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Trump says Harvard move to online courses due to virus 'ridiculous'
'I think it's ridiculous. I think it's an easy way out. And I think they ought to be ashamed of themselves,' US President Donald Trump say at a White House roundtable discussion
'Intermittent social distancing' better than one-off implementation – Harvard study
Staggered distancing measures can 'maintain critical demand within threshold' and will less likely burden hospitals
U.S. charges Harvard chemistry head for stealing trade secrets for China
Another scientist, a cancer researcher, is accused of trying to smuggle vials containing biological research out of the US in his socks
Scientists push back against Harvard 'alien spacecraft' theory
'It is impossible to guess the purpose behind Oumuamua without more data,' Avi Loeb, chairman of Harvard's astronomy department, is quoted as saying.
Trump gov’t backs lawsuit vs Harvard for ‘anti-Asian admissions policy’
In a stinging criticism of the Ivy League school, the U.S. justice department accuses Harvard of manipulating the racial makeup of incoming classes
3 Pinays rock it at Harvard
Meet Geraldine Acuña Sunshine, Myrish Cadapan Antonio, and Genevieve Clutario
Alumni elect Filipina to Harvard's governing body
Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine makes it to the university's Board of Overseers, a much-coveted seat
WATCH: Robredo's vlog on daughter Aika's Harvard graduation
Vice President Leni Robredo herself shoots footage inside Harvard University and surrounding areas days before her daughter graduated with a master's degree in public administration
Aika Robredo at Harvard: In her own time
The Vice President's daughter finishes her master's degree in public administration – and more
Robredo wishes Harvard graduate daughter will devote life to Filipinos
Aika Robredo says she plans to work in the Philippines after completing the master's program in public administration at the Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Healthcare in U.S. costs almost twice as much as other rich nations
The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) compares the US health system to 10 other high-income countries – Britain, Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan, Sweden, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
UP, AdMU, DLSU join world's top universities in 2018 subject rankings
The University of the Philippines ranks in 4 out of 5 broad subject areas, while the Ateneo de Manila University and the De La Salle University rank in two
Harvard design students to help in Manila urban planning
The students will present their findings in September 2018 on redesigning the Baseco Compound, the Manila Port Area, the Pasig River edges, and Intramuros
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2018 Nieman Fellows condemn SEC order vs Rappler
The Nieman class of 2018 urges the Philippine government and President Rodrigo Duterte to 'respect media freedoms and independence'
Hands-on mom Robredo helps daughter settle in U.S.
Vice President Leni Robredo makes a side trip to Massachusetts to help clean and fix the apartment of her daughter who will study in Harvard for a year
13 years after quitting, Zuckerberg gets honorary Harvard degree
In his address Mark Zuckerberg urges graduates of his alma mater to build great things
Robredo 'proud mom' as daughter gets into Harvard, Oxford
Vice President Leni Robredo who is facing impeachment threats says the good news came just at the right time
Harvard names Rihanna its humanitarian of the year
Rihanna is recognized for building a center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer in a Barbados hospital
2016 Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to pair for work on contract theory
UPDATED Economists Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström are awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on contract theory
The human cost of coal
Our societal addiction to coal has also resulted in a public health crisis that kills people’s lives widens the health divide and curtails human rights
Building YouthHack Manila
How an idealistic college sophomore’s risk taking paid off in inspiring the youth to tackle social problems through technology
WATCH: Natalie Portman gives inspiring speech to Harvard students
When I came in as a freshman in 1999 I felt like there had been some mistake that every time I opened my mouth I would have to prove that I wasn t just a dumb actress
Can bees help end hidden hunger?
The continuous decline in the world s bee population puts public health in developing countries at risk according to a study conducted by US scientists
Harvard's largest student conference in Asia-Pacific returns to Manila
Press release: The confab focuses on social political economic and cultural business issues
Ig Nobels 2014: Aha-ha-ha-ha moments
[Science Solitaire] If you thought science was just all about Aha moments then you only have to be reminded that there is such a thing as the Ig Nobel Prizes
'Flashmob' robots swarm themselves into shape
Called Kilobots the simple machines are designed to act like bees and ants using vibration motors to glide across surfaces and infrared lights to communicate with each other
Robots inspired by origami can fold selves, walk away
This new kind of robot could someday be used in space exploration to slide into collapse sites to aid search and rescue or to speed up manufacturing on assembly lines experts say
Time alone? Many would rather hurt themselves – study
We vastly underestimated both how hard it is to purposely engage in pleasant thought and how strongly we desire external stimulation says an author of the study
Scientists: Scroll that mentions Jesus' wife genuine
Discovery of the scroll renews debates over celibacy and the role of women in the Church since Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married
Mother's milk made to order for boys or girls
Studies show baby boys often get milk that is richer in fat or protein and thus energy while baby girls often get more milk
Harvard student charged with bomb hoax
Eldo Kim 20 faces up to five years in prison three years supervised release and a 250 000 fine if convicted under a bomb hoax statute
Harvard University evacuates over explosives report
Harvard University orders an immediate evacuation over reports of possible explosives at 4 sites on the campus of the elite university in the northeastern United States
US study links pollution to autism risk
Study: Pregnant women who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in low pollution areas
Harvard dean in email search row steps down
Harvard University s undergraduate dean who was at the center of a row over email account searches following a student cheating scandal is resigning
Fish out of water: coelacanth helps evolutionary probe
Analysis of the coelacanth genome shows three billion letters of DNA code making it roughly the same size as a human s
Lab-engineered jellyfish may mend a broken heart
Scientists reported they had created an artificial jellyfish that could one day help save patients with heart disease
Facebook status: Mark Zuckerberg now married
One of the world s newly minted billionaire just updated his relationship status on Facebook
Ousted China leader's son denies extravagance claims
Bo Guagua who is currently studying at Harvard in the United States has come under intense scrutiny since his father Bo Xilai and mother Gu Kailai became implicated in the biggest political scandal to hit China in decades
