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Seoul o open probe into sexual harassment claims against late mayor
The Seoul metropolitan government announced Wednesday that it will be opening a probe into allegations of sexual harassment by Mayor Park Won-soon, who was found dead in a wooded area.
US rescinds order denying visas for foreign students
The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19
Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat.
U.S. abruptly drops new visa rules for international students
Facing widespread opposition led by Harvard and MIT, the federal government on Tuesday abruptly dropped its plans to deport or deny entry to international students at U.S. colleges and universities offering virtual instruction...
Humans have partnered with sled dogs for 9,500 years
Sled dogs are not only incredibly adorable, but have unique genes that make them powerful travel-mates. (Benjamin Zanatta on Unsplash/)To an owner, every dog is special. Maybe your Beagle is brilliant, or your...
African grey parrot outperforms children and college students
What happens when an African grey parrot goes head-to-head with 21 Harvard students in a test measuring a type of visual memory? Put simply: The parrot moves to the head of the...
New study reveals how the brain organizes information about odors
The premiere of the movie “Scent of Mystery” in 1960 marked a singular event in the annals of cinema: the first, and last, motion picture debut “in glorious Smell-O-Vision.” Hoping to wow moviegoers...
Harvard to bring up to 40% of undergrads to campus this fall
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) will bring up to 40 percent of undergraduates to campus for the fall semester, including all first-year students, Harvard announced today. University President Larry Bacow, FAS...
How college admissions might change in the wake of the pandemic
Applying to college is stress-filled during the best of times. But in the age of coronavirus, the annual effort by high school students to combine their grades, recommendations, test scores, extracurricular activities, and...
Harvard panel discusses the future of police reform
In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by a white police officer, police reform has become a rallying cry, with many activists demanding states, cities, and towns defund their police departments and...
Du Bois Society offers community to minority grad students
When Jeraul Mackey joined the W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Society in his second year of grad school, he was searching for a community that could help him thrive as a doctoral student...
Long-term survey reveals Chinese government satisfaction
Understanding what Chinese citizens think about their own government has proven elusive to scholars, policymakers, and businesspeople alike outside of the country. Opinion polling in China is heavily scrutinized by the government, with...
Harvard students on why they protest
Since May, Black Lives Matter protests have been staged from the West Coast to the East and around the globe, triggered by the killing of George Floyd, who died after a white...
3 takes on dealing with uncertainty
In this time of profound uncertainty, society can be sure of one thing: more uncertainty. The seemingly opaque path forward for us, individually and collectively, was the Gazette’s topic with three Harvard professors...
McCarthy’s brush with Harvard examined in new book ‘Demagogue’
The following is excerpted from the new book “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy” by Larry Tye. The fear-mongering and reckless accusations associated with Joseph R. McCarthy were said...
Professor explores meaning of a river between countries
On opposite sides of the Oxus River border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan live two poet-singers who share a common language, faith, and family network, and yet remain separated by vicissitudes of the Great...
How to make American schools less segregated
In recent decades American schools have been becoming more segregated. What can be done about it? A recent report by researchers at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) found that most parents support...
Alumni across U.S. mobilize in wake of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated, Harvard alumni have acted swiftly, often in creative ways, to help those in need, pitching in with everything from participating in research efforts and volunteering in hospitals...
Trump rescinds policy forcing foreign students to attend in-person classes
The Trump administration on Tuesday dropped its rule denying visas to international students attending classes entirely online, a federal judge in Boston announced.
Public-private partnership for N.S. hospital project 'appropriate,' says AG
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province made a "reasonable and appropriate" decision in opting for a public-private partnership for large parts of the $2-billion QEII hospital redevelopment project.
Kids Help Phone reports spike in calls from B.C. children during COVID-19 pandemic
The organization's president says there has been higher-than-normal call volumes with increased need for support concerning body and eating issues, self-harm behaviour, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and grief.
Findings weaken notion that size equals strength for neural connections
Learning, memory, and behavioral disorders can arise when the connections between neurons, called synapses, do not change properly in response to experience. Scientists have studied this “synaptic plasticity” for decades, but a new...
Malian accused of war crimes refuses to enter plea at ICC
An accused Islamist militant declined to enter a plea in response to war crimes charges at the start of his International Criminal Court trial Tuesday in The Hague.
With uptick in COVID-19 cases, Quebec could be forced to choose between schools and bars
The pithy hashtag #schoolsbeforebars reflects widespread concerns — not just in Quebec but across North America — that elected officials have jeopardized the return of children to classrooms in the...
COVID-19 means long stretch of stormy weather for people with alcohol and substance use disorders
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment that is particularly problematic for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders (ASUD), according to physician scientists at the National Institutes of...
Judge rejects Harvey Weinstein $19M settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a proposed $19 million settlement between former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and dozens of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct and harassment.
Keeping innocent people out of jail using the science of perception
People wrongfully accused of a crime often wait years -- if ever -- to be exonerated. Many of these wrongfully accused cases stem from unreliable eyewitness testimony. Now, scientists have...
Sleep problems in early childhood associated with mental health issues in teens
Teens who had sleep problems as babies or tots may be at risk for mental health disorders, a new study suggests.