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Mackenzie L. Boucher

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Russian Dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza Calls Trump Admin’s Relationship With Ukraine ‘Absolutely Horrendous’

Russian dissident Vladimir V. Kara-Murza said he has lost faith in the United States’ commitment to protect Ukraine during a Tuesday talk at the Davis Center. Kara-Murza, a journalist and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as incompetent.


Petition for New HGSE Regalia Sparks University-Wide Review, But Only Minor Changes

Harvard undertook a University-wide review of Commencement regalia after Ed.L.D. students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education raised concerns about the color of their Commencement robes.


Carl Zimmer Says Federal Research Cuts Could Spell Uncertain Future for Air-Borne Disease Research

New York Times columnist and Yale biophysics professor Carl Zimmer said the disruption caused by impending governmental research cuts could threaten both future air-borne disease research and national public health efforts at a Harvard book talk on Wednesday.


At Harvard Talk, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi ’08 Says Biden’s Climate Policy Will Outlast His Term

White House National Climate Advisor Ali A. Zaidi ’08 said at a Harvard talk Wednesday that the Biden administration’s climate policies would be resilient in the face of a Republican-controlled Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.


The Sad Truth of Happy Hour in Massachusetts

A stalled push to repeal a ban on happy hour in Massachusetts has reignited a debate over the state’s drinking laws and nightlife.


Harvard Professor-Led Company Says It Reconstructed Genome of Extinct Tasmanian Tiger

Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences, a company co-founded by Harvard professor George M. Church, announced last week that it had reconstructed the genome of the extinct Tasmanian tiger with more than 99.9 percent accuracy — the most complete ancient genome of its kind.


‘They Are Scared’: Journalists, Pollsters Discuss Presidential Elections at HKS Forum

Journalists and political experts analyzed the latest polling and reporting ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election at a Monday night panel hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association and Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts.


Rindge Commons Economic Mobility Hub Launches in Ribbon-Cutting Event

More than 60 Cambridge residents gathered at Rindge Commons in Alewife on Thursday afternoon for the launch of The Economic Mobility Hub — a new building offering affordable housing, job training, trade education and child care services.


Cambridge City Council Declines to Endorse Eliminating MCAS Requirement

The Cambridge City Council rejected a policy order to endorse a ballot question to remove the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System standardized test as a graduation requirement for high schoolers at a meeting Monday evening.