Category: Harvard University

Rihanna is named Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year

The Grammy Award-winning singer will receive the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at a ceremony scheduled for Feb. 28. Rihanna is being honored for several philanthropic efforts. She built a state-of-the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer in her home nation of Barbados.

Rihanna shines bright like a diamond

And Robyn Rihanna Fenty , aka Rihanna , certainly does, which is why she’s been named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year . “Rihanna has charitably built a state-of-the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados,” said Dr. S. Allen Counter , director of the Harvard Foundation .

Prince William launches Centrepoint helpline in London

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Woman who fell to her death at Oculus was ‘playing around’

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Ryan Reynolds named 2017 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has been named Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding student theatrical group. The group said in a statement Friday it is “proud to honor such a talented and diverse actor, whose seamless transition across multiple genres captures audiences and keeps them coming back to see what’s next.”

Comic Greenbaum holiday draw at Mohegan Sun

Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun on Thursday, Dec. 22, through Saturday, Dec. 24. Harrison Greenbaum, a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard University, brings his “smart but accessible” comedy to Comix at Mohegan Sun Thursday, Dec. 22, through … (more)

Donald Trump, Twitterer-in-Chief?

Already this month, Donald Trump has used Twitter to dangle potential Cabinet nominations and changes in foreign policy, criticize the Boeing Co., lash out at a union leader, and lambaste Vanity Fair over a review that trashed his Trump Tower restaurant. The president-elect has also taken to his favorite social media platform to scoff at reports of Russian hacking, dismiss questions about conflicts of interest regarding his businesses, and to tout his tax proposals.