Texas • UC Berkeley • reading • Harvard • Yale • library

Obama Picks Physicist as Science Adviser

Harvard energy
expert to get key role,
cheering scientists

Dec 19, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will appoint Harvard physicist John P. Holdren as science adviser this weekend, pointing to an expanded role for science in the next administration, the Boston Globe reports. Holdren is versed in energy, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. Coming on the heels of Nobel laureate Steven Chu’s nomination... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • science • physicist • Harvard • Obama administration • John Holdren

Yale's Endowment
Drops 25% to $17B


Dec 16, 08 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Yale's endowment is performing like those of other major universities: miserably. The Ivy League school said today that its fund had plunged 25%, or $5.9 billion, to $17 billion since July, the New Haven Independent reports. Yale's president warned of a $100 million budget shortfall in the 2009 school... More »

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Ivy League • college • Harvard • endowment • Yale

Plenty of Politics on Caroline's Resume

She's never held public office, but this Kennedy is an inside operator

Dec 16, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Caroline Kennedy has never run for so much as dog catcher, and hasn’t even had a full-time job in years, so inevitably her desire to become a US senator has met with some skepticism. But Kennedy’s friends say her nonprofit work has made her a savvy inside operator... More »

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Senate • New York • Harvard • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Kennedy family

Harvard Pals Mastermind Transition

Law school network continues to propel Obama's rise

Dec 5, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has tapped his Harvard Law School connections to staff his transition team, with 20 of his classmates among the dozens of grads shaping the next administration, Politico reports. “The numbers seem very large to me,” said one presidential historian (from Princeton) about what looks like the... More »

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Barack Obama • Ivy League • Harvard Law School • Harvard • transition team • President Obama • Cassandra Butts

(Newser) - Happiness is contagious and spreads through social networks in much the same way the flu does, says a landmark new study that followed the fate of 4,700 people over 20 years. The research shows that a person's happiness can lift the mood of loved ones, neighbors, and even strangers... More »

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research • Harvard • flu • University of California at San Diego • Framingham Heart Study • Happiness • spread

Harvard Endowment Drops $8B in Steepest Loss Ever

Endowment's record plunge threatens school operations

Dec 3, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Harvard, the world's richest university, saw its endowment plunge 22% between June and October of this year, the worst loss in its history, the Boston Globe reports. Revenue generated by the endowment, which fell by $8 billion, pays for 35% of the school's operation, and Harvard president Drew Faust expects... More »

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Ivy League • higher education • college • Harvard • budget cuts • endowment • financial crisis • interest revenue • hiring freeze

 Kennedy Hails New 
 'Season of  Hope' 

We 'live on in the future we make,' he tells Harvard audience

Dec 2, 08 2:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy was honored with an honorary degree yesterday in a poignant ceremony at Harvard where he spoke of a "renewed" destiny and reminisced about the days when his life of promise stretched before him. Kennedy appeared strong and in high spirits, despite battling brain cancer, reports the... More »

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cancer • Joe Biden • Ted Kennedy • Stephen Breyer • Harvard • honorary degree • malignant tumor • Sanders Theatre • Yo-Yo Ma

MOVIE REVIEW

Classic Harvard-Yale Tie
Gets Documentary Gloss

Crimson comeback was behind headline 'Harvard Beats Yale 29-29'

Nov 20, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The 40th anniversary of a classic game in the football rivalry between Harvard and Yale has inspired a documentary, Mark Feeney writes in the Boston Globe. The contest is as notable for “its time-capsule aspect” and rising-star participants (future Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones) as for the underdog Crimson's... More »

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NCAA football • rivalry • Doonesbury • Tommy Lee Jones • Harvard • Harvard Crimson • Yale • The Game • Garry Trudeau

