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Tufts is prepared to house patients during the coronavirus outbreak, other colleges and universities should too

The Boston Globe | 3.17.2020

Oil and gas companies want to drill within a half-mile of Utah’s best-known national parks

The Washington Post | 3.17.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: This Land Was Made For…

We Lead Three Universities. It’s Time for Drastic Action.

The New York Times | 3.17.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: On the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Emergency

Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted

The Nation | 3.16.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Coronavirus Closes Classes

American Astronomy’s Future Goes on Trial in Washington

The New York Times | 3.16.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Astronomers Building Giant Magellan Telescope

Trump Leaves States to Fend for Themselves

The Atlantic | 3.16.2020

Billionaire Confessional: David Rubenstein on Wealth and Privilege

The New York Times | 3.15.2020

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: David M. Rubenstein to Join Harvard Corporation

“This feels much worse than 2008”: Obama’s chief economist on coronavirus’s economic threat

Vox | 3.15.2020

Jamie Loftus, the Comedian Who Infiltrated Mensa

The New Yorker | 3.13.2020

You are the hero we are waiting for

The Washington Post | 3.12.2020