Wealth gap among colleges widens, study says

The 10 richest schools, including Harvard and MIT, hold more than a third of the total wealth in all of higher education.

Northeastern professor named state?s elder affairs head

Alice Bonner, known nationally and in Mass. for her work with older Americans, will start her new position June 1.

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Forty percent of Boston-area residents now support the bid, up from 36 percent last month, according to the survey.

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton announces N.H. trip

It?s only her second trip to the Granite State since her 2008 presidential campaign.

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The GOP governor, coming up on his 100th day in office, used the weather crises to cement relationships with local officials.

Accordia?s proposed 56-story glass tower

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Eight high ambitions for downtown Boston?s Winthrop Square

Proposals for the site of the closed garage vary from mixed-use skyscrapers to a new $25 million public school.

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Hernandez also faces murder charges in a 2012 double homicide that took place after an alleged dispute at a Boston nightclub.

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Passion Pit, thrash-metal titans Slayer, and punk-rock progenitors Descendents are among the acts scheduled to perform.

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The longtime co-host of the ?Dennis and Callahan Show? plans to receive treatment for alcohol abuse.

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Spring Staycations

Ideas to get off the couch and get moving

Staying close to home after this gloomy winter? Where to go for biking, swimming, rock climbing, and other ways to break that cabin fever.

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New Eataly food emporium nears deal to open in Boston

The emporium is a mix of food stores and produce stands and would take over the Prudential food court while adding rooftop dining.

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Heather Cox Smith downplays the enormity of her donation to a perfect stranger, but the good turn carried forward.

New England Patriots football quarterback Tom Brady (left) with his father, Tom Brady Sr., at a golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., in 2006.

Tom Brady?s father among group seeking archbishop?s removal

The group is asking Pope Francis to remove the San Franciso archbishop due to an ?an atmosphere of division and intolerance.?

The victory tour for Patriots president Jonathan Kraft, coach Bill Belichick, and quarterback Tom Brady and the Patriots will include a stop at the White House next week.

Patriots to visit White House next week

The Patriots will continue the custom of visiting the president following their Super Bowl championship.

Lars-Erik Fisk?s spheres

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Sculptor?s Boston-themed spheres turn heads downtown

Lars-Erik Fisk designed spheres echoing the MBTA and Fenway?s Green Monster, which lights up and has a working scoreboard.

Kiki

Franklin Park Zoo gorilla pregnant with fourth baby

The pregnancy was confirmed when Kiki took a pregnancy test of the same kind that humans use, the zoo said.

Frameless heavy-glass enclosures are a huge design trend because they give a bathroom that spacious, luxury spa-like feeling homeowners want.

ADDRESS

With bathroom remodeling, what?s on the wish list?

Contemporary designs are soaking the competition, and top designers also find that when it comes to color, homeowners still favor white.

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First Person

?Orange Is the New Black? actress readies for Boston Marathon

Uzo Aduba grew up in Medfield a fan of the Marathon. Now, she?s running the race and raising money for Dana-Farber.

Ty Burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/ty%20burr%20jpeg-3696.JPG Trouble brews in the world of sci-fi writing

The 62-year-old Hugo Awards, the genre?s most prestigious trophies, are having a bipolar seizure.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Hernandez_l310436-001.jpg Don?t let Aaron Hernandez?s fame overshadow Odin Lloyd?s life

Lloyd?s mother deserves the last word: ?Odin was my first, best gift I ever received.?

The Big Picture

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Cherry blossoms

From Japan to Washington, D.C., people gather to relish the beauty of the blooming cherry tree.