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Giant leap against diabetes

Ability to produce embryonic stem cells will allow researchers to push faster toward cure

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Q&A; with departing Dean Ellwood

He relates how Kennedy School changed during his tenure, and where it’s going now

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Q&A with departing Dean Ellwood

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Harvard students help restore clean water to Dominican mountain town

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A healthy move

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Java in the genes

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Harvard’s Mexican connections

Intertwined programs, involved people make distance drop away

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    Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame Welcomes 11 New Members

    On Friday, Oct. 10, Harvard Athletics recognized 11 new members inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame at a dinner and ceremony held at the Harvard Club of Boston. Read more…

    October 12, 2014

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    Become Anything

    Harvard helped Jeremy Lin, class of 2010, see that he could become many things, even a professional basketball player.

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    Field Hockey Cruises Past Fairfield, 3-0

    In a Sunday matinee showdown in Connecticut, Harvard field hockey (7-4) turned away Fairfield, 3-0. Read more…

    October 12, 2014

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    Need to Know: How Contact Tracing Can Stop Ebola

    What is contact tracing? Contact tracing is a simple concept that is vital to stopping the spread of deadly infectious diseases such as Ebola and drug-resistant tuberculosis. When a patient is diagnosed, community health workers will speak with the patient to learn who may have come into contact with him or her and been exposed. Read more…

    October 11, 2014

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    The Ebola Disaster: How Did We Get Here and What's Next? | The Forum at HSPH

    The current Ebola outbreak is the largest outbreak of the hemorrhagic disease in history, according to the CDC. How did we get here and what’s to be done to help the affected countries and to prevent further spread?

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    Living with Water in NYC

    Even before Hurricane Sandy, current Loeb Thaddeus Pawlowski and his team at the New York Department of City Planning detected a gap in the city’s Hazard Mitigation plan, notably information about how to retrofit existing buildings to higher flood elevations. They … read more Read more…

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    ‘Bubble boy’ gene therapy raises hope

    A new form of gene therapy for boys with the life-threatening condition known as “bubble boy” disease appears to be both effective and safe, according to an international Read more…

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    Harvard, or Hogwarts? In the deathly hallows of the MAC Quad, the Harvard Quidditch team practices. Read more…

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    Congratulations to Malala Yousafzay, a winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize! Last year, Malala visited Harvard to receive the 2013 Peter J. Read more…

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