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MIT prof accused of harassing Jewish student over Zionist 'mind infection' claim revealed, still listed on staff
An MIT PhD student says he felt the need to drop out because he is Jewish.
I was chased out of MIT — all because of my Jewish faith
Before Oct. 7, 2023, I was the literal poster boy for a Ph.D. student at MIT. I was featured in a July 2023 profile in MIT News, which relayed my...
Jewish students storm out of MIT commencement after class president accuses university of aiding Israel's 'genocide'
Megha M. Vemuri, president of MIT's Class of 2025, sparked a mixture of boos and cheers as she started her controversial speech Thursday.
MIT scraps DEI office, ends programs amid Trump's fight with Harvard
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shut down its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office last week, The Post can exclusively reveal.
NYC public hospital system adopts revolutionary 'hotspotting' addiction treatment program for the South Bronx
The program showed a 36% reduction in non-fatal overdoses and a 63% reduction in substance use disorder-related emergency room visits compared to opioid users not in the program.
HS senior loses entire immediate family in upstate NY plane crash that killed all 6 passengers
A high school senior’s life was plunged into tragedy after her entire family was killed in a private plane crash in upstate New York on Saturday.
MIT grads killed in upstate NY plane crash planned to get engaged this summer
James Sontoro and his longtime girlfriend Karenna Groff had been talking about tying the knot in the months leading up to Saturday's tragic wreck in Copake in upstate New York.
Victims of upstate NY plane crash ID'd as 2022 NCAA woman of the year and family members heading to birthday, Passover
A family of doctors and high-achieving student athletes were among six people killed when a small plane crashed in a muddy field in upstate New York over the weekend.
Dems defending Columbia anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is yet another example of how they and elite schools failed Jewish students
Watching Democrats try on different arguments to thwart Donald Trump, I’m reminded of a story involving the late Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight.
President Trump, keep up the crackdown on campus antisemites
The speed and scope of actions coming from Donald Trump’s White House remain breathtaking.
This city is home to prestigious universities -- and to young, rich Americans fleeing the chaos of big metros
Long the home of Harvard and MIT, this Boston-adjacent metro is now luring in high earners looking for a high quality of life.
MIT students berate Israeli prof at talk, bizarrely swipe boxes of free pizza
Anti-Israel MIT students lashed out at an Israeli professor who discussed serving in Gaza — and bizarrely swiped free pizzas supplied for the event.
Spike in Asian Americans at MIT proves it was discriminating against them
New numbers released by MIT showing a spike in admissions of Asian American applicants following the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action at colleges strongly suggests the school had been...
Recycled beer yeast can remove lead from water: breakthrough discovery
We'll drink to that! Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech have found a way to use recycled beer yeast to make water cleaner by removing lead,...
MIT-educated brothers charged with stealing $25M in crypto in just 12 seconds
Federal prosecutors called the scheme "novel" and said the case marked the first time that such a fraud had ever been the subject of US criminal charges.
Chaos reigns on Southwest Airlines and more: Letters to the Editor — May 12, 2024
Going south, fast I can’t understand why people are abusing boarding instructions (“Shady Southwest passengers are abusing the preboarding process — and fellow flyers are furious,” May 8). They shouldn’t...
MIT tosses controversial 'diversity statement' hiring requirement -- becoming first elite US university to throw away practice: 'They don't work'
MIT will no longer require prospective hires to pledge allegiance to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion as an employment condition, becoming the first elite university in the country...
Just two US colleges are doing enough to fight antisemitism — while Ivy Leagues fail: report
The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group has issued a report card flunking some of the nation's top elite private and public universities for failing to adequately combat antisemitism on...
Scientists may have found the key to Lyme disease prevention — in human sweat
"We have fantastic antibiotics that work for 90% of people, but in the 40 years we’ve known about Lyme disease, we have not budged that," the senior study author said.
House probes MIT over antisemitism on campus and reveals Kristallnacht attack on Jewish students
MIT's Sally Kornbluth faces a subpoena if she does not co-operate. The probe has already subpoenaed Harvard after president Claudine Gay quit.