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Healthy menus for people and planet

Harvard experts and food industry leaders probe intersection of diet and the environment

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Healthy menus for people and planet

A pragmatic way to teach science

SEAS volunteers share knowledge with schoolchildren

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Year in Pictures

A look back at milestones and moments during 2012-2013 at Harvard

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Year in Pictures

New dean for HGSE

James Ryan will assume leadership role on Sept. 1

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New dean for HGSE

Mapping the future

Reports tackle issues, concerns involving strengthening the humanities in a scientific age

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Mapping the future

Winfrey: Failure is just movement

In Commencement address, she counsels graduates to keep grasping for goals

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Oprah Winfrey: Failure is just movement

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    The Mumbai Back Bay Harbor project brings together faculty and students from multiple Schools at Harvard to integrate the design and development aspects of projects with political, financial, and regulatory components of urban development. Watch more One Harvard videos.

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    Belfer Center Named Top Think Tank for Work in Climate Economics and Policy

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