In ‘biotech winter,’ Boston startups, jobs, and science are being swept away

Local companies have shut down or scaled back in the industry’s decline, threatening scientific progress on cancer, autoimmune disorders, and other diseases.

It’s a little easier to find an apartment in Boston this fall. Why? Fewer students.

Amid the decline in international and graduate students, vacancy rates have ticked up near major universities.

The Fed faces economic uncertainty and political pressure as it decides whether to cut rates

Meanwhile, the US economy is mired in uncertainty. Hiring has slowed sharply, while inflation remains stubbornly high.

Retired Apple exec Daniel Riccio gives $50 million to UMass Amherst, its largest-ever donation

The gift will bolster the university's engineering school and better connect it with other parts of the UMass system.

AI in the classroom? These Latino teens want Boston schools to do more training — now.

Across the country, the rapid spread of generative AI is upending decades-old teaching philosophies and making existing lesson plans obsolete.

Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote

Sunday’s filing is the latest step in an unprecedented effort by the White House to shape the historically independent Fed.

‘I don’t envy their job right now.’ Fed officials face a challenging economy amid Trump’s efforts to meddle.

Federal Reserve officials will make an interest rate decision this week in the face of rising inflation, a slowing job market, and President Trump's attack on the central bank's independence.