With rampant grade inflation, could Harvard make an ‘A’ mean something again?
Faculty at the oldest college in the country are debating whether to limit the number of top grades issued to undergraduates.
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Interest in electric cars surges around Boston since Iran war started
In March, searches for new and used EVs jumped sharply, and sales of used EVs actually increased, as the war in Iran drove gas prices up.
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Invasive insects, disease now kill more trees in the Northeast than logging, study finds
New research out of the University of Vermont finds that insects and disease are growing causes of tree mortality in the Northeast, offering a window into Vermont's future with a changing climate. -
Candelaria Silva-Collins remembered as champion of Roxbury arts and cultural institutions
Silva-Collins founded or seeded Black cultural institutions and programs including the performance space inside Hibernian Hall, Roxbury Open Studios, an annual literary journal and what has become the Roxbury International Film Festival. -
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‘High Flying’ Philip Reavis Sr., Olympian, educator and musician, dies at 89
Today, several generations of the Reavis family live in Somerville, where Phil Reavis Sr.’s grandfather lived. -
‘Lucien’ explores secret clubs, faked identities and art forgery at a fictionalized Harvard
Under the Radar speaks with J.R. Thornton about his new novel detailing a dark underbelly of the Ivy League institution centered around a charismatic student.
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