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Study: To fight dementia, stay optimistic

Every six-point increase on a standard optimism scale corresponded to a 15% reduction in the likelihood of developing the condition.

An outlook for life.
The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Trump administration launches further probes into Harvard University

A student stands and whistles while holding his cap with the words 'End The Occupation' during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.

US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish, Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars

Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024.

Former US treasury secretary to resign from Harvard over Epstein ties


Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI amid scrutiny over Epstein ties revealed in emails

Summers, also a former president of Harvard University, said on Monday he would step back from all public commitments, adding that the move would allow him to "to rebuild trust."

Former treasury secretary Larry Summers attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

FBI, police investigating 'intentional' explosion at Harvard University's medical campus - NBC

After the building's fire alarm went off at 2:48 a.m., a Harvard University Police Department officer who responded to the call claimed to have seen two individuals fleeing the scene.

 A general view of the Harvard Medical School in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 15, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Picture taken May 15, 2022.

Harvard conservative magazine is shut down after publishing article laced with Nazi rhetoric

The board of the Harvard Salient called the material published in its articles “reprehensible, abusive, and demeaning.”

Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024.

New and improved ‘killer’ cells show promise in staving off cancer spread - study

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University found that in the sample with modified 'killer' cells, the cancer did not spread.

Cancer ilustration image.

Harvard professor suspended after allegedly firing pellet gun near Brookline synagogue

The professor was allegedly seen shooting a pellet rifle in the vicinity of Temple Beth Zion on Erev Yom Kippur.

 Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Trump says Harvard to pay $500 million in deal with administration

Harvard President Alan Garber has said that the various federal actions since Trump returned to office in January could strip the school of nearly $1 billion annually.

 Harvard students wearing Keffiyehs, May 2025.

Trump administration seeks to make Harvard ineligible for federal funding

Paula Stannard, the director of the Office for Civil Rights, said her office had notified Harvard of its right to a formal administrative hearing.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. April 12, 2025.

Jews are living through a 'high tide' of antisemitism, says American historian

Violence from the right and the left, as well as increased social media usage, has exacerbated antisemitism, says Pamela Nadell, a Jewish history professor at American University.

 A person stands watch at an entrance to the encampment on the university grounds as protests continue at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024.

Israeli-led study finds green and Mediterranean diets slow brain aging

The investigation focused on the “brain age gap,” the difference between the MRI-predicted brain age and chronological age.

 Microglia and neurons.

Judge overturns Trump administration’s Harvard funding freeze tied to antisemitism allegations

US District Judge Allison Burroughs wrote that the Trump administration had used allegations of antisemitism at top US universities as a “smokescreen” for advancing its political agenda.

Here, people gather at Harvard to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts.