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.

DHS threatens to revoke Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students

CBS Boston (News) 4/17 1:52A CBS Boston

The Department of Homeland Security is threatening to prevent Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. WBZ TV's Anna Meiler reports.

Keller: Why is Harvard University a target for President Trump?

CBS Boston (News) 4/16 2:11A Jon Keller

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global. Harvard University is pushing back hard against Trump administration demands for major changes in the way it operates. But while the new federal...

Harvard research programs brace for "stop work orders" after $2.2B funding freeze by Trump...

CBS Boston (News) 4/16 2:10A Brandon Truitt

Research programs at Harvard University have been warned to brace for "stop work orders" as the slow drip from the Trump administration's $2.2 billion federal funding freeze continues to roll out. On Monday, Harvard became the first university to...

One Boston Day honors those lost 12 years after 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

CBS Boston (News) 4/15 2:15A Mike Toole

One Boston Day , an annual event to honor those killed and wounded in the tragic events connected to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings , will be held Tuesday. Each year on April 15, the city of Boston...

Preliminary report on Copake, N.Y. plane crash will take 30 days, NTSB says

CBS Boston (News) 4/14 10:26A Tony Aiello

Officials with the NTSB gave an update Monday afternoon on this weekend's deadly plane crash in Copake, N.Y. The crash scene shows the virtual disintegration of the twin engine Mitsubishi plane....