Declining Paper Sales Sink Landmark Harvard Sq. Kiosk

Stand has sold print for 50 years above university's T stop

Nov 19, 08 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Harvard Square will most likely soon lose the iconic newsstand that has operated there for 50 years, the Cambridge Chronicle reports. The lease for Out of Town News expires at the end of the month, and the business has declined to renew it because of poor sales. “Nobody buys... More »

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newspaper • Massachusetts • journalism • sales • Harvard • magazine industry

Even Harvard, With $37B in Bank, Is Tightening Belt

President warns of budgetary reshuffling

Nov 11, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Even its $36.9 billion endowment (as of June, that is) won't protect Harvard, the nation's richest university, from feeling the effects of the financial crisis, its president said yesterday. Drew Faust said cost savings would be in order, though specific plans aren’t settled, the Harvard Crimson reports. One... More »

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university • Harvard • endowment • Drew Faust • financial crisis

GPA, Personal Essay, SATs ... and Sabotage?

Anonymous smear letters on the rise, say admissions officers

Oct 20, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With competition for college admissions ever rising, some students are aiming to get ahead by trashing their rivals. Admission officials around the US have reported receiving newspaper clippings, references to Facebook pages, and, in one case, a letter written in crayon pointing out other applicants' false claims or unseemly behavior.... More »

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college admissions • University of Chicago • competition • Notre Dame • sabotage • Harvard • colleges and universities • admissions officers

Eggbeater Helps Scientists Whip Disease

Harvard researchers fashion a household item into a diagnostic device

Oct 16, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Centrifuges separate blood from plasma—but at considerable expense, in a bulky package. That leaves them beyond the reach of underfunded medical facilities that could use the help in diagnosing blood-borne ailments, such as hepatitis and other diseases. The solution, Discover reports, could be as close as the nearest kitchen.... More »

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medicine • health care • infectious diseases • developing countries • diagnosis • Harvard • developing world • hepatitis B

Portman Wants to Talk About Microloans,
Not Movies

Teams with Jordan's queen to help women

Oct 7, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Among Hollywood actresses, Natalie Portman may be an anomaly. “As opposed to talking about fashion,” the 27-year-old says she prefers discussing poverty alleviation. The Israeli-American discovered FINCA International, a microfinance program for women, through her inspiration, Jordan’s Queen Rania, a Palestinian and an “incredible woman whom... More »

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philanthropy • Jordan • charity • Harvard • microfinance • Natalie Portman • Arab Israeli conflict • Queen Rania

 This Year's Not-So-Nobel Prizes 

Spoof kudos for 'mad' scientist projects

Oct 3, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers who proved Diet Coke is an effective spermicide, a nation's declaration that plants have rights, and a study that proved dog fleas can jump higher than cat fleas have won Harvard University's annual Ig Nobel Prizes. The spoof awards recognize projects that "first make people laugh, and then... More »

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Switzerland • Harvard • Diet Coke • Boston University • Ig Nobel Prizes • exotic dancers

 10 Most-Buzzed-About Schools 

Harvard beats out Columbia for most internet references

Sep 30, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Institutions of higher learning care about their brand as much as any business, so the Global Language Monitor has ranked universities and colleges for the amount of buzz they command on the internet. The winners:
  1. Harvard University
  2. Columbia University
  3. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  4. University of California, Berkeley
  5. Stanford
... More »

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Internet • Columbia University • Princeton University • Yale University • college rankings • Stanford University • University of Chicago • UC Berkeley • college • publicity • Cornell University • University of Michigan • Harvard • University of Wisconsin Madison

Docs Tout Safer, Non-Embryonic Stem Cells

Virus, used in mice, repurposes adult cells with no risk of cancer

Sep 26, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a safer way to turn adult cells into stem cells, the Boston Globe reports. The cells, similar to those harvested from embryos, are called induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells; Japanese researchers introduced the method 2 years ago. But the Japanese used retroviruses, which can cause cancer;... More »

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medical breakthrough • Massachusetts • virus • biology • Harvard • scientific research • induced pluripotent stem cells

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