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NIH Director Bhattacharya Refuses Trump Demand to Cut Harvard Funding, Politico Reports

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, a former Stanford University colleague of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, refused a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to cut Harvard’s federal research grants during a heated Friday Oval Office meeting, Politico reported Saturday night.

Harvard School of Public Health Weighs Partnerships with CVS, United Healthcare, Tenet Amid Funding Uncertainty

Harvard’s School of Public Health has privately weighed asking UnitedHealthcare, Tenet, and CVS Aetna to fund its research as it works to replace money lost to federal funding cuts, according to a person present for the discussion.

Goldberg Convenes Harvard Law School AI Committee As Donors Float Condensed J.D. Program

Harvard Law School Dean John C.P. Goldberg has convened a steering committee to shape the school’s response to artificial intelligence — and fielded repeated suggestions from top donors that the school condense its three-year J.D. program to two.

Harvard Alumni Affairs Boosts Fundraiser Hiring in Bid to Attract Top Donors

Harvard’s Alumni Affairs and Development office is bringing on roughly 20 top fundraisers this fall as it ramps up its solicitation of major donors.

Wes Moore Slams White House For ‘Overstretch’ In Harvard Fight

Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the Trump administration was treating the Constitution like a “suggestion box” in its drawn-out campaign against Harvard during an interview Wednesday morning.

Former Board of Overseers President Defeats Incumbent in Rhode Island Gubernatorial Primary

Former Harvard Board of Overseers president Helena G. Buonanno Foulkes ’86 ousted incumbent Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee by a wide margin in the Democratic Primary election Wednesday night.

Harvard Quietly Overhauls Screening Requirements For Harvard-Engaged Foreign Entities Amid Federal Scrutiny

Harvard quietly overhauled its rules for screening foreign researchers, students, visitors, and institutions, sharply expanding when University affiliates must run government watchlist checks amid mounting federal scrutiny of Harvard’s foreign ties.

Harvard Built an AI Academic Adviser. Here’s How It Fared.

The Crimson tested Harvard Student Compass, the College's new AI advising chatbot, and found it handled straightforward policy questions well — but that limits became clearer on the nuanced questions that usually send students to human advisers.

IRS, Treasury Propose Tax-Exemption Rules Amid Harvard Discrimination Probes

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations Thursday that would strip tax-exempt status from educational institutions found to discriminate in admissions and school programs.

Garber Touts AI For Research as Harvard Embraces Classroom Use

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said Wednesday he was “convinced” that artificial intelligence would usher in rapid advances in knowledge, predicting in a Memorial Church address that advances in research would soon occur faster than at any time in human history.

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Mayor Wu at Brighton Polling Place

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the Oak Square YMCA Polling Place in Brighton.

Wes Moore Charles Hotel

Maryland Governor Wes Moore at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge.

Brownsberger and Lander Canvassers

Garber at Morning Prayers

Brownsberger Sign

Lander Wu Convo

Lander and Wu at Polls

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