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Jennifer Garner named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Jennifer Garner has been named Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, based not just on her career as an actor but also because of her record as a philanthropist and entrepreneur, the organisation said. Garner, 49, will ...

06 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Planet-friendly diet could reduce risk of disease death by a quarter – research

Eating foods that are more planet friendly may also help reduce a person’s risk of death from cancer, heart disease and other chronic illnesses by 25%, researchers have said. Scientists found those who followed a more sustainable diet – which ...

23 Jul 2023 at 16:45

US professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize for gender pay gap work

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Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel economics prize

The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labour market. Monday’s announcement was a tiny step towards closing the ...

09 Oct 2023 at 12:45

Bonobos make friends outside their group and help each other like humans – study

Wild bonobos make friends outside their group and help each other out, challenging the view that only humans are capable of forming strategic alliances, scientists have said. Researchers have found this endangered great ape species has ...

16 Nov 2023 at 19:00

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Tom Hanks tells Harvard graduates truth is no longer a public service benchmark

Tom Hanks has told the Harvard University graduates of 2023 that the search for truth is “sacred” and “indifference will narrow the vision of America’s people”. The two-time Oscar-winning actor was the principal speaker at the 372nd ...

25 May 2023 at 19:48

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Former US defence chief who opened combat jobs to women dies at 68

Ash Carter, who served as defence secretary under the Obama administration, opening military combat jobs to women and ending a ban on transgender people serving, has died aged 68. Mr Carter died after suffering a heart attack on ...

25 Oct 2022 at 22:07

‘Weird’ walking fish could shed light on how humans evolved to stand upright

A “weird” species of “walking” fish is helping shed light on how humans evolved to stand upright millions of years ago, according to scientists. The sea robin, a bony fish that lives at the bottom of the ocean, has six leg-like ...

26 Sept 2024 at 17:07

Long-term loneliness increases the risk of stroke by 56% – study

Long-term loneliness may increase the risk of stroke by 56%, according to a new study. Researchers from Harvard University in the US found that chronic loneliness could have a big impact on people as they age. Those who ...

25 Jun 2024 at 00:30

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Judge blocks decision to bar foreign student enrolment at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Harvard’s enrolment of foreign students, an action the Ivy League school decried as unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s ...

23 May 2025 at 17:28

Reform supporters get more likes on dating apps than Tories, study shows

Reform voters enjoy more success on dating apps than Conservative voters, according to a study by university researchers. And the analysis carried out by the University of Southampton and Harvard University ...

19 May 2025 at 00:01

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Judge extends order blocking ban on foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. US District Judge Allison Burroughs granted Harvard’s request ...

29 May 2025 at 17:18

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Trump criticised for using antisemitic term to describe money lenders

President Donald Trump has claimed he did not know the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous money lenders. Mr Trump told reporters early on ...

04 Jul 2025 at 15:40

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