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12 hours ago

Boston billionaires, historic figures land on Forbes' 'self-made' lists

Forbes ranks self-made Americans based on financial success, obstacles overcome, and long-term impact, featuring local billionaires and historical figures.
Arts
fromHarvard Gazette
13 hours ago

Getting to know your colleagues' creative side - Harvard Gazette

Harvard's annual Staff Art Show showcases the artistic talents of 215 staff members across multiple campus locations.
#higher-education
fromFortune
2 days ago
Higher education

Only one U.S. university ranks in the world's top 10 in STEM. Pfizer's CEO is calling for change | Fortune

Higher education
fromFortune
2 days ago

Only one U.S. university ranks in the world's top 10 in STEM. Pfizer's CEO is calling for change | Fortune

Chinese universities are rapidly advancing in research, posing a significant challenge to American and European institutions.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

The Guardian view on Cambridge's 190m gift: billionaires won't fix universities' problems | Editorial

Philanthropy plays a crucial role in higher education funding, but reliance on wealthy donors creates disparities among UK universities.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
2 days ago

Memorial Minute for William Paul - Harvard Gazette

William Paul was a pioneering physicist at Harvard, known for his contributions to experimental solid state physics and high-pressure research.
fromThe Washington Post
2 days ago

Customs wrongly canceled Harvard scientist's visa over frog embryos, judge rules

U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ruled that the government unlawfully canceled Petrova's J-1 visa, stating that the government failed to cite any authority allowing Customs and Border Protection officers to cancel the visa for failing to declare the embryos.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Just one Mass. college ranks among the nation's best graduate schools, per U.S. News

MIT ranked No. 1 for best graduate engineering program in the 2026 rankings, leading the country and excelling in six engineering specialties, including computer and electrical engineering.
Boston
Science
fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

The questions that keep scientists up at night - Harvard Gazette

Major unanswered questions in various scientific fields continue to challenge researchers, highlighting the limits of current knowledge and the potential impact of future discoveries.
Venture
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

I moved across the world to get into the Ivy League. Then I quit Brown after a year to launch a VC firm at 21.

Smaiyl Makyshov founded Multifaceted Capital to focus on community-driven venture capital, particularly within the US boarding school system.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times

Chris Rokos donated £190m to establish a school of government at the University of Cambridge, emphasizing diverse intellectual viewpoints in education.
Higher education
fromCalifornia Post
2 days ago

California college ranked No. 1 best public university in the nation - and others make top 10

University of California, Berkeley has reclaimed the top spot in U.S. News & World Report rankings, pushing UCLA to second place after years of dominance.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

'Best college tradition anywhere'- Harvard Gazette

"This is a wonderful day for the students to show their spirit and kind of shed the super-academic, super-intense [persona] and just really be fun College students enjoying a little healthy competition."
NYC LGBT
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Billionaire hedge fund manager donates 190m to Cambridge University

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, while Chris Rokos makes a historic donation to establish the Rokos School of Government.
#philanthropy
fromFortune
1 month ago
Fundraising

Blackstone mogul warned of 'urgent need' for AI preparedness-Now he's turning his $48 billion fortune into a top philanthropic foundation | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Fundraising

Blackstone mogul warned of 'urgent need' for AI preparedness-Now he's turning his $48 billion fortune into a top philanthropic foundation | Fortune

European startups
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Welcome, American scientists: Europe, a haven for researchers struggling under Trump

Safe Place for Science initiative successfully attracted U.S. researchers to Europe amid restrictive policies, receiving over 900 applications shortly after its launch.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

'No way to go but up' - Harvard Gazette

"I told him, 'These are the things I'm concerned about; these are the risks if we run out of medications, or if we run out of oxygen, or if we're not able to get you off the mountain in two or three days.' I would like to think that we, whether it's as physicians or patients, should be able to talk about risk in a little bit more of a realistic, humane way."
Public health
Science
fromFuturism
1 week ago

China Is Rapidly Overtaking the United States as the World's Scientific Superpower

The Trump administration's cuts to science funding threaten US leadership in research and development, allowing China to potentially surpass it.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

How AI giants tried to storm the last stronghold of the human mind: the math olympiads

The news of the AI's medal win was published by thousands of media outlets and chosen as one of the year's biggest scientific breakthroughs by the journal Science. And this is where the story starts to get complicated. Because the news is a lie.
OMG science
Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

What an Ivy League Education Really Gets You

Graduates from elite universities dominate key sectors of the economy and culture despite being a small percentage of the population.
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Can China keep up its extraordinary research growth?

