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Some of the most renowned and highly ranked universities in the world are located near Boston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html |title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015 |publisher=ShanghaiRanking Consultancy |accessdate=January 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cwur.org/2015/ |title=CWUR 2015 – World University Rankings |publisher=Center for World University Rankings |accessdate=January 16, 2016}}</ref> Three universities with a major presence in the city, [[Harvard]], [[MIT]], and [[Tufts]], are located just outside of Boston in the cities of [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] and [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]], known as the ''Brainpower Triangle''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thenew-media.info/cambridge-usa.htm |title=Brainpower Triangle Cambridge Massachusetts - New Media Technology and Tech Clusters|work=the New Media|accessdate=May 8, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714170557/http://www.thenew-media.info/cambridge-usa.htm|archivedate=July 14, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Harvard is the nation's oldest institute of higher education and is centered across the Charles River in Cambridge, though the majority of its land holdings and a substantial amount of its educational activities are in Boston. Its [[Harvard Business School|business]], [[Harvard Medical School|medical]], [[Harvard School of Dental Medicine|dental]], and [[Harvard School of Public Health|public health]] schools are located in Boston's [[Allston]] and [[Longwood Medical Area|Longwood]] neighborhoods, and Harvard has plans for additional expansion into Allston.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kladko, Brian |url=http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/04/23/story2.html?i=79430&b=1177300800%5E1449823 |title=Crimson Tide |date=April 20, 2007|work=Boston Business Journal |accessdate=April 28, 2007}}</ref>