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Protest held against Waymo in Boston as city council holds hearing on self-driving cars

CBS Boston (News) 7/24 6:29A Anna Meiler

A protest was held against Waymo outside Boston's City Hall today as lawmakers consider the impacts of driverless cars on city streets. A Boston City Council committee is...

Cambridge street closures could last for months as condo complex is torn down, city says

CBS Boston (News) 7/19 8:21A Victoria D

Starting Saturday, the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts is shutting down certain streets to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic due to structural concerns at the Riverview...

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Healey calls on Trump administration to restore funding for major Mass Pike construction project

CBS Boston (News) 7/18 10:46A Neal Riley

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is calling on President Donald Trump's administration to restore more than $300 million in federal funding that has been pulled for a major...

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Harvard Announces 2 New Partnerships With Israeli Universities

The Harvard Crimson (News) 7/28 9:02P

Harvard announced a new undergraduate study abroad program with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and launched a postdoctoral fellowship for Israeli scientists at Harvard...

Harvard Names Serial Entrepreneur Jill Kravetz as Executive Director of Innovation Labs

The Harvard Crimson (News) 7/27 3:04P

Jill Kravetz will succeed Matthew M. Segneri ’04 as executive director of the Harvard Innovation Labs, a University-wide center that provides funding, workspace, and...

Judge Dismisses Assault Charges Against Harvard Grad Students Involved in Clash at Oct. 2023...

The Harvard Crimson (News) 7/25 9:20P

A Boston Municipal Court judge on Friday dismissed the assault and battery charges in a case against two Harvard graduate students who were charged following an altercation at...

Harvard Journal Abruptly Cancels Issue on Palestine, Sparking Accusations of Censorship

The Harvard Crimson (News) 7/23 11:35P

A Harvard education journal’s publisher abruptly canceled a planned special issue on Palestine and education last month, sparking accusations from authors and editors that the...

Harvard College Closes Diversity Offices, Reassigns Staff to New ‘Harvard Foundation’

The Harvard Crimson (News) 7/23 11:35P

Harvard College will close its offices for minority students, LGBTQ students, and women and fold their staff under a new Office of Culture and Community, according to a...

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Enduring Power: Revisiting the 2000 Harvard Men’s Crew Team

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 7/22 4:52A

For the Class of 2000, the final spring on campus included one of Harvard crew’s most memorable seasons in recent memory. The men’s heavyweight team, under Coach Harry Parker,...

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Wide Left, Just Short: The Pain and Promise of Harvard Football’s 2000 Season

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 7/21 8:51A

In 2000, Harvard football season ended in disappointment. But the strong offense that season still made it memorable and set up the team for future success.

Headed to the Show: Baseball’s Pauley and Fang Drafted to MLB After Standout Seasons

The Harvard Crimson (Sports) 7/16 4:12A

When Harvard baseball needed clutch pitching, Truman Pauley and Callan Fang delivered — and now the big leagues want in. The two right-handers were selected on Monday in the...