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What is third-hand smoke and how concerned do you need to be about it?

Third-hand smoke consists of the residual chemicals from cigarettes that cling to surfaces.

'Muslims living in India for generations will become Stateless': MIT students, faculty, alumni condemn CAA, NRC; full text

The students, faculty, staff, alumni and affiliates of Boston’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) issued a statement expressing solidarity with the protests being witnessed across India against the amended Citizenship Act

Donald Trump defends US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over fresh allegations of sexual misconduct

Stung by college admissions bribery scandal, University of Southern California announces new leadership

The University of Southern California on Wednesday announced a new school president who will usher in "a new era" following a series of high-profile scandals that culminated last week with a massive college admissions bribery case.

Top US colleges weigh fate of students with tainted applications in wake of bribery scandal; USC takes high ground

In the wake of a massive college bribery scheme, the schools caught in the middle have been left facing a thorny question: What to do about the students who may have been admitted through fraud?

College admissions scandal exposes deep divide over social class, race and wealth in America

The families ensnared in the college bribery scandal embody wealth and privilege in America: CEOs, Hollywood stars, Wall Street millionaires. A California vineyard owner. A prominent Manhattan lawyer.

US Senate confirms White House official Neomi Rao to replace Brett Kavanaugh for high profile appeals court

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Donald Trump's nominee Neomi Rao to replace Brett Kavanaugh on a high-profile appeals court, despite concerns about her past writings on sexual assault.

Harvard, MIT and 63 other US universities oppose Donald Trump administration's stringent visa policy for foreign students

The new policy announced by the Trump administration in August places restrictions on overstaying a visa

FBI reaches out to second woman who accused US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct

On Friday, United States President Donald Trump ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation into Kavanaugh over Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault allegation.

Harvard to crowdsource Phase 1 of search on President Drew Faust's successor

Harvard University has opened up its secretive process to choose its next leader. The world's most prestigious school for some has flagged off the first phase of this selection to crowdsourcing.