The way you prepare your favorite potato dish could increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new Harvard University study.

Separately, Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent a joint letter to Duke leadership demanding the university review all policies for illegal race preferences and establish a "Merit and Civil Rights Committee" to address alleged violations.

The Trump administration has identified a new target in its battle with elite higher education, announcing a two-pronged front against Duke University on allegations the North Carolina school is in violation of the Civil Rights Act.

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

ANN ARBOR, MI – The University of Michigan Medical School will soon have a new dean at the helm. Dr. Thomas Wang has been appointed to the role and is slated to start Sept. 15, while also holding the title of professor with tenure in the UM Department of Internal Medicine, according to an announcement last week.

The investigation, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, comes amid a monthslong legal battle between the Trump administration and the nation's oldest university.

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As Harvard and the government negotiate to end a conflict with billions of dollars on the line, some ask whether Penny Pritzker, the head of the school’s governing board, should step down.