Tax-exempt status of conservation property in dispute

A case set to come before the state’s highest court could determine whether Mass. cities and towns can tax land owned by conservation groups.

Robert Weinberg, director of the Ludwig Center for Molecular Oncology at MIT, said the new grant from the Daniel K. Ludwig trust will enable his research center to have continuous funding “rather than eating hand-to-mouth” during a time in which federal funding for biomedical research has been reduced and is increasingly uncertain.

Harvard, MIT work on cancer boosted

A shipping magnate’s trust will announce on Monday one of the largest philanthropic gifts to support cancer research.

Greg Ralich (seated), Joshua Resnikoff, and Aaron Panone chose Fringe — one of the grittier spaces — for their company, Cuppow.

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Boston offers grit, glamour in shared startup spaces

Businesses can pick from a diverse menu of shared spaces and probably find one that matches their needs and preferences.

Student debt rises in Mass. and the nation

Loan burdens are often heaviest at small private schools with modest endowments, where tuition is high and aid is limited.

Mayor-elect Martin Walsh joined seniors in a dance at Northeastern University’s Cabot Athletic Center on Sunday.

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Martin Walsh takes helm as mayor of Boston

Walsh becomes the city’s 48th mayor on Monday, unleashing the hopes, dreams, and pent-up ambitions of a new generation of Bostonians.

Adrian Walker

Tests ahead for Martin Walsh

Boston’s new mayor will quickly discover that winning the election was the easiest part of this. Not that getting elected was easy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/mbta150-7716.jpg Commuter rail firm faults MBTA on bid vetting

The MBTA is expected to recommend that the state’s rail operating contract be awarded to the current provider’s competitor.

A growing body of research suggests that older adults may not make the best financial choices when pressed to make decisions in an unfamiliar setting.

Health

Scammers take aim at aging population

Financial exploitation of seniors is expected to grow as the population ages, but advocates are trying to lessen the harm.

Opinion

opinion | Prodita Sabarini

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/activist150-993.jpg Rights should be part of US ‘pivot’ to Asia

US-supplied arms to Indonesia have been used in cracking down on resistance movements in West Papua and East Timor.