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More than 50 forest fires are still burning in northern and central Quebec. Just in this past week, firefighters have responded to 118 fires in the Canadian province, putting out 66 of them.
Philosopher Thomas Nagel was awarded an honorary doctor of laws. Nagel, who received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1963 and studied under philosopher John Rawls, is currently a professor of philosophy and law at New York University.
Onora O'Neill, who was awarded a doctor of laws, was also a student of Rawls. The Northern Ireland native received her doctorate in philosophy at Harvard in 1969, and her philosophical work covers issues of trust, consent, and respect for autonomy in medical decision-making.
Educator Freeman A. Hrabowski III received an honorary doctor of law. He is the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program to increase the diversity of future leaders in science, technology, engineering, and related fields in 1988. In 2009, Time magazine...
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement this morning, warning against heavy smoke in parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Mass. Department of Environmental Protection also issued an air quality alert until 8 p.m. tonight.