China's overall Share from September 2024 to August 2025 exceeded 38,000 and is on course to double that of the United States within the next two years.
Science
OMG science
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Marc Abrahams, founder of the satirical Ig Nobel Prizes: Scientists in the US are very angry. People are waking up'

Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel Prizes to celebrate improbable yet significant scientific achievements, emphasizing humor in science.
fromNature
4 weeks ago

The problem with Canada's plan to buy scientific prestige

CIRC posts come with excellent resources and generous salaries. But the current round is being filled on an extraordinarily tight timeline. We assume that this is to take advantage of some US scholars' urgency to leave, and to keep pace with other countries hoping to achieve similar results (such as France, which is running a high-profile campaign to lure US scholars).
Canada news
Science
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

Aramont Fellowships give freedom to concentrate on high-risk, high-reward research - Harvard Gazette

A new gift expands support for early-career scientists pursuing high-risk, high-reward research across various fields at Harvard.
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Europe news
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Ig Nobel Prize ceremony moves abroad over US safety fears

The Ig Nobel Prize, held in the US for 35 years, is relocating to Zurich, Switzerland in 2026 due to safety concerns for attendees.
Europe news
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Ig Nobel Prize ceremony moves abroad over US safety fears

The Ig Nobel Prize, held in the US for 35 years, is relocating to Zurich, Switzerland in 2026 due to safety concerns for attendees.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Ultra-cool step toward transformative technologies - Harvard Gazette

Harvard physicists enhanced a pressure measurement device with quantum sensors to study superconductors, revealing new insights into why promising superconductor materials produce inconsistent results.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas

During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country. We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year. The move comes amid Donald Trump's sweeping crackdown on immigration, in which he has focused on deporting migrants illegally in the US, as well as holders of student and visitor exchange visas.
Europe news
Science
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks ago

Alum Gilles Brassard receives Turing Award, highest CS honor | Cornell Chronicle

Gilles Brassard and Charles Bennett won the 2025 Turing Award for founding quantum information science and developing BB84 quantum cryptography for secure communication.
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award

In the 1950s through the 1980s people thought of quantum effects as occurring in very small things and as a source of noise-you had to understand quantum theory to build transistors. People thought of quantum mechanics as a nuisance. He and Brassard discovered methods-like quantum coin-tossing and quantum entanglement-that turned the perceived handicaps of quantum reality into a powerful tool.
OMG science
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

I'm a Student at Yale. My Classmates Are Doing Exactly What Charlie Kirk Wanted Them To.

Ivy League students are pursuing marriage with competitive intensity similar to other status symbols, contradicting stereotypes of high achievers being romantically stunted.
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Mathematician who reshaped number theory wins prestigious Abel prize

Faltings was awarded the prize for work proving central results in the theory of algebraic equations linking whole numbers together. The prize highlights Faltings's work in 1983 on the theory of Diophantine equations, which are equations involving sums and powers of unknown numbers for which the solutions have to be rational - meaning they can be written as a fraction of two whole numbers, or integers.
Science
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

2026 Spark Prize spotlight: YVote paves the way for the next generation of changemakers * Brooklyn Paper

Youth voter turnout nearly tripled in the 2025 NYC mayoral election, with young people empowered through organizations like YVote that give them leadership roles in democratic engagement and community organizing.
fromNature
1 month ago

'No one quite like her': meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science

To celebrate International Women's Day, held each year on 8 March, Nature asked six previous winners of awards given in partnership with Nature to name a woman who has had a positive impact on their career and well-being. This year, Nature has focused on winners of the Estée Lauder Companies' annual Inspiring Women in Science award, the inaugural Sony Women in Technology award - given to women who are using technology to drive positive change for society and the planet - and the annual John Maddox Prize.
Women in technology
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Boston's innovation economy hits a new milestone in global rankings

Five Boston-area companies achieved record representation on LexisNexis's Top 100 Global Innovators list, demonstrating the region's leadership in biotech, life sciences, and consumer technology innovation.
OMG science
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Epstein used his ties to Nobel laureate scientists to try to rebuild his image

Jeffrey Epstein funded scientific conferences and built relationships with prominent physicists through philanthropy, including a 2006 gathering in the Virgin Islands that featured Nobel laureates and leading researchers.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Wonder served Harvard president well - Harvard Gazette

Alan Garber's curiosity and mentorship shaped his path from economics and medicine to becoming Harvard's 31st president, driven by deep gratitude to the institution.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Harvard's President Undercuts Academic Freedom and Learning

As reported by the Harvard Crimson student newspaper, reflecting on the present challenges to institutions around accusations of intolerance and hostility to free debate, Garber came down firmly on the side of not debating (bold is mine): "I'm pleased to say that I think there is real movement to restore balance in teaching and to bring back the idea that you need to be objective in the classroom."
Education
World news
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Nobel? Please, Prize Committee!

The Institute for Advanced Study exists to pursue knowledge for its own sake, freeing brilliant minds to follow 'useless satisfactions' that yield unforeseen practical discoveries.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

New ranking: Where OpenAI employees went to college

While not a full picture of OpenAI's workforce, the snapshot underscores how heavily frontier AI labs continue to draw from a small cluster of top research universities - and how concentrated elite AI talent remains.
Artificial intelligence
Startup companies
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Inside the trend of tech 'spinouts' solving real-world problems | Computer Weekly

Hospitality operators built in-house data-management technology to solve fragmented, manual post-pandemic processes and then spun those solutions out as products for the sector.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award nominations are open | TechCrunch

Nominations for the 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award are officially open, inviting groundbreaking technologies and solutions to step into the spotlight and be recognized for driving meaningful impact across connected industries. Named in honor of Joseph C. Belden, a visionary who helped shape early telecommunications and connectivity, this award celebrates innovations that push boundaries and power the future. With more than 120 years of legacy behind it, the program highlights breakthrough technologies across sectors, including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and more.
Tech industry
Books
fromwww.courant.com
2 months ago

