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Harvard University will halt construction of a new science complex in Boston's Allston neighborhood after completing the building's foundation, university president Drew Faust said Thursday, citing the Ivy League school's "altered financial landscape."
Jeremy Lin scored 25 points and Keith Wright had 21 on Wednesday night to lead Harvard to a 74-67 victory over Boston College — the Crimson's second straight win over BC.
Jerome Dyson scored 24 points and came within an assist of a triple-double as No. 14 Connecticut held off Harvard 79-73 on Sunday.
Boston police have scheduled a termination hearing for a police officer suspended for using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Keith Wright scored 16 points and Harvard shot 75 percent from the field in the second half to cruise to an 85-64 victory over Rice on Wednesday night.
Harvard University's law school will stop offering a year of free tuition to students who go into public service law after graduation, Law School Dean Martha Minow announced this week.
Jeremy Lin scored 19 points and Harvard rallied in the second half to take a 78-70 over Boston U. on Sunday.
Jeremy Lin scored 18 points and Christian Webster added 15 in his first start as Harvard coasted to a 78-60 victory over New Hampshire on Wednesday night.
Julian Simmons scored 16 points, including sinking three free throws in the final 21 seconds, to lead Army in a 56-53 win over Harvard on Monday night.
Collier Winters threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as Harvard came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat rival Yale 14-10, the Crimson's eighth win in nine years against the Bulldogs.
Jeremy Lin had 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and three blocks to lead Harvard to a 77-51 win over Bryant on Friday night.
Jeremy Lin hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in triple overtime, sealing Harvard's wild 87-85 win over William & Mary in a matchup of the nation's two oldest colleges on Saturday.
The University of Pennsylvania clinched at least a share of the Ivy League title, defeating Harvard 17-7 on Saturday.
Jeremy Lin scored 24 points and four other Harvard players scored in double figures to beat Holy Cross 87-77 in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she agrees with critics who say an amendment included in the health care bill passed by the House would additionally limit access to abortion.
The head of an ethics program at Harvard University strongly defended the choice of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to deliver a lecture on integrity in the nation's financial markets.
Gino Gordon rushed for two touchdowns and Collier Winters passed for another for Harvard, which scored the game's first 34 points en route to a 34-14 win over Columbia on Saturday.
Harvard University has entered into a 15-year agreement to buy power and renewable energy certificates from a wind energy farm to be built in Maine.
Gino Gordon and Treavor Scales combined for five touchdowns and 233 yards rushing in Harvard's 42-21 win over Dartmouth on Saturday.
One of six Harvard Medical School researchers sickened after drinking coffee laced with a toxic chemical said Monday he does not see how the poisoning could have been accidental, but has no idea who might be responsible.
Collier Winters threw two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Harvard in a 37-3 rout of Princeton on Saturday.
Rob Curley threw two touchdowns and DeAndre' Morrow ran for two scores, leading Lafayette to a 35-18 win against Harvard on Saturday.
Harvard University said Friday it lost $1.8 billion in operating cash in the last fiscal year as a result of investing it alongside the university's endowment.
Treavor Scales scored two touchdowns and Tim Murphy won his 100th game as Harvard's coach as the Crimson defeated Cornell 28-10 on Saturday.
One of the most extensive collections of rare Chinese books outside China will be freely available as Harvard University has agreed to digitize the titles.
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Ivy league students get new opportunity to go front and centerA recent graduate of Harvard University has put together a new magazine to show off the top students' in a completely new way. Their skin.
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Works and Days ยป Palin-odes?In other words, I would trust the judgment of someone with Palin's background on matters of Iran or Honduras or Putin far more than I would someone of Obama's resume. I would trust my neighbor who farms 180 acres more than I would a chairman of an academic department.
A Conversation with Nancy Pelosi and David GergenWatch the entire conversation about healthcare.
State Ethics Commission - - Press ReleaseEthics Commission's Enforcement Division Alleges that Town of Harvard School Superintendent and a Former School Committee Chairman Violated the Conflict of Interest Law
Round table disucssion On NPR's "ON Point" with Tom Ashbrook, Ellen Goodman, Jack Beatty and David GergenA solemn week on the war front, at home and abroad. Taps and empty boots at Fort Hood, Texas and troubling questions about the alleged killer, Nidal Hasan.
Spitzer to Give Lecture at Harvard Ethics CenterFormer New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will give a lecture Thursday afternoon at Harvard University's ethics center, raising a few questions over what the disgraced, prostitute-visiting ex-official might have to say on the topic.
Dreams as Anticipation for the State of Being Awake"It helps explain a lot of things, like why people forget so many dreams," Dr. Hobson said in an interview. "It's like jogging; the body doesn't remember every step, but it knows it has exercised. It has been tuned up.
Wall Street run amok? Blame HarvardHow did this schism come about? Just where did Wall Street go wrong? It's popular to blame misaligned incentives, lack of regulation or just plain greed. Those would be conveniently simple explanations. We could just fix incentives, regulate more and prosecute the guilty.
Brains: the secret to better schools - thestar.comFrench neuroscientist Bruno della Chiesa met with his country's education minister in Paris to talk about the groundbreaking international movement to link the fields of teaching and brain science.
MSNBC 's Morning Joe discussion about US News and World Report's America's Best Leaders 2009David Gergen and Mort Zuckerman discuss the new list from US News and World Report on MSNBC's Joe Morning news show.
Harvard Tightening Security After 6 PoisonedBOSTON -- Harvard University Medical School will increase security and install new video cameras at its laboratories this week as police work to determine whether six people were intentionally poisoned at a research building.
David Gergen's Voice: Are we asking enough of ourselves?President Obama and a Democratic Congress may be on the verge of passing various legislative initiatives that in ordinary times would likely be hailed as historic milestones. But will they be bold enough to meet the tests of the extraordinary times in which we live?
David Gergen's Voice: Don't Miss The Boston Book FestivalThis Saturday, Oct. 24, is the Boston Book Festival, with an all-star lineup that will have you scrambling to get to and from all the presentations and panels featuring internationally known writers, scholars, critics, and commentators.
Harvard Cancels Minuteman Speaking Invite After Student UproarCAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Student protests have prompted a Harvard University group to rescind a speaking invitation to the head of an anti-illegal immigration movement.
Harvard Kennedy School - Presidential Advisors Offer Perspectives at Kennedy School ForumThree former presidential advisors whose White House tenures stretched from Presidents Kennedy through Clinton swapped stories and strategies during a panel discussion Tuesday night (Oct. 13) at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
Study Backs Open Access to Broadband NetworksThe question of what makes for a successful national broadband policy has generated heated debate in the U.S. over the past several years, focusing on issues including net neutrality, the Universal Service Fund for rural phone service, and the proper role of government. The U.S.
David Gergen's Voice: Former Aides Talk Experience, PoliticsTed Sorensen, Ken Deberstein and David Gergen discuss advising the President.
GRADUATION MUSIC I'm going to try to amplify a moment in a speech by a Harvard graduate. The moment appears in the following video. Obama is making a statement about his campaign activities. He starts to say where he has been, but he seems to be unclear in his mind.
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