Students, Alumni Urge Harvard SEAS To Reinstate Environmental Science and Engineering ADUS

More than 40 current and former Environmental Science and Engineering concentrators demanded that the dean of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences rehire Bryan Yoon, a lecturer and student adviser for the concentration.

After Federal Ruling Saves SNAP Benefits, Cambridge Will Still Allocate $500,000 to Assist Food Insecurity

The City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Community Foundation will allocate $500,000 to support food pantries and SNAP recipients, even after a judge required the Trump administration to allocate emergency funds to the program.

Somerville Incentivizes TransMedics Move With Ten-Year Tax Break

The city of Somerville approved a tax increment financing deal on Oct. 23 that would offer a ten-year, $18 million property tax break to TransMedics — an organ-care technology company — in hopes of motivating the company’s move to Assembly Park.

From a ‘Crazy’ Class to a Campus Craze: Entrepreneurship Takes Off in Harvard College Curriculum

Entrepreneurship at the College has exploded. Once limited to extracurricular programs and social enterprise workshops, the College now offers half a dozen classes on startups, venture capital, and innovation.

Cambridge Redevelopment Authority Approves Plan to Preserve Central Square Cultural Institutions

The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority voted unanimously Wednesday to move ahead with drafting a plan to reshape Central Square into a cultural district, zeroing in on the historic Dance Complex as the first project.

John Hanratty Hopes to Be A Voice for Cambridge’s Middle Class in Second Run for City Council

John Hanratty spent more than three decades as an entrepreneur in Cambridge’s technology industry. In his second run for City Council, he wants to bring in the “business side” to tackle the city’s biggest issues.

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.

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.

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.

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