Castaway lizards put evolution to the test

4 February 2012, 4:22 pm

When Hurricane Frances swept through the Caribbean in 2004, it wiped out populations of little anole lizards living on seven tiny islands in the Bahamas. Instead of mourning the loss, Harvard University biologist Jonathan Losos spied an opportunity: He could, for the first time, test a controversial... Read More »

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsJason Segel honored by Harvard theater group

3 February 2012, 7:05 pm

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Actor Jason Segel has been honored as Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He got the traditional pudding pot Friday evening after a roast by the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe.... Read More »

Harvard Targeted in U.S. Asian-American Discrimination Probe

3 February 2012, 5:22 am

The U.S. Education Department is probing complaints that Harvard University and Princeton University discriminate against Asian-Americans in undergraduate admissions.... Read More »

U.S. Department of Education Investigates Harvard Admissions

2 February 2012, 10:38 pm

UPDATED: Feb. 3 at 12:22 a.m. The U.S. Department of Education is currently investigating Harvard’s undergraduate admissions in response to a complaint that the process discriminates against Asian Americans, according to Bloomberg News.... Read More »

Road to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's history

1 February 2012, 11:14 pm

Some key developments in the eight years since Facebook's creation: February 2004: Mark Zuckerberg starts Facebook as a sophomore at Harvard University.... Read More »

Harvard center announces reporting prize finalists

1 February 2012, 7:54 pm

The sponsors of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have announced six finalists. They are print, television, radio and online journalists. The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Harvard University on March 6.... Read More »

Harvard introduces venture fund with New Enterprise Associates

27 January 2012, 12:58 pm

New Enterprise Associates and Harvard University are introducing a seed-stage investment fund designed to support student startups and nurture technologies that trace their roots to Cambridge, Massachusetts. The fund, called the Experiment Fund, will begin today, the venture firm said.... Read More »

Harvard’s Feldstein sees slow growth

27 January 2012, 12:57 pm

U.S. economic growth may not top 2 percent this year and a third round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve would have little effect, said Martin Feldstein, a professor of economics at Harvard University. The economy grew at a less-than-forecast 2.8 percent pace in the fourth quarter, with ... Read More »

Harvard University Is Nation's Most Popular University

24 January 2012, 5:44 am

Brigham Young University places second after topping the list in back-to-back years.... Read More »

DGAP-News: Evotec and Harvard University Expand Strategic Alliance into Kidney Disease

16 January 2012, 10:32 pm

DGAP-News: Evotec AG / Key word(s): AllianceEvotec and Harvard University Expand Strategic Alliance into KidneyDisease17.01.2012 / 07:28Hamburg, Germany - 17 January 2012: Evotec AG (TecDax: EVT) todayannounced a second strategic alliance with …... Read More »