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US Probe Opened Over Harvard University's "Legacy Admissions" Policy
The US Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policy of giving family members of former students and donors preference in admissions decisions, documents showed Tuesday.
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Global Warming Triggered Reptile Boom Millions of Years Ago: Says Study
A new study indicates that global warming, rather than mass extinction was behind a boom in reptile population and diversity. Researchers, from the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, have revealed that the evolution of reptiles began much earlier than previously thought.
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Coinbase Creates ‘Crypto Native Think Tank’, Aims to Participate in Shaping Policies
Coinbase has created a think tank that will be dedicated to the research around crypto policies. This research wing is called the ‘Coinbase Institute Advisory Board’. Academics involved with the law and finance departments of top universities like Harvard, MIT, Duke, and John Hopkins universities of the US will be part of this committee.
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Gita Gopinath To Leave IMF, Return To Harvard University In January
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath will leave her post and return to Harvard University's economics department in January, the Fund announced Tuesday.
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Harvard Professor Among 3 Charged Over Links To Chinese Government In US
A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government.
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Trump Government Backs Suit Alleging Harvard Anti-Asian Admissions Policy
The US Justice Department accused Harvard University Thursday of discriminating against Asian applicants, ramping up the Trump administration's opposition to widespread policies seeking to manage racial balance among students.
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Harvard's Admission Process Comes Under Scanner, To Be Probed By US Justice Department: Report
The US Justice Department will probe allegations against the prestigious Harvard University that the Ivy League institution discriminates against Asian- American applicants in its admission process. The allegations were levelled in 2015 against the university by a coalition of 64 Asian-American groups, including four Indian-American organisations.
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US To Probe If Harvard Discriminates Against Asian-Americans
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will investigate the allegations.
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India Projected To Be Fastest Growing Economy Over Next 10 Years: Report
India, with a projected annual growth rate of 7 per cent, has the potential to be the world's fastest growing economy over the coming decade, surging ahead of its South Asian economic rival China that will continue to see a slowdown, according to Harvard researchers.
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New Method To Produce 3D Images Of Lungs Developed
For the first time, scientists have successfully produced 3D images showing oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the lungs, using a new method that could lead to better treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.
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US Authorities Dismiss Asians' Complaint Against Harvard University
The US Department of Education has dismissed a complaint filed against Harvard University earlier this year by 64 Asian-American groups, including four Indian-American organisations, that had accused the Ivy League institution of discriminating against Asian-origin applicants in its admissions process.
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Harvard University Bans Sex Between Staff and Students
Harvard, one of America's most prestigious universities, has told professors not to have sex with students following a review into sexual harassment policy.
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Farah Pandith, Indian-American special envoy to Muslims, leaving for Harvard
Indian-American Farah Pandith, the first-ever US special representative to Muslim communities, is leaving her position at the State Department to join the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
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US Probe Opened Over Harvard University's "Legacy Admissions" Policy
The US Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policy of giving family members of former students and donors preference in admissions decisions, documents showed Tuesday.
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Global Warming Triggered Reptile Boom Millions of Years Ago: Says Study
A new study indicates that global warming, rather than mass extinction was behind a boom in reptile population and diversity. Researchers, from the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, have revealed that the evolution of reptiles began much earlier than previously thought.
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Coinbase Creates ‘Crypto Native Think Tank’, Aims to Participate in Shaping Policies
Coinbase has created a think tank that will be dedicated to the research around crypto policies. This research wing is called the ‘Coinbase Institute Advisory Board’. Academics involved with the law and finance departments of top universities like Harvard, MIT, Duke, and John Hopkins universities of the US will be part of this committee.
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Gita Gopinath To Leave IMF, Return To Harvard University In January
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath will leave her post and return to Harvard University's economics department in January, the Fund announced Tuesday.
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Harvard Professor Among 3 Charged Over Links To Chinese Government In US
A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government.
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Trump Government Backs Suit Alleging Harvard Anti-Asian Admissions Policy
The US Justice Department accused Harvard University Thursday of discriminating against Asian applicants, ramping up the Trump administration's opposition to widespread policies seeking to manage racial balance among students.
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Harvard's Admission Process Comes Under Scanner, To Be Probed By US Justice Department: Report
The US Justice Department will probe allegations against the prestigious Harvard University that the Ivy League institution discriminates against Asian- American applicants in its admission process. The allegations were levelled in 2015 against the university by a coalition of 64 Asian-American groups, including four Indian-American organisations.
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US To Probe If Harvard Discriminates Against Asian-Americans
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will investigate the allegations.
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India Projected To Be Fastest Growing Economy Over Next 10 Years: Report
India, with a projected annual growth rate of 7 per cent, has the potential to be the world's fastest growing economy over the coming decade, surging ahead of its South Asian economic rival China that will continue to see a slowdown, according to Harvard researchers.
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New Method To Produce 3D Images Of Lungs Developed
For the first time, scientists have successfully produced 3D images showing oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the lungs, using a new method that could lead to better treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.
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US Authorities Dismiss Asians' Complaint Against Harvard University
The US Department of Education has dismissed a complaint filed against Harvard University earlier this year by 64 Asian-American groups, including four Indian-American organisations, that had accused the Ivy League institution of discriminating against Asian-origin applicants in its admissions process.
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Harvard University Bans Sex Between Staff and Students
Harvard, one of America's most prestigious universities, has told professors not to have sex with students following a review into sexual harassment policy.
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Farah Pandith, Indian-American special envoy to Muslims, leaving for Harvard
Indian-American Farah Pandith, the first-ever US special representative to Muslim communities, is leaving her position at the State Department to join the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
