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Harvard Kennedy School cancels global online program citing low demand: Canadian option to remain open for international students – Times of India

Harvard Kennedy School cancels global online program citing low demand: Canadian option to remain open for international students – Times of India

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Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has called off its plans to launch HKS Global, an online program designed for international students unable to enter the United States, while continuing to offer an alternative enrollment pathway in Canada.The decision comes after limited student interest in the online program, officials said, but the Canadian program with the Munk…

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Flu shots go mercury-free in US as Kennedy pushes vaccine reform

Flu shots go mercury-free in US as Kennedy pushes vaccine reform

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The United States will no longer distribute influenza vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, marking a dramatic shift in federal vaccine policy under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The move follows a recommendation from a vaccine advisory panel, whose members were appointed by Kennedy, to phase out thimerosal-containing flu shots. Though the additive has…

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Republicans move to rename Kennedy Centre Opera House after Melania Trump

Republicans move to rename Kennedy Centre Opera House after Melania Trump

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US House Republicans have moved to rename the opera house at Washington’s JohnF.Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts after First LadyMelaniaTrump, further stamping the Trump brand on America’s cultural landscape. In a move during a Tuesday hearing on the 2026 budget, the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee advanced a proposal to rechristen the 2,364-seat venue as…

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Harvard Kennedy School lays off staff amid billion endowment tax threat and federal funding cuts – Times of India

Harvard Kennedy School lays off staff amid $53 billion endowment tax threat and federal funding cuts – Times of India

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Harvard layoffs: Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has announced staff layoffs and significant budget cuts as it grapples with financial pressures stemming from federal funding reductions and a looming tax increase on Harvard’s $53.2 billion endowment. The school’s dean, Jeremy M. Weinstein, conveyed the difficult news in an email to faculty and staff, describing the challenges…

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Harvard Kennedy School plans online and Toronto-based alternatives for international students facing visa delays – Times of India

Harvard Kennedy School plans online and Toronto-based alternatives for international students facing visa delays – Times of India

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Harvard Kennedy School plans online and Toronto-based alternatives for international students. As visa delays and travel bans disrupt academic plans worldwide, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is preparing to bring its classrooms to students—wherever they are. With U.S. immigration hurdles still threatening access to campus, the school is finalizing contingency options that would allow affected…

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Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Physician Who Pioneered Treatment of Premature Babies

Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Physician Who Pioneered Treatment of Premature Babies

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Philip Sunshine, a Stanford University physician who played an important role in establishing neonatology as a medical specialty, revolutionizing the care of premature and critically ill newborns who previously had little chance of survival, died on April 5 at his home in Cupertino, Calif. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his daughter Diana…

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