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Judge Rules NIH Grant Terminations Illegal, Orders Immediate Reinstatement
A federal judge ordered the National Institutes of Health to reinstate hundreds of research grants, ruling the Trump administration’s widespread attempt to terminate funding that clashed with its agenda illegal on Monday.
Ex-HMS Professor Who Refused Covid-19 Vaccine Named to CDC Immunization Panel
A former Harvard Medical School professor who claims he was fired for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine was appointed on Wednesday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel for immunization policy.
Judge Orders Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova from Federal Custody
A federal judge ordered that Kseniia Petrova — a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in February – be released from criminal custody on Thursday.
Researchers Develop New Broad-Spectrum Coronavirus Drug at Harvard’s Wyss Institute
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed a compound that could work as a broad-spectrum drug targeting a range of coronaviruses. Their research involved physics-driven modeling that took a page from Hollywood animation techniques.
Rubio Calls for Treasury Investigation Into Harvard Over China Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the Treasury Department to open an investigation into whether Harvard violated federal sanctions laws by co-sponsoring a health policy conference in China that may have included blacklisted Chinese officials, The New York Times reported Wednesday morning.
Alan Garber, Atul Gawande Praise Harvard’s Fight Against Trump in Alumni Day Speeches
University President Alan M. Garber ’76 affirmed Harvard’s fight against the Trump administration in his address at Harvard’s Alumni Day on Friday, drawing roars from the crowd.
HMS Restructures and Renames Diversity Office, Removes Pledge To Fight Inequities
The Harvard Medical School renamed its diversity office and announced changes to several major DEI programs on Wednesday in the latest rollback of diversity infrastructure at Harvard.
Judge Orders Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova From ICE Custody
A federal judge ordered the release of Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher who has been fighting deportation proceedings for nearly three months, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a Wednesday bail hearing in Vermont.
A Leader for Hard Times at Longwood
Faculty say Harvard School of Public Health Andrea A. Baccarelli is a good listener and honest about the school’s dire straits — and that might be what HSPH needs.
Former Harvard Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty to Transporting Human Remains During Change of Plea Hearing
Cedric Lodge — the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School charged with stealing and selling parts of human cadavers — pleaded guilty to the interstate transport of stolen human remains during a Wednesday change of plea hearing, according to a Department of Justice press release.
Experts Say Criminal Charges May Be a Bid To Convince HMS Researcher To Leave the U.S. Voluntarily
Immigration experts said the Trump administration’s decision to press criminal smuggling charges against Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova may be an attempt to pressure the Russian citizen to voluntarily leave the country.
HHS Freezes $60 Million in Federal Grants to Harvard in Third Round of Trump Cuts
The United States Department of Health and Human Services cut an additional $60 million in multi-year grants to Harvard over allegations of campus antisemitism and racial discrimination on Monday.
Trump Admin Files Smuggling Charges Against Detained HMS Researcher, Plans To Deport Her To Russia
Government lawyers said the Trump administration plans to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher detained by Customs and Border Protection officials in February, to Russia at a Wednesday hearing.
Massachusetts Attorney General Files Amicus Brief Calling for Release of HMS Researcher
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, calling for her immediate release from a Louisiana detention facility.
Former HMS Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty to Selling Human Remains
Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School who was indicted in 2023 for stealing and selling human remains, filed a guilty plea on Wednesday.
NIH Pauses Awards to Harvard, Other Schools With Frozen Funding
The National Institutes of Health has been instructed not to make grant payments to Harvard and other universities whose funds have been frozen, according to an internal email reported by several news outlets.
Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding
The Harvard School of Public Health is laying off employees, shrinking its campus footprint, and making targeted cuts to departmental budgets in response to the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on Harvard.
At Grim Town Hall, Harvard Medical School Leaders Tell Staff to Expect Layoffs and Far-Reaching Cuts
Harvard Medical School leadership told employees at a town hall Wednesday morning that the school was preparing to make staffing reductions and cut programs as a result of the Trump administration’s actions against Harvard — including a $2.2 billion freeze.
HMS Unveils Flexspace and Celebrates Diversity Through Dimensions Exhibit
Harvard Medical School unveiled its new Flexspace — a three-story administrative office for hybrid workers — in Gordon Hall on Wednesday, marking the completion of renovations that began in 2023.
HSPH Professor Joins Lawsuit Challenging NIH Cuts to Research Grants
Harvard School of Public Health professor Brittany M. Charlton joined a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, alleging that the Trump administration’s cuts to equity-related research grants violated the Fifth Amendment and required Congressional approval.
HMS Researchers Find Open-Source AI Tool As Accurate As GPT-4 In Diagnosing Patient Case Studies
Researchers at Harvard Medical School found that a new open-source artificial intelligence tool is diagnosing patients as accurately as leading proprietary models — like OpenAI’s GPT-4 — for the first time.
Former HMS Morgue Manager Moves to Dismiss Stolen Human Remains Case
An attorney for Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School who was arrested in 2023 for stealing and selling human remains, filed a motion to dismiss charges against Lodge last week.
More Than 500 Researchers, Physicians Rally at Boston Common To Protest Trump’s Attacks on Research Funding
Hundreds of researchers, physicians, and students — including Harvard faculty — rallied at Boston Common on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut federal funding for scientific research, lay off federal employees, and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programming at universities.
‘Journalism Is Expensive’: Harvard Public Health Magazine Closes After Financial Struggles
More than a decade after its launch, the Harvard Public Health Magazine announced on Monday that the publication would shut down after struggling to turn a profit.
Boston Doctors Lead the Medical Unionization Wave
After more than a year of negotiations over their first contract, residents at Mass General Brigham sensed growing momentum for a strike action in January.