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Thamini Vijeyasingam

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Labor

Nurses at Dana-Farber Foxborough Ask for Equal Pay to Their MGB Counterparts

Nurses at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Foxborough campus sent a letter on Friday asking DFCI to eliminate their pay disparity with Mass General Brigham nurses working in the same building.

Blackstone Steam Plant in Cambridge
Cambridge

Eversource Proposes 13% Increase in Gas Rates This Winter

Last winter, Eversource customers saw a historically high price increase in their gas bill. This year is shaping up to be even more expensive.

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs
Harvard Business School

How Alumni Entrepreneurs Are Trying to Redefine Harvard’s Reputation in the Startup World

At the inaugural Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Startup World Cup regionals on Sep. 12, Harvard graduates from 12 finalist startups made pitches for the chance to be sent to the championship round in San Francisco.

Kendall Square near Main and Broadway
Politics

Cambridge’s Biotech Industry Threatened by New H-1B Visa Fee

12,000 international workers uphold Massachusetts’s booming technology and biotech industries — including more than 1,000 workers in Cambridge. But new fees on H-1B visas could soon cripple everything from start-ups to big pharma companies in Kendall Square.

Mass General Brigham
Health

Experts Have Reservations About Proposed MGB-CVS Primary Care Clinics

On a weekday morning before work, a pharma executive, a busy student, and a small business owner all walk into a CVS — not for toothpaste or prescriptions, but for a primary care appointment.

Lauren Jobe With CD
Reunions

Napster Sparks Debate About Music Piracy at Harvard

When Napster was founded in May 1999, students across the country jumped at the opportunity to download their favorite music without the hassle of buying a new CD. But for universities, the novel technology posed a new problem: legal threats from the music industry.

JFK Library Graphic
Reunions

How Harvard Lost the JFK Library

In 1963, one month before his assassination, President John F. Kennedy ’40 visited Harvard to choose a site for his presidential library and archives. But after years of local controversy, the JFK library at Harvard never came to be.

Kendall Square near Main and Broadway
Research

Harvard Built the Biotech Industry in Cambridge, Then Let It Go. Now It Wants Back In.

Over the decades, Kendall Square has become a hub of biotech innovation and a popular location for up and coming life sciences firms. Now, a Harvard-backed Allston is entering the Cambridge biotech scene.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
School of Public Health

New Cancer Hospital for Dana Farber Leaves Healthcare Experts Skeptical

When the Dana Farber Cancer Institute announced that it was opening a new, $1.7 billion, 300-bed inpatient cancer hospital in 2028 along with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, the announcement seemed to promise good news for the region. But healthcare experts aren’t so sure.

Kendall-MIT
Research

FDA Layoffs, Funding Cuts Cast Shadow Over Biopharma Industry

Amid a raft of federal changes cutting funding and capacities at the Food and Drug Administration, investors are soon expected to pull back from the biotech industry, representing a blow to a primary engine of the Boston area’s economic growth.

Kendall Square
Research

Nvidia to Open Quantum Computing Research Center in Boston This Year in a Landmark for Region’s Tech Sector

Technology giant Nvidia announced last Thursday that it will open a quantum computing research center in Boston by the end of 2025, where it will host research in partnership with labs at Harvard, MIT, and tech firms in the area.

Kendall-Center
Science

Biogen to Move Global Headquarters to Kendall Commons in 2028

Cambridge-based biotechnology company Biogen Inc. announced Monday that it will move its global headquarters to a new building in Kendall Square in 2028, consolidating its various branches and operations into a single “innovation hub” while drawing the company still closer to nearby MIT.

Cars on N. Harvard St. at Night
Boston

Massport Votes To Raise Fees on Ubers, Lyfts to Logan Airport — But Limits Planned Fee Hikes

After Uber and Lyft criticized the Massachusetts Port Authority’s proposed fees on rides to Boston Logan International Airport, the board approved a rate hike from $3.25 to $5.50 per trip for ride-hailing providers.

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College

Harvard College Dropout's AI-Recruitment Startup Mercor Receives $2 Billion Valuation

When Adarsh S. Hiremath dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year to work on his startup Mercor — an AI-powered hiring platform — he hadn’t raised any money for his project.

Enterprise Research Campus
Research

Biotech Giant Roche Launches Innovation Center on Harvard’s Allston Research Campus

F. Hoffmann-La Roche, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, announced on Thursday that it will establish an Innovation Center on Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston. The Swiss multinational company is leasing 30,000 square feet of space from the ERC’s 1.9 million square feet,and plans to eventually employ up to 500 employees.

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