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From The November-December 2003 Issue

Published in the November-December 2003 print issue in the John Harvard's Journal section.

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Boston Board Approves Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus Framework

City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.

China’s Excess Wind Energy

Rather than shutting down turbines, China can harness surplus wind energy to make “green” hydrogen fuel and industrial chemicals.

Gertrude of Helfta, female visionary, by Caroline W. Bynum

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