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Harvard University retweeted
Mar 20
We will defend the University against this lawsuit, which represents yet another pretextual and retaliatory action by the administration for refusing to turn over control of Harvard to the federal government. hrvd.me/March20lawsuitT
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10 Nov 2025
Alyssa Tapley is cancer-free because of an experimental, gene-edited treatment made possible by Harvard researcher David Liu and U.S. federal funding.
10 Nov 2025
After leukemia treatments failed, Alyssa Tapley, at age 13, was told she would die. Then, doctors tried an experimental gene-edited therapy. She became the first human to try the treatment made possible by U.S. federal funding. Now 16, she’s cancer-free and planning her future. cbsn.ws/4ou0OMt
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Harvard University retweeted
10 Nov 2025
Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My knees buckled, and I had to sit down,” she says.
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Harvard University retweeted
4 Sep 2025
A U.S. District Court in Boston on Wednesday struck down the federal government’s cancellation of $2.2 billion in research funding to Harvard
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🧠💡 Very promising results in the race to reverse Alzheimer’s. Congratulations and thank you, Harvard Medical School. ➡️ msft.it/6018s3tsi
#Alzheimers #HarvardMedicalSchool #Neuroscience #HopeInScience #Neurodegeneration #AlzheimersAwareness #ScientificHeroes
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Harvard University retweeted
24 May 2025
I discuss the urgent crisis from the loss of federal support of science in the US and recent clinical gene editing breakthroughs with @WalterIsaacson & @amanpour on @AmanpourCoPBS, airing on @PBS tonight at 11 pm ET, and on @cnni earlier today. Pls share!
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23 May 2025
Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. hrvd.me/IntStudents25t
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Harvard University retweeted
6 May 2025
Harvard will continue to defend against illegal government overreach aimed at stifling research and innovation that make Americans safer and more secure. Read the full statement: hrvd.me/d24cca
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Harvard University retweeted
2 May 2025
Harvard President Alan Garber responded to President Trump’s threat to revoke the school’s tax-exempt status, saying doing so would be "highly illegal" and "destructive."
🔗 Read more: on.wsj.com/4jE41XH
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21 Apr 2025
"Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government’s authority." - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/Complain421t
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14 Apr 2025
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond347t
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14 Apr 2025
The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFunding25t
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Harvard University retweeted
17 Mar 2025
With this new, expanded financial aid program, Harvard College will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less and tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less. hrvd.me/FinAid25t
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Harvard University retweeted
6 Mar 2025
Federal-university partnership in fundamental scientific research has led to transformational discoveries, new breakthroughs, and technological advancements.
Look no further than the Mark I, one of the first electromechanical computers. It was developed by @Harvard and IBM and operated by the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Harvard University retweeted
7 Oct 2024
Congratulations Professor Gary Ruvkun! #NobelPrize
7 Oct 2024
BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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Harvard University retweeted
2 Aug 2024
Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim president since January, has agreed to serve as president through the 2026-27 academic year. A full-scale search for his successor is expected to begin in the late spring or summer of 2026. hrvd.me/Garber24t
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Harvard University retweeted
14 Jan 2024
HKS's Robert Livingston and colleagues explore competitive masculinity in organizations and why they're likely linked to undesirable workplace behaviors ken.sc/48pBsrg
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17 Jan 2024
RT @wyssinstitute: Researchers at the Wyss developed a novel passive directional valve technology, which enables the design and fabrication…
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12 Dec 2023
"As former Presidents of Harvard University, we offer our strong support for Claudine Gay as she leads Harvard into the future. We look forward to supporting President Gay in whatever ways we can as Harvard faces this challenging moment for higher education and the wider world."
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