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Massachusetts To Restrict Sales of Four Loko
Massachusetts regulators will soon restrict sales of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, including the popular Four Loko brand drinks.
Massachusetts State Regulators To Ban Four Loko Sales
Massachusetts regulators will soon restrict sales of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, including the popular Four Loko brand drinks.
BRIEF: Harvard Affiliates Assaulted in Two Incidents, One Victim Stabbed
Two Harvard affiliates were robbed at knifepoint Monday night, with one victim receiving stab wounds to the arm, the Cambridge Police reported yesterday.
Harvard Maintains Triple-A Credit Rating Again
Harvard University has retained its “triple-A” credit rating—the highest possible—from two major rating agencies as it prepares to issue about $1 billion in new bonds next week. The favorable rating allows Harvard to borrow at low interest rates.
University Asks for 5-Year Plans
In an effort to streamline the University’s capital planning, Harvard Executive Vice President Katie N. Lapp has implemented a more rigorous and centralized process for reviewing each school’s building plans.
Graduate Student Robbed at Knifepoint Near Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
A male graduate student was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday night while walking on Broadway past Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, ...
Heiress Donates $12M to Harvard Ethics Center
At a time when the moral values of financial firms are being publicly questioned, the widow of a multibillionaire banker has donated $12.3 million in support of Harvard’s interfaculty initiative on ethics, the University announced yesterday.
Drew Faust Weighs in on 'The Social Network'
University President Drew G. Faust said she was tickled by a scene in "The Social Network" that takes place in a fictionalized version of her office in Mass. Hall.
Harvard Pushes Social Media With New Application
When Facebook founder Mark E. Zuckerberg ’06 thumbed his nose at Harvard’s administration and created a social networking site he, now famously, declared “I can do it better than they can, and I can do it in a week.”
Injunction Against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Brings Harvard ROTC Into Focus
A federal district court judge has issued an injunction against the enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, raising the possibility that University President Drew G. Faust might move to recognize the Reserve Officer Training Corps on campus.
Internal Changes at Harvard Medical School Departments
Harvard Medical School has eliminated its pathology department and moved two growing departments to other real estate on campus amid pressure to accommodate the space needs of expanding departments, according to a recent letter sent to faculty by Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier.
Harvard Diversifies into Dairy
A recent move almost certainly increased the University’s holdings in powdered milk.
Senator Scott Brown Petitions for ROTC at Harvard
Upping the ante in the ongoing debate over the Reserve Officer Training Corps’ status at Harvard, Mass. Sen. Scott P. Brown posted a petition on his campaign web site yesterday encouraging constituents to speak out against Harvard’s ban of the program.
Ivy Endowments Turn Upward
On the heels of an abysmal year for money managers in 2009, university endowment results released in recent weeks show strong investment returns for the year ending June 30, 2010, although different forms of asset allocation have led to significant variations in performance between different schools.
On Tenure, Larry Summers Would Likely Not Have Found Leeway to Return
The Obama administration emphasized Harvard’s policy in its announcement that Summers would resign his post, but many critics publicly wondered whether the University could not have made an exception for someone of Summers’ stature. The answer, University officials and professors said, is no.
