Harvard University

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The face mask sensors are designed so that they can be activated by the wearer when they are ready to perform the test. (Photo: news.harvard.edu)

Novel face mask developed by MIT, Harvard can detect COVID-19 infection

The mask design has embedded tiny, disposable sensors that can be fitted into other face masks

01 Jul 2021 8:02 AM

The original policy change of revoking the visas of foreign students whose classes will move online in the autumn was taken to court by top universities including Harvard and MIT, teachers unions and at least 18 states.(AFP)

US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes

There were more than 1 million international students in US for 2018-19 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education

25 Jul 2020 8:56 AM

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was instituted in 1968 by the Swedish central bank, and laureates are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is commonly called the Nobel Prize in Economics, though the Nobel Endowment has nothing to do with it. (Photo: AP)

Eco Nobel: From philosophical to pragmatic

In 1997, Robert Merton and Myron Scholes at MIT were awarded the Nobel “for a new method to determine the value of derivatives”.

16 Oct 2019 1:15 AM

Faesal was detained at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on August 14 and sent back to Kashmir on the same day. (Photo: File)

Release Shah Faesal, J&K leaders: Harvard University students, alumni write to Centre

The statement also appealed for 'democratic and peaceful means to ensure stability in the state of Jammu and Kashmir'.

17 Aug 2019 2:32 PM

'I experienced firsthand how nothing has to stay the way it is,' she said. (Photo:AP)

Harvard honours Angela Merkel with law degree

Merkel urged the fellow students to reject isolationism and nationalism, embrace the fight against climate change.

31 May 2019 9:15 AM

A visitor looks at Pallon Daruwalla’s photographs

Giving Shape to a Shifting City

All these characteristics remind us of our very own city, which has been combating the issue of migration for generations.

07 Apr 2019 12:40 AM

Palaniappan (L) said she and Huesa (R) planned to work on improving the Council's communication with the student body in their initial days in office. (Photo: Facebook | Sruthi Palaniappan)

Indian-American student elected president of Harvard student's body

Sruthi Palaniappan was elected as president of Harvard University Undergraduate Council.

20 Nov 2018 1:58 PM

The Harvard University which is one of the most well funded varsities in the world.

Fund drive for varsities: Commodification of education is pretty, and a necessary evil

Education is no more a public good, it’s a commodity to be traded in the free market place.

18 Nov 2018 12:22 AM

The US Justice Department, which launched a related probe of Harvard after Republican President Donald Trump took office last year, has backed SFFA’s case, saying Harvard has not seriously considered alternative, race-neutral approaches to admissions. (Photo: File)

Harvard University accused of bias against Asian-Americans at trial

Asian-Americans, who represent about 6 per cent of the US population, comprise 23 per cent of Harvard’s current freshman class.

16 Oct 2018 1:35 PM

The statue of John Harvard at Harvard Yard

Of John Harvard and ‘Veritas’: An Ivy League campus tale

Harvard University was officially founded by a vote by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

12 Oct 2018 12:15 AM

The solution may be simply to add more female doctors in emergency departments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women more likely to die of heart attack if doctor is male: study

Most physicians are male, and male physicians appear to have trouble treating female patients.

07 Aug 2018 2:02 PM

The study, conducted by scientists at Harvard University say women who eat fewer than two servings of fish a week should consider taking fish oil tablets. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating oily fish reduces risk of premature birth for pregnant women, says study

According to the study, eating more salmon, mackerel, tuna, cod and haddock can benefit both mum and baby’s health.

04 Aug 2018 12:31 PM

Harvard academics Emily Sneff and Danielle Allen carried out the research along with the West Sussex Record Office, the British Library, the Library of Congress and the University of York. (Photo: AFP)

Rare US independence declaration found in UK archive

The manuscript was discovered last year at the West Sussex Record Office in the southern English city of Chichester.

04 Jul 2018 9:39 PM

The 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants. (Photo: AP)

Harvard University accused of racially discriminating Asian-American students

An admission data analysis of more than 160,000 applicants from 2000 to 2015 showed Asians were given lower scores on 'personality' traits

17 Jun 2018 4:46 PM

Harvard, Asian American group spar over facts in ongoing bias case

Harvard and the group Students for Fair Admissions filed dulling reports from outside economists, each reaching different conclusions.

16 Jun 2018 6:27 PM

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Over 500 genes linked to intelligence identified

They also found 187 regions in the human genome that are linked to thinking skills.

13 Mar 2018 12:12 PM

Jorge Dominguez has held several senior positions, including vice provost for international affairs from 2006 to 2015. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Reputed Harvard professor retires over 18 counts of sexual accusations

Several women complained of sexual misdemeanour and of ‘being kissed and touched inappropriately’ by Dominiguez.

07 Mar 2018 4:05 PM

A cloud of a vapourised rock called synestia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Moon formed from donut-shaped cloud of vapourised rock: study

Tests have shown that the Moon is far less abundant in many volatile elements that are relatively common on Earth.

01 Mar 2018 3:57 PM

In any weight loss diets, adherence to the diet and the overall quality of the diet are probably more important than any other factors. (Photo: Pixabay)

Carbs, fat, DNA? Weight loss is finicky, new study shows

Gene analyses identified variations linked with how the body processes fats or carbohydrates.

21 Feb 2018 4:59 PM

DNA test 'SHERLOCK' can rapidly diagnose diseases and works like a pregnancy test. (Photo: Pixabay)

Paper-based DNA test 'SHERLOCK' can rapidly diagnose diseases

The researchers, including those from Harvard University in the US, previously showcased SHERLOCK's utility for a range of applications.

19 Feb 2018 12:05 PM

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