(1:33) Scenes from the 2012 Commencement exercises.

(4:48) In her Commencement remarks, President Drew Faust celebrated the year's achievements, which included expanded public service, blossoming arts programs, broadened community outreach, and myriad academic accomplishments. Here, she discusses the year that was, with, as backdrop, a photo diary of life at Harvard, which bookends students arriving with pillows and graduating with hugs.

(0:49) Our bodies repair and regenerate with the help of compound structures at the end of chromosomes called telomeres. But as these telomeres weaken, we age. Harvard swimmer Meaghan Leddy COL ’12 explains how Harvard scientists are exploring ways to reverse the symptoms of aging by increasing the levels of a certain enzyme to keep our telomeres healthy.

(1:53) Steven Pinker Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Harvard College Professor

(2:11) One of the many student-led musical groups on campus, The Nostalgics keep a Detroit sound tradition alive as Harvard's Motown and soul band.