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Thu., May 17, 2012, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Thu., May 17, 2012, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Science & Engineering
Intensive Workshops Examine Energy Technologies, Future of Oil and Gas Reserves

A group of American and European academics working on understanding the future prospects of energy technologies and the role of governments shaping these prospects gathered at Harvard Kennedy School in April. Hosted by Laura Diaz Anadon, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy.... Read more…

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Harvard Innovators

Throughout the Harvard community, students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae are working every day across disciplines and around the globe to generate innovative ideas and solutions. Here are just a few examples.
Sustainability & Environment
Roy Family Supports Student Engagement in Environmental Efforts

The Roy Family Summer Environmental Internship supports returning Kennedy School students interested in specific internships for public, private, or non-profit organizations abroad or in the United States. These paid scholarships allow students to participate in innovative summer projects that would ordinarily not offer a salary. Read more…

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@HarvardAlumni

Check out the #Harvard375 video. More 375 celebrating during #harvard12 Commencement next week! http://ow.ly/aXhV9

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Sustainability & Environment
Film Series Promotes Environmental Activism

Organized by Environment and Natural Resources Assistant Director Amanda Sardonis and senior fellow Cristine Russell, ENRP kicked off its 2012 Environmental Film Series with screenings of three widely heralded documentaries: “The Last Mountain,” directed by Bill Haney focuses on citizens fighting to prevent large coal companies from practicing Read more…

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Harvard University 2011 Class Day Speech by Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler delivers Harvard University's 2011 Class Day speech at Tercentenary Theater in Harvard Yard, May 25, 2011. Stay tuned for information regarding video for 2012 Commencement and Class Day.

Global Engagement
Q&A: John Park

John Park, a senior research associate at the U.S. Institute of Peace and currently a visiting fellow with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom, recently sat down with for a one-on-one interview where he talked about his work with the Center and his contributions to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. Read more…

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Based on a popular Harvard Alumni Association walking tour given by PBS host and author Michael Weishan '86, this fascinating trip through 375 years of College history relates how six different buildings at Harvard not only changed the course of University events, but helped to shape the world we live in today. Read more…

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Global Engagement
Spotlight: William Tobey

William H. Tobey, spotlighted in the Summer 2012 Belfer Center newsletter, is a senior fellow in the Belfer Center, and is director of the Center’s U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. He joined the Belfer Center in 2009 after serving in senior counterproliferation roles in the George W. Bush Administration. Read more…

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Prof. Michael Sandel: Should universities give preference to poor applicants? http://hvrd.me/HM6Vpw @BBCRadio4
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Bicyclists from the Longwood and Cambridge/Allston campuses @Harvard have pledged over 6k miles during Bike Week! http://hvrd.me/IZ7R79
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RT @hdsnews: Saluting Andover Hall at 100 Years | http://hvrd.me/JLRlc0
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PubliCola, 2009-2012: How a Seattle news startup built an audience but not a business http://hvrd.me/L76XdZ
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Christine Lagarde of the IMF to share timely insights with @kennedy_school grads http://hvrd.me/IRDpf3
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1775: George Washington and Continental soldiers are quartered in Harvard buildings #history #harvard375
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"Religion, Science and the Weakening Quest to Save Creation" courtesy of @chgeharvard http://hvrd.me/LaYUwG
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For its 2012 elections coverage, MTV swaps out citizen journalism for gamification http://hvrd.me/IYAPUA
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Excited for #Glee finale next week? Hear @HGSE interview Glee writer Michael Hitchcock about student-based storylines http://hvrd.me/IYTUGg

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Based on a popular Harvard Alumni Association walking tour given by PBS host and author Michael Weishan '86, this fascinating trip through Read more…
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It's a rainy morning in Cambridge, MA, but sometimes the most fun is had in the rain! Check out the video of Harvard's 375th birthday Read more…
May 15, 2012 from Harvard

"Don't fall into easy answers about the character or the moral values of others to explain a crisis. Read more…
May 15, 2012 from Harvard

“First it was about search, then about blogs, then about social [media] — what will it be three years from now?” Gingras said. Read more…
May 14, 2012 from Harvard

We've come a long, long way together… This year, Harvard is celebrating the 375th anniversary of the founding of Harvard College in 1636. Read more…
May 14, 2012 from Harvard

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) say they have uncovered a way that animals detect pathogens in their Read more…
May 13, 2012 from Harvard

Quotation of the Week: “You just have to have enough stamina to keep everybody climbing up the hill nobody wants to go up anymore … you Read more…
May 13, 2012 from Harvard

Today, we celebrate Mother's Day in the United States. Read more…
May 11, 2012 from Harvard

8 signers of the Declaration of Independence 29 presidents and heads of state 56 Nobel laureates 39 Pulitzer Prize winners 375 years of Read more…

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