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‘Brain drain’ in effect as Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell academics depart for Australian university

The Boston Globe | 2.24.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: FAS Cuts Science Ph.D. Admissions By Half and FAS Announces New Endowment for Ph.D. Candidates

Harvard-Led Study Says AI Can Predict 71% of Active-Fund Trades

Bloomberg | 2.24.2026

The pessimist who became a prophet

The Financial Times | 2.7.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize

Why Other Democracies Don’t Gerrymander Like the U.S.

The New York Times | 2.18.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Nicholas Stephanopoulos: Why Does Gerrymandering Matter So Much?

OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit.

The New York Times | 2.11.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: At Harvard, AI Meets “Post-Neoliberalism” and AI Is Risky Business for the Power Grid, Harvard Experts Say

Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of College Fund-Raising

The New York Times | 2.16.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Epstein Probe Widened

Jennifer Doudna’s $1 Billion Plan To Bring Gene Editing To The Masses

Forbes | 2.17.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D. ’89, and Emmanuelle Charpentier Share Chemistry Nobel

Everything We Know About Les Wexner In The Epstein Files

Forbes | 2.16.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Epstein Probe Widened

Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree

The New York Times | 2.10.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Seeing Life

A homeless man died in the cold outside South Station. That should never happen again.

The Boston Globe | 2.6.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Street Doctor