Slovak official to lead UN Economic and Social Council Ambassador Miloš Koterec of the Slovak Republic. UN Photo/Evan Schneider Slovak ambassador Miloš Koterec was elected today to serve as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six principal organs of the UN and the main body tasked with coordinating […]

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Highlights: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at The Forum at HSPH … Highlights: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at The Forum at HSPH A Public Health Approach to Costs and Quality: The Next Phase of Massachusetts Healthcare Reform. Video from April 28, 2011. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy […]

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Highlights: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at The Forum at HSPH …   Highlights: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at The Forum at HSPH A Public Health Approach to Ending the Cycle of Violence. Video from May 6, 2011. …   ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy […]

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Highlights: Philanthropist Ted Turner in Conversation with Dean Julio Frenk … Highlights: Philanthropist Ted Turner in Conversation with Dean Julio Frenk Driving Global Health from Goals to Action. Video from December 9, 2010. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy decision-making.” … In the 21st Century, decisions […]

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Highlights: The Impact of the 2010 Elections on U.S. Healthcare Reform … Highlights: The Impact of the 2010 Elections on U.S. Healthcare Reform Presented in Collaboration with Reuters. Video from November 5, 2010. … ### >>> About The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health “Bridging science and policy decision-making.” … In the 21st Century, decisions […]

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BOOSTING VITAMIN D: Not enough or too much? Highlights: Boosting Vitamin D: Not Enough or Too Much? … Presented in Collaboration with Reuters. Part of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. /Video from March 29, 2011. … ###  BRIEFING BOOSTING VITAMIN D Not enough or too much? Presented in Collaboration with Reuters March 29, […]

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UN official urges more help for South Sudan to cope with crises High Commissioner António Guterres meets with a group of South Sudan returnees The head of the United Nations refugee agency today urged the international community to show greater solidarity with South Sudan as it strives to cope with enormous humanitarian challenges as tensions […]

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Molecular Motor Struts Like Drunken Sailor To understand how molecular motors work, some researchers are creating animations. Here, each “leg” of a molecular motor called dynein moves as it progresses along a cellular structure called a microtubule. New data suggest that dynein’s walk is even stranger than the one modeled. View its movement in action […]

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Online game that helps UN fight hunger gains one millionth user Freerice website Freerice.com, the online game that allows players to improve their vocabulary while fighting global hunger by making donations to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has crossed another milestone today as it reached one million registered players. “When one million people […]

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UN boosts security and aid in wake of ethnic violence in South Sudan UNMISS Force Commander Moses Obi (left) talking to displaced people in Pibor, South Sudan … United Nations, New York, 5 January 2011 – The United Nations is stepping up its peacekeeping presence in the troubled South Sudanese state of Jonglei in the […]

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