Dhruv Patel
@dhruvtkpatel
Investigative reporting, @hntrbrkmedia & @thecrimson; Email: [email protected], Signal: dtp.97
NEW: When Harvard said no to the White House, donors said yes — with their wallets. Within 24 hours of Garber’s Monday message, Harvard pulled in over $1 million from 3,800+ online donations, per a source. in @thecrimson w/ @graceunkyoon thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…
SCOOP: Harvard will now screen all international participants for in-person University programs amid increased federal scrutiny over its ties to China and other foreign actors, per internal slides. A plan to add online programs is also under discussion. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
From reporting to impact. Our investigation into $SOC is now featured in POLITICO for helping stop Exxon's pipeline.
SCOOP: Mickelson, Oprah, Trump, and Sable’s Hail Mary Leaked call shows $SOC may be quietly planning an up to $200M dilutive equity raise and giving select investors—including @PhilMickelson—advance warning of material announcements. The next move? Bartering with @howardlutnick…
Wow — the Harvard Salient, Harvard's undergraduate conservative magazine, has been shut down by its own alumni board. The board cited "articles containing reprehensible, abusive, and demeaning material" and "deeply disturbing and credible complaints about the broader culture of…
SCOOP: Harvard President Alan Garber quietly traveled to London this week amid WH tensions, per source. In his remarks to Rhodes Scholars at Oxford, he said 4 admits couldn’t enroll at H — 3 blocked by travel bans, 1 seemingly caught up in the H-WH fight. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
As thousands descend upon Cambridge this weekend for @HOCR, @dhruvtkpatel, Jude Stafford, and I dug deep in Harvard rowing's archives to see how the team shaped Harvard President Garber and other household names before him. In @THCSports HOCR issue thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
Big report this PM from @saketh_sundar and @avaniiiirai: Harvard’s war chest grows to ~$57B — even in a year of financial strain and budget cuts.
BREAKING: Harvard's battle with the White House left a sizable dent on its balance sheets, with the University reporting a $113M operating deficit— its first since 2020 and largest since 2011. Still, Harvard got richer, with 12% endowment growth. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
President Trump has spent months warring with Harvard. Now, his former VP is courting the University. Appearing at a campus event yesterday, Mike Pence applauded the "vital" and "extremely important" role of research universities. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
BREAKING: Trump, speaking in the Oval Office just minutes ago, said the White House had reached a deal with Harvard — but cautioned it wasn’t final. He gave no detail on the terms, and Harvard has yet to comment. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…
NEW INVESTIGATION: How LGI Homes Turns Renters Into Foreclosure Victims A Hunterbrook analysis reveals LGI buyers face potential foreclosure at four times the national rate — as the company deploys deceptive ads promising unrealistically low prices. WATCH:
NEW: @thecrimson asked Harvard chair Penny Pritzker about the $500M settlement figure as she left a meeting in Cambridge. “I’ve heard the Trump administration say that.” Pressed, she repeated herself & said she had “absolutely no idea” about the future. thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…
SCOOP: Harvard has received $46M in federal research grants — the first major payout since the Trump administration froze billions in funding in April. The funding covers ~200 grants, per a source familiar. Big story this PM in @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…
NEW: Former Harvard President Claudine Gay blasted Harvard’s “compliance” with Trump’s demands in a Netherlands talk, per recording shared w/ @thecrimson. In her first remarks on Harvard vs. WH — and in a rare talk — she urged against a $500M settlement. thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…
Dexcom didn't respond to our repeated requests for comment. Minutes after our article went live, this was sent across the wire:
NEW: False data. Deaths. Hospitalizations. Dexcom's G7 blood sugar monitor is failing diabetics. Execs are fleeing amid soaring complaints, FDA scrutiny, competition, and ticking time bomb accounting. Our investigation reveals how $DXCM lost its way—and the trust of patients.
Gut-wrenching scoop from @hntrbrkmedia this AM based on docs we obtained, data analysis, interviews & more: How Dexcom’s G7, billed as transformative for diabetes care, became rife with faulty readings — sending diabetics to the ER & grave. Hunterbrook Capital is short $DXCM.
NEW: False data. Deaths. Hospitalizations. Dexcom's G7 blood sugar monitor is failing diabetics. Execs are fleeing amid soaring complaints, FDA scrutiny, competition, and ticking time bomb accounting. Our investigation reveals how $DXCM lost its way—and the trust of patients.
Tomorrow, we break a story on a medical device millions trust to keep them alive — that doesn’t work as claimed. Follow @hntrbrkmedia for more.
Big story from @hntrbrkmedia and @PabloTorre this AM. How BrainCo — a “Harvard” startup that dramatically inflated its ties to the school — took Chinese state cash, linked up with military-tied firms, and harvested brain data from U.S. Olympians + kids. hntrbrk.com/brainco/
Hunterbrook's next big investigation is dropping — and it's a collaboration with @PabloTorre and @pablofindsout. It's... a crazy one. Tomorrow @hntrbrkmedia
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