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Facebook to go public to raise $5 billion
February 1, 2012 6:43 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. That means anyone with the right amount of cash will be able to own part of a... more » -
Man pleads guilty to faking way into Harvard
December 16, 2010 7:19 PM
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) - A Delaware man has admitted faking his way into Harvard University and has been ordered to repay more than $45,000 in financial aid he received. Adam Wheeler pleaded guilty Thursday to identity fraud, larceny and 18 other charges stemming from allegations he fabricated a perfect... more » -
Man charged with faking his way into Harvard
May 18, 2010 1:42 PM
A Delaware man has been charged with faking his way into Harvard and duping the Ivy League school out of $45,000 in financial aid, grants and scholarships. Prosecutors say 23-year-old Adam Wheeler got admitted to Harvard by falsely claiming he had earned a perfect academic record at Phillips Academy... more » -
Obama to choose Kagan for Supreme Court
May 10, 2010 8:15 AM
The woman President Barack Obama is set to nominate to the Supreme Court is known as sharp, politically savvy and someone who has led a blazing legal career. Solicitor General Elena Kagan was the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first woman to serve as the top... more » -
Study found young women drinking increases condition preceding breast cancer
April 13, 2010 12:19 PM
A study at Harvard University says that young women who regularly drink alcohol are increasing the chance they'll develop a condition that often precedes breast cancer . The researchers from Harvard University studied 9,000 girls ages 16 to 23. They looked at their alcohol habits, then followed up two... more » -
Feds in Boston reviewing '93 mail bomb probe
February 24, 2010 12:48 PM
The U.S. attorney's office in Boston is reviewing its 1993 probe of an attempted mail bombing in which authorities questioned a professor recently accused of killing three colleagues in Alabama. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said Wednesday she wants to confirm the office took "appropriate steps" in the investigation. ... more » -
University fundraising falls 12 percent in 2009
February 3, 2010 8:46 AM
A new report says colleges and universities suffered a big drop in charitable contributions in 2009 -- the steepest drop in at least 30 years. The report by the Council for Aid to Education says giving dropped an average of almost 12 percent nationwide in 2009. Individual giving dropped... more » -
Public concern over H1N1 waning, poll finds
December 29, 2009 10:54 AM
As the number of new H1N1 swine flu cases decreases and the number of people immunized increases, public concern about swine flu has waned. Only 40 percent of people in a recent Harvard survey say they are concerned that they or a family member will get sick from swine... more » -
Employers play Dr. Mom to limit flu impact
December 1, 2009 12:09 PM
Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs. Companies from health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. to beverage can maker Ball Corp. are arranging... more » -
Lead exposure linked to cardiovascular disease
September 11, 2009 2:02 PM
Men who've had the most environmental lead exposure throughout their lifetime could be more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, according to a new Harvard study. Although both are banned now -- old paint and leaded gas were the most common sources of lead exposure. The study included... more »
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