Person sexually assaulted by 2 people in ski masks in Harvard Square, leaving residents on edge

CBS Boston (News) 5/16 11:34A Tiffany Chan

Residents are on high alert in Cambridge, Massachusetts after someone was sexually assaulted by two people in Harvard Square late Thursday night. Students at Harvard University said they got an alert from campus police about the attack. Attackers...

2 people in ski masks sexually assault person in Harvard Square, police say

CBS Boston (News) 5/16 11:29A CBS Boston

Residents are on high alert in Cambridge, Massachusetts after someone was sexually assaulted by two people in Harvard Square late Thursday night. WBZ-TV's Tiffany Chan reports.

Harvard bought a copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. It's actually rare and likely worth millions.

CBS Boston (News) 5/15 3:38A The Associated Press

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two researchers have concluded it...

Harvard president takes pay cut amid funding fight with Trump administration

CBS Boston (News) 5/14 8:09A Neal Riley

One day after the Trump administration announced that it is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University, the Ivy League school says its president will be taking a pay cut. A Harvard spokesperson confirmed that President Alan...

Is Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey thinking about a run for president?

CBS Boston (News) 5/11 3:05A Jon Keller

Is Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey thinking about running for president in 2028? Healey, who says she's running for a second term as governor next year, has been making the rounds of national TV...

Scientist who pushed for COVID lab leak theory investigation says high-risk research needs...

CBS Boston (News) 5/5 6:47A Paula Ebben

Five years after the COVID pandemic started, a scientist who warned against dismissing the controversial "lab leak" theory says more needs to be done to prevent high-risk research from potentially causing a global health crisis. Alina Chan is a...

With funding under fire from Trump administration, UMass president says climate research is key

CBS Boston (News) 5/4 4:28A Jon Keller

As he celebrates his tenth year running the University of Massachusetts system, President Marty Meehan has survival on his mind and is looking at climate research. "I think that we've seen the federal government kind of letting up on our climate...

Weekend To Do List: Spring and the start of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

CBS Boston (News) 5/2 2:32A Jordyn Jagolinzer

There's a celebration in Massachusetts this weekend to mark the start of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month along with more events for spring. 3rd annual Asian Street Food and Music Festival in Cambridge Head to Harvard Square...

Harvard professors pledge to take pay cut in support of university's fight against Trump

CBS Boston (News) 5/1 6:28A Neal Riley

Dozens of Harvard University professors are pledging to take a temporary pay cut to support the school as it fights the Trump administration's move to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding. So far, 84 senior faculty members have pledged...

Harvard lifts shelter in place after shots fired at T station

CBS Boston (News) 4/20 12:03P Victoria D

Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has lifted a shelter-in-place order after a report of shots fired at the Harvard Square T station Sunday afternoon. It happened just after 2 p.m.. Police say that a man was on the southbound...

Shots fired at Harvard Square T station

CBS Boston (News) 4/20 10:39A CBS Boston

Harvard University has lifted a shelter-in-place order after a report of shots fired at the Harvard Square T station.

Scientists find evidence of life on distant planet, Harvard professor says questions remain

CBS Boston (News) 4/18 12:40A Mike Sullivan

Cambridge University scientists say they have found the strongest evidence yet of life on another planet 124 light years away. The planet is called K2-18b and was spotted with the James Webb Space...

Harvard protest condemns DHS threat to revoke university's ability to enroll international students

CBS Boston (News) 4/17 12:16P Kristina Rex

Harvard students protested on campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts Thursday, a day after the Trump administration threatened to revoke the university's ability to enroll international students. Dozens of demonstrators met on the steps of the...

Harvard students protest threats from Trump administration against international students

CBS Boston (News) 4/17 12:09P CBS Boston

Harvard students protested on campus Thursday, a day after the Trump administration threatened to revoke the university's ability to enroll international students.

Harvard students protest after DHS threatens to revoke international student visas

CBS Boston (News) 4/17 6:12A CBS Boston

Students at Harvard University held a protest Thursday afternoon on campus after the Trump administration threatened to revoke the school's ability to enroll international students. WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex reports.