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To Boost Post-College Prospects, Cut Humanities Departments

JANUARY 27: Actress Julianne Moore poses with her Hasty Pudding Pot at Harvard University on January 27, 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Ivanhoe

Solvents Linked to Cognitive Problems for the Less-Educated

Alternative Health Arthritis Asthma & Allergies Autism Breast Cancer Cancer Cardiovascular Health Children's Health Dental Health Diabetes Fertility & Pregnancy Men's Health Mental Health Multiple Sclerosis Neurological Disorders Nutrition & Wellness Orthopedics Pet Health Robotics Seniors' Health Sports Medicine Vision Women's Health -- In many ... (more)

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Boston.com

Cambridge Memorial Day parade

The City of Cambridge observed Memorial Day with a parade. The procession began at 9:30 a.m. at Cambridge Common, looped through Harvard Square, up Mount Auburn Street to Coolidge Avenue, and concluded around 11 a.m. at the Cambridge Cemetery.

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EurekAlert!

Working with solvents tied to cognitive problems for less-educated people

Exposure to solvents at work may be associated with reduced thinking skills later in life for those who have less than a high school education, according to a study published in the May 29, 2012, print issue of Neurology , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Patch.com

Wakefield's Unemployment Rate Drops Again in April

Wakefield's unemployment A rate, already significantly lower than the national average, dropped again in April, according to figures released by the state's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

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The Courier-Journal

'A Soldier's Faith'

An address delivered by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. on Memorial Day, May 30, 1895, at a meeting called by the graduating class of Harvard University.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Harvard Crimson

Faust Earned More Than $875,000 in 2010

Harvard paid University President Drew G. Faust $875,331 in salary and benefits in 2010, slightly more than the $874,559 she earned in 2009, according to a report in the Boston Globe.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Las Cruces Sun-News

Hendren commits to at Lesley University

Garrett Hendren, Mesilla Valley Christian boys basketball standout student athlete, has committed to play his collegiate basketball at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass.

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CNN

Opinion: How to get fast GDP growth

A worker builds a Ford Focus at the Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant December 14, 2011 in Wayne, Michigan.

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WGBH

Xconomy Report: Full 'Metal' Funding

What's catching Bill Gates' attention these days? Liquid Metal Battery , a local startup spun out of MIT.

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Freshnews

InVivo Therapeutics Announces Webcast for Annual Shareholders Meeting to Be Held on May 30th

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- -- InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. , a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries , today announced that the Company will be conducting a webcast of the Annual Shareholders Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at One Broadway, 5th Floor, ... (more)

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Fri May 25, 2012

Harvard Crimson

Kirkland Shooting Victim's Mother Sues Harvard

The mother of a 21-year-old man who was fatally shot in a Harvard dormitory three years ago has filed a lawsuit against the University and three Lowell House officials claiming that Harvard's negligence in allowing a drug dealer to live in Lowell for months led to the wrongful death of her son.

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Bloomberg

Harvard Endowment Leader Paid $3.52M in 2010

Harvard University paid Jane Mendillo, the top endowment manager for the world's richest college, $3.52 million in 2010 after encouraging investment specialists to set longer-term goals.

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The China Post

Son of China's Bo Xilai graduates from Harvard

The son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai graduated from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, capping a tumultuous academic year that also placed him in the center of his homeland's biggest leadership crisis in two decades.

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Patch.com

State Gives Money for Traffic Light on Greenough Blvd. But Town Must Act Fast

State officials have offered money to put up a traffic light on a treacherous stretch of road along the Charles River, but the money must be spent quickly.

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Cape Cod Times

DJ files $2M civil rights suit against cops

A Cape Cod disc jockey filed suit in U.S. District Court Thursday seeking $2 million from those he holds responsible for a beating he received in a Hyannis bar last year.

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The Impartial Reporter

Family tree researchers 'meant to meet' after learning they were neighbours in the 1800s

When two separate parties were researching their family trees in Enniskillen recently, they were amazed to discover that their roots lay in the same Fermanagh townland.

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Boston Herald

Another taxing problem for Elizabeth Warren

A BMW - how tenured Harvard Law is it? She'd owned it since early 2000, but it had to go.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Patch.com

Somerville Unemployment Remains Under 4 Percent

Somerville's unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.9 percent for the second month in a row, according to figures released by the state earlier this week.

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Patch.com

SNAP/EBT Cards Get an Extra Boost at Medford Farmers Market

The Medford Farmers Market accept payments from state subsidized food-buying cards this year, with a little kicker.

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