Michelle Amponsah

reporter @business
signal: mnamponsah.22

[The Harvard Crimson @thecrimson]

SCOOP: Harvard placed Martin Nowak on paid administrative leave amid a renewed investigation into his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, according to a letter obtained by The Crimson.

@HugoChiassonn and @EliseSpenner report.

https://t.co/EZv0xHitpS

[Abby Shih Gerstein @abbysgerstein]

Only 20% of Harvard undergrads would get As under a new proposal from faculty to rein in grade inflation — with just four additional As allowed per class.

More on Harvard's latest attempt to recenter academics in @thecrimson w/ @amannmahajan
https://t.co/qNsI9WqUVE

[Cam Srivastava @camsrivastava]

SCOOP: Internal docs obtained by @thecrimson show Harvard Salient leaders casually used racial slurs, circulated a draft with Nazi symbols, and criticized women's voting rights — revelations that triggered the board to suspend the conservative magazine.

https://t.co/JoEpoeFGON

[Dhruv Patel @dhruvtkpatel]

SCOOP: Newly released emails show Larry Summers seeking Epstein’s advice about a secret relationship with a woman — in Mar. 2019, just months before Epstein’s arrest & death.

“I didn’t want to be the friend without benefits,” Summers wrote to Epstein.

https://t.co/Y3PerKxius

[The Harvard Crimson @thecrimson]

Dean Deming said he would not comment on an article in a conservative student publication that echoed language from an Adolf Hitler speech because the College had not received complaints about the piece.

@samuelachurch & @camsrivastava report.

https://t.co/KJWnge2YPt

[Dhruv Patel @dhruvtkpatel]

SCOOP: NIH resumed grants to Harvard and others in July after a court order — but DOGE quietly blocked the money, per sources.

Why? Harvard hadn’t settled with the White House.

More on funding flows to all nine schools on “The List” — in @thecrimson.

https://t.co/R64IlFgeTS

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Crazy that this can happen https://t.co/C6FLOjTXAB

[Bloomberg @business]

High Noon announced a recall of vodka seltzer drinks that it says were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, the FDA says https://t.co/OAd8Bdl6Dm

[Cam E. Kettles @cam_kettles]

NEW from me: Without Elon Musk, DOGE is attempting a rebrand
With @gregorykorte
Read via FREE gift link:
https://t.co/B80s3QOWnE

[Michelle Amponsah @mnamponsah]

Trump has been diagnosed with a vein condition, the White House Says -- but what exactly is it?

Explainer here for @business ⤵️
https://t.co/xZ50JKQ2Jy

[Mike Dorning @MikeDorning]

Parents, scared of RFK Jr.'s attitude toward vaccines, are asking for early shots for their kids. @gerryfsmith & @mnamponsah via @business
Gift link: https://t.co/udzoVWCG2J

[Bloomberg @business]

Millions more Americans should be taking weight-loss drugs to prevent heart disease, according to the American College of Cardiology https://t.co/BR3LvKkN4n

[Michelle Amponsah @mnamponsah]

some 🫀 news for @business : Eating clean and exercise may not always be enough -- cardiologists say GLP-1s should be the first line of defense against heart disease
https://t.co/LnGi2FJNXg

[Emma Haidar @HaidarEmma]

First story for Bloomberg News this summer:

Few career paths have been forecast to be in greater peril than software engineering due to AI. But employers are still investing top dollar in nascent SWE talent, offering among the most lucrative US summer internships.

[Cam E. Kettles @cam_kettles]

The Senate hasn’t released its version of the mega GOP spending bill, but tax breaks on tips and overtime are expected to stay. @RepJasonSmith said any bill without the breaks would be “dead on arrival” in the House.
With @StevenTDennis
https://t.co/NdC5gVm00p

[Michelle Amponsah @mnamponsah]

@joycekim324 a great year with you! will be tuning in to all the college coverage 🥰

[Joyce Kim @joycekim324]

Closing Khurana interview w/ @mnamponsah! Thank you to all at 14p for such a brilliant and fulfilling past two years of reporting ❤️

I’ll be leading College team next year w/ @AzusaLippit — so excited for everything to come!

[Sally Avila Edwards @sallyedwards04]

My last, and most important, byline in @thecrimson

Could not have asked for a better cowriter than @asherjmont as a partner to navigate the past year. Excited to see what next year holds as an Associate Manager Editor!

https://t.co/wuA4pf2YxH

[Jack Trapanick @jackrtrapanick]

Over the last few months, I've worked with nonprofit workers, Brazilian immigrants, priests, professional translators, and other members of the Allston-Brighton community to report a difficult story of overcrowding among Brazilians arriving to the area.

https://t.co/H5wYDknYeK

[The Harvard Crimson @thecrimson]

An overwhelming majority of members of the Class of 2028 that responded to The Crimson’s freshman survey said Harvard should continue aiming to foster racial diversity in its student body.

@mnamponsah and Hiral M. Chavre report.

https://t.co/vIJdn4uSYz