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Sustainability & Environment
Toxic mercury springs from a hidden source

Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar Read more…

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2011 Harvard University Commencement Address by Liberian President Sirleaf

President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, speaks at Harvard’s 2011 Commencement afternoon exercises at history Tercentenary Theater on May 26, 2011.
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HKS in the News May 21, 2012

Harvard Kennedy School news citiations for May 21, 2012 Read more…

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It's Commencement week here @harvard -- follow @harvardcommence for a general updates feed or the hashtag #harvard12 for more

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Health & Medicine
Wallets rejoice as Plavix goes generic

Millions of people with heart disease who take the blood thinner clopidogrel (Plavix) can now look forward to having fatter wallets. Plavix lost its patent protection this month, and on May 17 the Food and Drug Administration gave several companies the okay to sell its generic form. 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.

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It's Commencement week here @harvard -- follow @harvardcommence for a general updates feed or the hashtag #harvard12 for more
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Accentuating the positive: @americanrep's Marcus Stern to helm #HRDC Visiting Director Project "The House of Yes" this fall.
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Commencement marks the end of #harvard375 - enjoy this video celebrating Harvard's tradition of imaginative change http://hvrd.me/IGuZY4
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Kate Konschnik appointed Policy Director of @Harvard_Law Environmental Law and Policy Program http://hvrd.me/Jd9zCH
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J.K. Rowling's 2008 Commencement address on benefits of failure & importance of imagination @Harvard http://hvrd.me/Lquzug #harvard12
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Margaret H Marshall EDM '69 receives this year's Radcliffe Institute Medal #RadcliffeDay http://hvrd.me/KMT58o
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Gearing up for Commencement this week? Enjoy a brief history of the spirit and the spectacle http://hvrd.me/JabiHq #harvard12
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Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source says @Harvard @hseas study http://hvrd.me/LtYDoM
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College class day speakers likely to offer laughs and advice http://hvrd.me/L2ys8B #harvard12

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“I was part of the team that took Harvard to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 60 years. Read more…
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Quotation of the Week: “It seemed I could make my own musical life [at Harvard] in a way I couldn’t anywhere else. Read more…
May 19, 2012 from Harvard

Stunning weather in Harvard Yard today -- but you can visit us remotely using any web-enabled phone. Read more…
May 18, 2012 from Harvard

Former Harvard student and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stopped by his old stomping grounds to answer a few questions. Read more…
May 18, 2012 from Harvard

“This project really changes how we think about adaptation in general,” said Marcus Kronforst, a Bauer Fellow at Harvard, who Read more…
May 17, 2012 from Harvard

Harvard's 2012 Commencement is next week. Check out video from last year's Class Day speech by comedian Amy Poehler. Read more…
May 17, 2012 from Harvard

"Teachers matter a lot. We need to get better people to enter the field and we need to support them better.” Read more…
May 16, 2012 from Harvard

Meet Scott Yim, Harvard College Class of 2013 & Quincy House resident Read more…
May 16, 2012 from Harvard

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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