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Harvard University on Tuesday said it would move to remote instruction and ask students not to return from spring break later this month amid the global outbreak of the new coronavirus. MIT announced a similar step hours later.

The U.S. Education Department is investigating foreign gifts made to Harvard and Yale as part of a broader review of international money flowing to American universities, officials said.

Half of the completed suicides in the United States in 2015 were carried out using a firearm, research shows. A program developed by gun owners and public health experts shows you can cut those numbers back with a simple approach.

The U.S. Education Department is investigating foreign gifts made to Harvard and Yale as part of a broader review of international money flowing to American universities, officials said. The department said Wednesday it is reviewing whether the Ivy League schools potentially failed to report hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and donations from countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran,...

Award-winning actor and musician Ben Platt took a quick jab at President Donald Trump late Friday while being honored by Harvard University’s famed Hasty Pudding Theatricals as its 2020 Man of the Year. Students dressed in drag and elaborate costumes bestowed the golden pudding pot — and a sparkly bra — on Platt, but not before Hasty Pudding members poked…

Tmara Lanier has sued Harvard in an attempt to reclaim photos of her ancestors as slaves.

Actor and director Elizabeth Banks was honored Friday as Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe.

A Harvard professor has been arrested after investigators say he lied about how much money he received from a Chinese scientific research organization.

A Harvard University law professor announced Monday that he is suing The New York Times for what he calls “clickbait defamation” over a story the newspaper published related to donations from financier Jeffrey Epstein. Lawrence Lessig filed the lawsuit in response to a story the Times published on Sept. 14 about his thoughts on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology receiving…

The Shops at Yale has it all this holiday season, from horse-drawn carriage rides, to ice carving demonstrations, to carolers.

Regional Vice President Jason Madrak told us why Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is a part of the New Haven Tree Lighting.

Sales Manager Wade Mattesen told us about the new house they created for Santa on the New Haven Green.

Regional Vice President Jason Madrak told Jimmy about the only not for profit health insurance company in Connecticut.

The custom of tailgating can be traced back to 1906 at Yale.

Officials say 50 people have been charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted a football game between archrivals Harvard and Yale.

Usually students storm the field after their team wins the game, but on Saturday protesters just waited until the end of halftime at the Yale-Harvard football game. Some refused to get off the field, leading to a delay in the game and their arrests.

Yale versus Harvard. It’s not just a game it’s, “The Game.” Around 60,000 fans are expected at the historic Yale Bowl Saturday, many coming from out of state, creating excitement and not just for football fans.

The 136th meeting between Yale and Harvard football is just two days away. And with a tradition simply called “The Game,” it’s no surprise more than a football rivalry has history at Yale. Before The Game, it’s “the tailgate” and that’s been around almost as long as the annual Ivy League showdown.

Christyn Williams scored 24 points and No. 5 UConn opened its season Sunday with a closer-than-expected 72-61 win over California.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako waved and smiled from an open car in a parade Sunday marking Naruhito’s enthronement as more than 100,000 delighted well-wishers cheered, waved small flags and took photos from packed sidewalks. Security was extremely tight, with police setting up 40 checkpoints leading to the parade area. Selfie sticks, bottles and banners — and even shouting...