Harvard Medical School
Judge Orders Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova From ICE Custody
A federal judge ordered the release of Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher who has been fighting deportation proceedings for nearly three months, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a Wednesday bail hearing in Vermont.
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore HMS Professors’ Research to Federal Website
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to restore all articles — including those authored by two Harvard Medical School researchers — to a federal website after they had been removed for including forbidden terms, such as “LGBTQ” and “transgender.”
Former Harvard Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty to Transporting Human Remains During Change of Plea Hearing
Cedric Lodge — the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School charged with stealing and selling parts of human cadavers — pleaded guilty to the interstate transport of stolen human remains during a Wednesday change of plea hearing, according to a Department of Justice press release.
Trump Admin Lawyer Concedes Removal of HMS Professors’ Research from Federal Website Violated First Amendment
A government lawyer conceded that the removal of two Harvard Medical School professors’ research from a federal website constituted “viewpoint discrimination” — a violation of the First Amendment — at a Wednesday hearing in Boston.
Experts Say Criminal Charges May Be a Bid To Convince HMS Researcher To Leave the U.S. Voluntarily
Immigration experts said the Trump administration’s decision to press criminal smuggling charges against Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova may be an attempt to pressure the Russian citizen to voluntarily leave the country.
Trump Admin Files Smuggling Charges Against Detained HMS Researcher, Plans To Deport Her To Russia
Government lawyers said the Trump administration plans to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher detained by Customs and Border Protection officials in February, to Russia at a Wednesday hearing.
Massachusetts Attorney General Files Amicus Brief Calling for Release of HMS Researcher
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, calling for her immediate release from a Louisiana detention facility.
HMS Researcher Denies Lying To Border Patrol Officials
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher detained by Customs and Border Patrol officials in February, denied lying to authorities about the contents of her luggage in a Thursday statement.
6 Members of Congress Call for Release of HMS Researcher
Five U.S. Representatives and a D.C. delegate sent the Trump administration a letter demanding the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova on Tuesday, adding their voices to a growing group of legislators criticizing her arrest.
Led by Schumer, 5 Democratic Senators Demand Answers From Trump for Attacks on Harvard
Five Democratic senators — led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck E. Schumer ’71 (D-NY) — condemned the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard in a Thursday letter, arguing that the White House was using antisemitism as a “guise” to undermine universities.
3 Harvard Professors Win 2025 Breakthrough Prizes
Awarded annually, the Breakthrough Prize, often referred to as the “Oscars of Science,” seeks to “celebrate the wonders of our scientific age.” The foundation doled out $3 million to each winner in the Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics, and Mathematics categories this year.
Former HMS Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty to Selling Human Remains
Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School who was indicted in 2023 for stealing and selling human remains, filed a guilty plea on Wednesday.
Department of Health and Human Services Broadens Harvard Investigation, Requests Antisemitism Task Force Documents
The United States Department of Health and Human Services broadened the scope of its investigation into Harvard on April 7 to include events at the entire University since Oct. 7, 2023, in addition to pro-Palestine imagery displayed by Harvard Medical School students at commencement ceremonies last spring.
NIH Pauses Awards to Harvard, Other Schools With Frozen Funding
The National Institutes of Health has been instructed not to make grant payments to Harvard and other universities whose funds have been frozen, according to an internal email reported by several news outlets.
Stop-Work Orders Roll In for Harvard Researchers After $2.2 Billion Pause in Federal Funds
Harvard-affiliated researchers have begun receiving stop-work orders on contracts worth tens of millions of dollars less than one day after the Trump administration announced a $2.2 billion pause of federally-funded research Monday evening.
