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Billionaire Harvard alumnus donates $350 million to Boston’s Wyss Institute

The Boston Globe | 10.20.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Hansjörg Wyss Gives $350 Million to Bioengineering Institute

Inside the race to unlock the mysteries of long COVID

The Boston Globe | 10.19.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Causes of Long COVID

Sally Kornbluth is named as MIT’s 18th president

MIT News | 10.19.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: President Bacow Plans to Step Down

Mayor Michelle Wu Wants to Change Boston. But Can Boston Change?

The New York Times | 10.17.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Michelle Wu Tells the Truth

Fencing Can Be Six-Figure Expensive, but It Wins in College Admissions

The New York Times | 10.17.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Files Brief in Affirmative Action Appeal

Ignoramuses Are Gaining Ground, Andy Borowitz Warns

The New York Times | 10.17.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Andy Borowitz Loosens Up the Library of America

4 museum curators around Boston who are shaping what we see next, and how we see it

The Boston Globe | 10.13.2022

Inside the Global Effort to Keep Perfectly Good Food Out of the Dump

The New York Times | 10.12.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Food Waste Problem

Large study provides powerful evidence of long covid’s lasting impact

The Washington Post | 10.11.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Causes of Long COVID

China’s Universities Rise in World Rankings as American Schools Continue to Falter

The Wall Street Journal | 10.11.2022

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Aiming for Excellence