3 authors win $10,000 prizes for blending science and literature

Three authors received $10,000 Science + Literature awards for works blending scientific research and literary artistry examining nature, Indigenous impacts, and queer perspectives.
fromForbes
2 months ago

Under 30's Throwback To 2016: The Biggest Moments From The Last Decade With Vlad Tenev, Ty Haney And More

So imagine this: The year is 2016. You open Instagram (just a six-year-old app at that point) and posts of King Kylie and videos of the viral mannequin challenge flood your feed. As social media booms, so does the consumer industry. Many of today's cult-followed brands are launching and growing -like Khloe Kardashian and Emma Grede's Good American jeans, Jen Rubio and Steph Korey's Away luggage, and now megapopular health tracker Oura, to name a few.
Startup companies
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus Era

Bangladesh faces an election weeks after the August 2024 uprising that toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, with rising violence and doubts about democratic renewal.
UK politics
fromNature
1 month ago

Don't deprioritize curiosity-driven research

Government-directed shifts in research funding risk undermining curiosity-driven, investigator-led science that generates fundamental knowledge and long-term innovation.
Science
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Women sweep the board in UK's biggest science awards

Three British women scientists received the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, each earning £100,000 for breakthrough research in DNA replication, electron energy transfer, and planet formation.
Startup companies
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Blackboard co-founder named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year | Cornell Chronicle

Daniel Cane '98, co-founder of Blackboard and co-CEO of Modernizing Medicine, was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2026.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Why sky-high pay for AI researchers is bad for the future of science

Outsize industry pay is luring top young AI researchers from academia, threatening curiosity-driven innovation, independent critique, and ethical oversight in science.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni | TechCrunch

OpenAI alumni have founded influential AI startups forming a powerful network and major competitors like Anthropic and Adept that attract massive funding.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

The 'Godfather of AI' says this pricey private school is one of the best uses of AI he's seen

AI tutors accelerate individualized K–12 learning, enabling teachers to spend class time on projects, social skills, and hands-on mentorship.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Alumni rally to support next generation of researchers - Harvard Gazette

A $50 million donor commitment will match new gifts to create 50 endowed Ph.D. fellowships, securing financial support for doctoral students.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 month ago

Malcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, 'don't go to Harvard.' You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out | Fortune

Ivy League STEM enrollment can land students in the lower half, raising dropout risk; attend a college where you can be among the top performers.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell awards recognize faculty excellence and sustained commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentoring, and academic advising through the Stephen H. Weiss and Provost awards.
Science
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Three early-career professors win NSF development awards | Cornell Chronicle

NSF CAREER awards fund Cornell early-career faculty to study microplastics’ environmental transport and toxic interactions and to develop human-like robot learning, with required education components.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Alumni committee names candidates for Harvard board elections - Harvard Gazette

The process of identifying candidates for Overseer and HAA elected director once again underscored the extraordinary breadth of experience and commitment found across the Harvard alumni community,
Higher education
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Lots of people don't want to do it': Paul Nurse on his controversial second term as Royal Society president

Paul Nurse, a Nobel-winning geneticist, has been reappointed president of the Royal Society amid debate over representation and the academy's traditions.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Awards and honors: Newcomb prize, arts fellows and more | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell psychology researchers Gordon Pennycook and have won the 2026 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their 2024 article about using AI to combat conspiracy theories. The association's oldest award, the prize is given to the authors of an outstanding research article published in the journal Science. " Durably Reducing Conspiracy Beliefs Through Dialogues With AI ," first published Sept. 13, 2024 in , showed that conversations with large language models can effectively reduce individuals' belief in conspiracy theories - and that these reductions last for at least two months.
Science
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action

Royal Society supports expelling fellows only for fraudulent or invalid scientific achievement, not for unpopular behaviour, so Elon Musk's fellowship remains intact.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why are so many academics in the Epstein files? It's not just about money | Christopher Marquis

Jeffrey Epstein leveraged donations, access, and tailored non-monetary rewards to exploit academics’ financial and personal vulnerabilities, drawing many university figures into compromising relationships.
Science
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

David Muller elected to National Academy of Engineering | Cornell Chronicle

David Muller elected to the National Academy of Engineering for developing the world's highest-resolution electron microscope and advancing atomic-scale materials characterization.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Five from Cornell named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows | Cornell Chronicle

Five Cornell faculty are among 126 recipients of 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships recognizing promising early-career researchers across North America.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The four paths forward for US scientists in 2026

For nearly 100 years, the United States has been the world's leader in a wide variety of scientific fields. No other country has: invested as much in fundamental scientific research, has made more scientific breakthroughs and scientific advances, has attracted more scientific researchers to move there to conduct their research, or has conducted more projects and been home to more scientists that have won Nobel Prizes.
Science
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging Behind

A majority of Americans value U.S. scientific leadership, but Democrats increasingly believe the country is losing ground while Republicans view scientific standing more positively.
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