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Saketh Sundar

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Wilson’s Walk-Off Powers Harvard Baseball to Series Win Over Cornell

Harvard's baseball team came out swinging against Cornell, exploding for 30 runs and 43 hits across the weekend as it raced to a series win. Now, the team heads to Providence for a series against Brown before the Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park.


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.


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.


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.


Harvard Says Legal Challenges With Trump Admin Could Have ‘Adverse Effect’ in Bond Sale Disclosure

Harvard University warned investors that mounting legal challenges with the White House over its $2.2 billion federal funding freeze could materially harm the institution’s financial standing, reputation, and operations, according to a disclosure filed on Tuesday in connection with a successful bond sale.


Trump Threatens To Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status One Day After Garber Rejects Demands

United States President Donald Trump threatened to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status less than one day after Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 rebuffed the White House’s demands, marking yet another escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against the University.


Harvard’s Researchers Take Center Stage in Funding Showdown With Trump

David R. Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, lost hundreds of thousands in research funding from the Trump administration last week — just two months after receiving the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.


Harvard Baseball Splits Weather-Shortened Series with Princeton After Near No-Hitter from Pauley

Defense reigned supreme as Harvard baseball split its doubleheader against Princeton on Friday. After dropping the first game 1-0, sophomore Truman Pauley took a no-hitter into the 9th inning as the Crimson rebounded with a 3-2 victory.