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HARVARD GAZETTE

  1. Family endows Broad Institute with additional $400 million
  2. Consumer drug ads have minimal effect, study finds
  3. Insulin-producing cells made without stem cells

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Harvard Farmer's Market Opens June 17; Allston Farmer's Market Opens June 18

The Farmer's Market at Harvard is back for another season beginning Tuesday, June 17. Organized by HUDS, the market will be on the lawn between the Science Center and Memorial Hall on Tuesdays from 12:30-6 pm through October 28. This year you will find your favorite vendors joined by several new ones offering locally grown produce, baked goods, artisanal cheeses, and a variety of specialty items including maple syrup, organic chocolate, jams, and more.

Allston, Brighton and Brookline residents will be happy to learn that HUDS and the Allston Development Group have collaborated to create the Allston Farmer's Market, which will debut on Wednesday, June 18, from 3-7 pm, and run Wednesdays until Oct. 29. The Allston market is located in the parking lot at the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Ave.



Become a Tutor for the Bridge Program

The Harvard Bridge to Learning and Literacy, an education program for Harvard's service workers, seeks volunteer tutors to assist adult learners with high-school diploma preparation, English as a Second Language, computer skills, and more. Volunteers must attend training and commit to tutoring two hours per week. The next two-night training session will be August 19 and August 26 from 5:30-8pm. For more information, click here



Harvard University Press Helps Kick-off Eco-Book Printing Process

More "green" news from VPA: Harvard University Press is teaming up with Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group and Amerikal Products Corporation in a groundbreaking initiative to create a new sustainable process that will revolutionize how books are printed and manufactured. The first HUP book to be published using the eco-friendly THINKTechTM process will be The Dismal Science by Timothy Marglin, a senior professor in Harvard's Economics Department. For more on the Press and the new printing process click here



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