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Someday, a Pill Could Mimic the Effects of Exercise, Researchers Say
Researchers with MIT and Harvard Medical School say a study in mice helped them identify the impacts of exercise and high-fat diets on cells, and that the information could lead to the eventual development of drugs that would enhance or mimic the benefits of working out.
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TikTokers Nick DiGiovanni and Lynja Set World Record for Largest Chicken Nugget
TikTok’s Nick DiGiovanni and Lynja have officially set another world record, this time for the world’s largest chicken nugget.
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Harvard President to Step Down in 2023
Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, who guided the Ivy League school through the coronavirus pandemic and put together a panel to examine the university’s deep ties to slavery, announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next year.
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Harvard Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Role in Slavery
Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its extensive ties with slavery, the school’s president announced Tuesday, with plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus. President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding as Harvard released a new report detailing many ways the college benefited from…
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Twist It Or Dunk It? Either Way, MIT ‘Oreologists' Seek Optimal Oreo Separation
Their goal was to answer one question: Is it possible to split an Oreo down the middle and get the same amount of cream on both sides of the wafer?
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London Set to Miss Out on Another Hot Tech Listing as SoftBank Eyes U.S. for Arm IPO
Arm, the crown jewel in the U.K. tech industry, is set to shun its home stock market.
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Jennifer Garner Celebrated as Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year
“Alias” actor Jennifer Garner is being celebrated for her star power both on- and off-screen.
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Police Got a Call for a Dog on the Ice. Turns Out It Was Actually a Coyote
Police in Boston and Cambridge responded to the Charles River on Wednesday morning for reports of a dog on the ice near Boston University that might be in need of rescue. But when Boston firefighters and Massachusetts State Police got there, they found a coyote instead of someone’s pet. They said the coyote appeared healthy and was not in...
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Nvidia's $40 Billion Takeover of Chip Designer Arm Faces a UK National Security Probe
The U.K. government has announced that it wants a full-blown investigation into Nvidia’s takeover of Cambridge chip designer Arm.
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Money, Denials and Stalling: How Trump, the Mercers and the GOP Beat the FEC
The Federal Election Commission has called off its probe into Cambridge Analytica after it was outmaneuvered by lawyers and struggled to gather evidence.
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The 10 Best Global Universities of 2022, According to U.S. News and World Report
For the ranking, U.S. News analyzed the data of 1,750 schools from 90 countries across 13 different variables.