Schedule changed for President's student office hours

Due to a change in President Rudenstine's schedule, his Wednesday, May 7, office hours for students has been changed to Friday, May 2, at 4 p.m. This is the President's final session of student office hours for the academic year.

Provost Carnesale's final session of student office hours will be held Monday, May 19, at 4 p.m.

The President's and Provost's office hours are held at Massachusetts Hall on a first-come, first-served basis.

President Wilson will hold student office hours on Wednesday, April 30, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in her Fay House office, and will hold office hours May 14 and 28, and June 11 and 24.

International Office to begin summer schedule

The Harvard International Office will resume its usual summer hours on Monday, April 28. The office will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Aug. 8.

Arboretum's educational software wins prize

Rainforest Researchers(TM), a cooperative educational CD-ROM program developed by Tom Snyder Productions (Watertown, Mass.) and Harvard's Arnold Arboretum, has won the Software Publishers Association Excellence in Software Award ("Codie") for Best Curriculum Software for Middle School. The award was presented at a ceremony last month in San Diego, Calif.

The Codie Award annually honors the most innovative and creative software programs produced during the previous year. More than 900 programs in 35 categories were nominated this year.

Designed for grades 5 through 8, Rainforest Researchers engages teams of students in solving scientific problems in the rainforests of Indonesia, where the Arboretum has long conducted botanical research. In the process, students learn about threats to rainforest biodiversity and confront the challenges of preserving the ecosystem.

Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, Rainforest Researchers costs $199.95. The comprehensive kit includes a Macintosh or Windows CD-ROM, an introductory videotape, a teacher's guide with hands-on activities, and 28 "student expert" books. For more information, visit the Snyder Productions Website at http://www.teachtsp.com.