STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday for their research into why some countries ...

The three received the award for their work on the differences in prosperity among nations, and the role institutions play in ...

Three U.S.-based economists have won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for their work examining how institutions are ...

Their research has provided “a much deeper understanding of the root causes of why countries fail or succeed.” ...

The prize was given to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson for work that advanced the understanding of ...

Forty private universities, including several in Massachusetts, are being accused of overcharging for tuition by including ...

A Times investigation found that the school built one of the most ambitious diversity programs in the country — only to see ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool for producing high-quality optical spectra with the same accuracy as quantum ...

Boston Dynamics is a leading company in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), known for pushing the limits of technology ...

Some of the best colleges in the world are right here in Massachusetts, per a new ranking from the Times Higher Education. Can you guess which ones?

A college student and a former college student accused some of America's wealthiest schools of violating antitrust law in the ...

Since 1984, René Marchando has been behind the mic as the host of his own radio show, "For Your Pleasure." WBUR's Weekend ...