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Harvard President Requests More Changes To Her Work As Congress Digs Into Her Writing: Reports Harvard President Requests More Changes To Her Work As Congress Digs Into Her Writing: Reports
Harvard's Claudine Gay Requests Corrections To Dissertation As the US House of Representatives is digging deeper into Harvard University President Claudine Gay’s academic work, the university said it had found more issues in connection to the matter. The Harvard Corporation, which oversees the university, said on Wednesday, Dec. 20 that Gay would request three corrections to her 1997 Ph.D. dissertation, the Harvard Crimson reported. The corrections follow an independent review by the corporation, which found that Gay had not properly attributed some of her sources but the incidents didn't rise to the level of serious wrongdoing, the Crimson reported…

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by Khier Casino
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Celebrate Star Wars Day With 'May The Fourth Meal Box' From Clover Food Lab Celebrate Star Wars Day With 'May The Fourth Meal Box' From Clover Food Lab
Celebrate Star Wars Day With 'May The Fourth Meal Box' From Clover Food Lab "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," a restaurant chain founded by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate developed a special meal box to transport Star Wars fans from their kitchen into outer space. Now, back by popular demand, enthusiasts of the iconic film series can experience that journey all over again if they order Clover Food Lab's limited-time "May the Fourth Meal Box."  The Baby Yoda pancakes are complete with green batter and chocolate chip eyesDPA Communications The out-of-this-world box includes ingredients to make bright green Baby Yoda pancakes, of…

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by David Cifarelli
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Great Job If You Can Get It: Mass University Tops List Of Best Places To Work Great Job If You Can Get It: Mass University Tops List Of Best Places To Work
Great Job If You Can Get It: Mass University Tops List Of Best Places To Work One of the country's best employers is a Massachusetts institution and one of the most prestigious universities in the world.  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was named "Best Large Employer" in a Forbes survey of more than 45,000 workers. The distinction is for companies with more than 5,000 workers. The Cambridge university employs 15,000 people.  MIT beat out Google, Microsoft, NASA, and Delta Airlines to claim the title. Fidelity Investments, a banking and investment firm with a Massachusetts headquarters, also made the top 10.   That list include…

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by Josh Lanier
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Former FTX CEO, MIT Grad Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Defrauding Investors Of $1.8 Billion Former FTX CEO, MIT Grad Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Defrauding Investors Of $1.8 Billion
Former FTX CEO, MIT Grad Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Defrauding Investors Of $1.8 Billion The former CEO of what used to be one of the world's largest cryptocurrency companies has been charged with defrauding investors of almost two billion dollars, authorities said. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Samuel Bankman-Fried on Tuesday, Dec. 13, with defrauding FTX investors out of more than $1.8 billion.  The SEC alleges that Bankman-Fried raised the funds – including $1.1 billion from 90 US-based investors – by falsely promoting a safe, responsible cryptocurrency since May 2019.  "We allege that Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards on a foundation of dece…

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by David Cifarelli
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Survey: Massachusetts College Takes First Place In 2023 Nationwide Rankings Survey: Massachusetts College Takes First Place In 2023 Nationwide Rankings
Survey: Massachusetts College Takes First Place In 2023 Nationwide Rankings It's back to school for college students and with the start of the school year comes so many questions from what to wear on the first day to navigating your course curriculum.  But have you ever wondered where your school ranks in comparison to colleges and universities across the country? For students at one Boston-area university, they can relax knowing their school reigns supreme, according to a survey from Niche.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took the number one spot on Niche's 2023 Best Colleges in America. The list gives each school a letter gra…

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by David Cifarelli