2 hrs ago | Science Daily
New screening approach uncovers potential alternative drug therapies for neuroblastoma
A study published by Cell Press in the May 23 issue of Chemistry & Biology reveals a new genomic approach to screen for compounds that could inhibit tumor growth by causing cancer cells to differentiate, or convert from immature cells to more specialized cell types.
6 hrs ago | Boston.com
Obscure University of New Hampshire math professor takes major step toward elusive proof
A soft-spoken, virtually unknown mathematician from the University of New Hampshire has found himself overnight a minor celebrity, flooded with requests to give talks at top universities as his work is debated and celebrated online by leaders in his field.
7 hrs ago | Washington Examiner
Harvard's Nye: On world stage, Obama no match for George H.W. Bush
President Obama has failed to live up to his "transformational" image crafted in the 2008 campaign, winning a lukewarm "meh" from influential scholar Joseph S. Nye Jr., former dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
11 hrs ago | Patch.com
Cherokee's Top Graduating Seniors Honored for Academic Success
The Cherokee County School District and school board members on Tuesday honored the valedictorians and salutatorians of the class of 2013 during its 13th annual Scholar Recognition Banquet.
12 hrs ago | Chemical & Engineering News
Microwaves Distinguish Mirror-Image Compounds
The electric dipole moments, shown as arrows, of these two enantiomers of 1,2-propanediol are alike in all but one respect: The dipole moments along the C -axis point in opposite directions.
15 hrs ago | Oxford Times
Bodley's Librarian in fond farewell to Oxford
THE first woman to run Oxford's world-famous Bodleian Libraries in 400 years will leave her position this summer.
16 hrs ago | MLive.com
Kettering University researches show off electric scooter prototype to Harvard, MIT faculty
Work for the scooter prototype has been going on for months and this month the Kettering group showed it off to faculty and student at Harvard University and MIT.
20 hrs ago | Brandeis' News
Bergstresser, Nierenberg win business school teaching awards
An associate professor of finance, Bergstresser teaches classes in fixed income securities, corporate financial engineering and venture capital.
22 hrs ago | KNDO
Harvard University Accepts Pasco Student
He is the grandson of migrant workers, the first in his family to be born in this country, and the first in his family headed to college.
Teensy 'Nanoflowers' Grown On The Surface Of A Penny
This is a gallery of tiny 'nanoflowers' grown on the surface of pennies and glass by engineers at Harvard University.
Travelling: Here, there and everywhere
Ed Kearns did not travel much when he was younger. He grew up in Syracuse, New York, and in 1978 moved to Cambridge to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , then Harvard University.
Where America's Top CEOs Went to School
Brian Krzanich is either having a really good month or a really bad month, depending on how career success is defined.
opinion | Jeff Jacoby Academic freedom?
The same cannot be said for the more than 1,200 Harvard students and 23 campus groups smearing Richwine's work as "racist" and petitioning Harvard to repudiate it .
Nucleik founders win Harvard President's Challenge award
A trio of Harvard University seniors - Scott Crouch, Florian Mayr, and Matthew Polega - have received the Harvard University President's Challenge for social entrepreneurship award.
U.S. and other countries missing chance to invest in roads, rails,...
Faced with tight budgets and political pressure, the United States and many other countries are missing on a chance to invest in transportation, economists said Wednesday.
Massachusetts likely to support law providing financial aid to DREAMers
Federal financial aid may soon be available to DREAMers due to an amendment to the proposed Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S 744.
Michael Sandel interview: the marketization of everything is undermining democracy
Michael Sandel is a political philosopher and a professor at Harvard University.
Deloitte's Echevarria Joins 9 Others on Obama Voting Commission
President Barack Obama today named Deloitte LLP Chief Executive Officer Joe Echevarria, a Walt Disney Co.
Berkman Center front page: Peter Suber to Direct Harvard's Office for Scholarly Communication
May 21, 2013 - The Harvard Library and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Suber as director of the Office for Scholarly Communication , starting July 1, 2013.
The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks
Reuters Pictures The Center for American Progress, Washington's leading liberal think tank, has been a big backer of the Energy Department's $25 billion loan guarantee program for renewable energy projects.