Harvard University

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Performed ancient DNA sequencing for the study

A Maya woman buried in a Belize cave between 250 and 400 CE had 226 human teeth scattered around her pelvis and spine. Ancient DNA analysis reported October 23 traced the teeth to at least 30 people, 24 of them also buried in elite tombs more than 26 kilometers away.

Updated Oct 25

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Schwartz's home institution; where BootLoops was developed

A Harvard physicist's AI harness solved open problems in 22 scientific fields by borrowing mathematical tools from one discipline and applying them to another. The system, called BootLoops, produced 36 research manuscripts in about three months.

Updated Oct 13

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As of May 2026: Refusing settlement, pursuing litigation

Harvard has received billions in federal research funding for decades without major controversy. Now President Trump is demanding the university pay $1 billion to the government—five times what he sought months earlier—after a year of escalating threats, frozen grants, and failed negotiations. The university has refused to capitulate, and a federal judge has ruled the funding freeze unconstitutional.

Updated May 26

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As of May 2026: Plaintiff seeking restoration of research funds; defendant in broader federal pressure campaign

Harvard won. A federal judge said the government unlawfully cut off Harvard's research money—then ordered the taps turned back on. Now the Trump administration is appealing, keeping a cloud over a sprawling research portfolio that runs from medical breakthroughs to national-security science.

Updated May 15