The Harvard Crimson

The Harvard College Student Activities Fee allocation committee has awarded $439,000 to Houses for fiscal year 2027, an 83% increase from the roughly $240,000 Houses received last year.

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Biology professor Daniel E. Lieberman ’86 said sugary breakfast cereals should carry warnings like those on cigarette packs at a book talk in Zimmer Hall Wednesday evening.

Abigael T. Sidi reports.

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More than 100 Harvard affiliates gathered Thursday to protest sexual violence, calling on the University to strengthen protections for survivors and reform its handling of harassment complaints.

@SebastianC4784 and @summerellenrose report.

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Harvard’s graduate student union voted to authorize another strike, setting the stage for a possible second work stoppage this year as contract negotiations with the University stretch past 18 months.

José Luis Ortega Castro reports.

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Three photojournalists spoke about the necessity of documenting humanitarian crises, as they often provide the only firsthand account of tragedies, during a Tuesday webinar.

Lily Chen, Elizabeth L. LaDuke, and Sadie J. Winter report.

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The Cambridge Social Housing Task Force explored what giving tenants greater decision-making power could look like in the city on Wednesday as part of a larger effort to address the housing crisis.

Leah Hwang and Anthony Luo report.

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Scoop: Harvard is weighing a $500 milllion fundraising push by the end of the academic year to fund University-wide scientific research priorities amid ongoing federal uncertainty.

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Targeted firefighting and planting fewer flammable trees could help slow a cycle of warming and worsening wildfires in North America’s boreal forest, Northern Arizona University ecologist Michelle Mack said at a Thursday talk.

Oriana Y. Huang and William L. Tang report.

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Harvard is privately weighing a rapid-fire fundraising push to secure $500 million for University-wide scientific research priorities, according to two people familiar with the matter.

@HugoChiassonn and @EliseSpenner report.

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Rachel Trubowitz, an English professor at the University of New Hampshire, spoke about how the acceptance of infinity allowed for the development of modern science and mathematical concepts at a Thursday talk.

Kallie Wang reports.

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Daniel Bell, a professor of political theory at the University of Hong Kong, discouraged a Chinese invasion of Taiwan through the lens of Confucianism at a Wednesday talk at the Harvard Kennedy School.

John L. Cameron and Samuel B. Kahn report.

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University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and artist Theaster Gates discussed the need to protect artistic freedom in contrast to political expectations placed on Black artists at a Tuesday talk.

Titilope Adams and Quinn Stromberg report.
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Allston elected officials pledged to fight the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed permanent closure of the neighborhood’s post office, escalating a fight over the neighborhood branch closed since 2019.

Leela L. Uppaluri and Ross C. Wilson report.

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NEW: JD Vance announced that the Trump administration is investigating Harvard and eight universities for potential J-1 visa fraud, alleging they use foreign researchers to undercut American wages.

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Harvard College Dean David Deming and student leaders discussed ways to reduce Fly-By wait times—including converting the Clover Food Lab in Zimmer Hall into a new grab-and-go dining option.

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The U.S. and China are racing to establish a foothold on the moon, and international space law is not equipped to govern the competition, space law expert Michelle Hanlon said at a Harvard Radcliffe Institute symposium.

Gabby Fish reports.

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More than 100 people gathered in the Zimmer Hall Plaza on Wednesday for a vigil to mourn those killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, three years to the day after the attack.

@almabk_ and @theresabartelme report.
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Biology professor Daniel E. Lieberman ’86 said sugary breakfast cereals should carry warnings like those on cigarette packs at a book talk in Zimmer Hall Wednesday evening.

Abigael T. Sidi reports.

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Harvard is considering putting roughly $25 million from a new centrally administered fund toward computing infrastructure to significantly boost the University’s computing capacity, according to two people familiar.

@EliseSpenner reports.
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One person was injured in a shooting near Central Square late Wednesday night, the second shooting in Cambridge in less than two days, according to a Cambridge Police Department emergency alert.

@ShawnBoehmer and Claire A. Michal report.

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