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The Placebo Effect: Cough and Other Conditions It Improves

ABC News | 10.16.2012

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: “Alternative” Placebos

Africa’s Leadership Fails Billionaire Mo Ibrahim’s Test, But Technocrats Rise

Forbes | 10.15.2012

Student Voice Apologizes for Remarks

The Boston Globe | 10.15.2012

GOP, Mass. Democrats Spar on Warren Law License

Associated Press | 10.15.2012

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: "Boston Globe" Cites Elizabeth Warren as Bostonian of the Year and Elizabeth Warren to Announce U.S. Senate Run

‘Interference’ Changes Colors At An Atomic Level At Harvard (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | 10.14.2012

There's No Quit in Harvard’s Michael Porter

CNN | 10.14.2012

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Strategic Context: Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin and Can America Compete?

Nicholas D. Kristof: A Possibly Fatal Mistake

The New York Times | 10.12.2012

100K Sign Up for First Harvard Online Courses

Associated Press | 10.14.2012

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: University of Texas Joins Harvard, MIT in edX Online Learning Venture and Classroom in the Cloud and Harvard and MIT Form Online-Education Venture

A Hard Landing for University Endowments

The New York Times | 10.11.2012

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Endowment Outlook: Less Robust Results?

Out of Town Newstand in Harvard Square Adjusts to the Digital Age

The Boston Globe | 10.11.2012