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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.
A Leader for Hard Times at Longwood
Faculty say Harvard School of Public Health Andrea A. Baccarelli is a good listener and honest about the school’s dire straits — and that might be what HSPH needs.
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.
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.
HHS Freezes $60 Million in Federal Grants to Harvard in Third Round of Trump Cuts
The United States Department of Health and Human Services cut an additional $60 million in multi-year grants to Harvard over allegations of campus antisemitism and racial discrimination on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding
The Harvard School of Public Health is laying off employees, shrinking its campus footprint, and making targeted cuts to departmental budgets in response to the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on Harvard.
At Grim Town Hall, Harvard Medical School Leaders Tell Staff to Expect Layoffs and Far-Reaching Cuts
Harvard Medical School leadership told employees at a town hall Wednesday morning that the school was preparing to make staffing reductions and cut programs as a result of the Trump administration’s actions against Harvard — including a $2.2 billion freeze.
HMS Unveils Flexspace and Celebrates Diversity Through Dimensions Exhibit
Harvard Medical School unveiled its new Flexspace — a three-story administrative office for hybrid workers — in Gordon Hall on Wednesday, marking the completion of renovations that began in 2023.
HSPH Professor Joins Lawsuit Challenging NIH Cuts to Research Grants
Harvard School of Public Health professor Brittany M. Charlton joined a lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, alleging that the Trump administration’s cuts to equity-related research grants violated the Fifth Amendment and required Congressional approval.
HMS Researchers Find Open-Source AI Tool As Accurate As GPT-4 In Diagnosing Patient Case Studies
Researchers at Harvard Medical School found that a new open-source artificial intelligence tool is diagnosing patients as accurately as leading proprietary models — like OpenAI’s GPT-4 — for the first time.
Former HMS Morgue Manager Moves to Dismiss Stolen Human Remains Case
An attorney for Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School who was arrested in 2023 for stealing and selling human remains, filed a motion to dismiss charges against Lodge last week.
