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Harvard Greatly Increases Payout From Endowment Harvard University announced today that the income available from its endowment to all units of the University would increase dramatically for the fiscal year 1999-2000. New Structure Helps Explain AIDS Drug Resistance Researchers at Harvard University have crystallized part of the AIDS virus at work inside a human blood cell, and they now can see more clearly how the virus makes itself resistant to drugs. Archie C. Epps III, whose Harvard career as student and administrator spans four decades, announced last week that he will retire as Harvard College Dean of Students in July. Oxford Honors Presidents of Harvard and Yale The presidents of Harvard and Yale, joined by the common bond of having attended Oxford University as Rhodes Scholars, received honorary degrees from Oxford on Nov. 23 for their contributions to education. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith on World Financial Markets: How Stable Are They? With 1998 drawing to a close and 1999 looming ahead, the Gazette recently discussed the market and the economy with Galbraith. Researchers Searching for Light from E.T. Harvard researchers involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) have unveiled a new experiment that involves scanning the heavens for flashes of laser light. J. Lorand Matory, professor of anthropology and of Afro-American studies, has extended his studies to outside the United States, with extensive fieldwork in Brazil and Nigeria. Experts Discuss Campus Health Issues at UHS Symposium Stress, student suicide, smoking, and alcohol abuse were discussed at a Nov. 19 symposium held to mark the 100th anniversary of the University Health Services (UHS). Counter Helps Pay Tribute To Explorer Matthew Henson Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter Jr. went to Washington, D.C., last month to pay tribute to a hero who was nearly forgotten before Counter took up his cause. Harvard men's basketball stuns Boston College 62-61, as part of 2-1 start to the season. Women's Shapes Linked to Heart Disease Pear-shaped women are at less risk of heart disease than those with an apple shape, according to a new Harvard study. Conference on Bride-Burning in India To Be Held at Harvard Authorities on the problem from around the world are scheduled to visit Harvard this Saturday for a conference examining dowries and bride-burning in India. Provost Announces Interim Grants To Promote Interfaculty Collaboration Provost Harvey V. Fineberg has awarded interim grants to the five faculty working groups from the new Provost's Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration. Photo essay of The Game, November 21, 1998. Hot New Band Calls Harvard Home The up-and-coming musical group Baby Ray boasts a web of connections to the University. Baby Ray Among the Extension School's Minstrels and Bards The hot new band Baby Ray will be capping an Extension-School-sponsored series of free performances by faculty members, students, and staff called "Minstrels and Bards." Office for the Arts Awards Grants for Student Projects Harvard Book Review, Evening at Versailles, and Dream Cake to be funded. Panel Examines African Americans in the Media Journalists meet at Kennedy School to discuss the media's images and coverage of African Americans. Center for Children's Health Grant will Help Keep Boston Kids Active and Healthy With obesity in children now at what the U.S. surgeon general has called epidemic proportions, researchers from the School of Public Health (SPH) embarked this fall on an innovative five-year program aimed at improving the eating and exercise habits of students in the Boston public schools. A month in the life of the American Repertory Theatre. Earl Kim, Professor of Music Emeritus, Dies at 78 His compositions have been performed by an array of artists, including Perlman, Mehta and Ozawa. Howard W. Emmons, Authority on Fire Safety, Dies at 86 Howard W. Emmons - the Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus and the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering Emeritus - died on Nov. 20. V. Setchkarev, Slavic Languages Professor, Dies at 84 Vsevolod Setchkarev, the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures Emeritus, died Dec. 1 after a long struggle with brain cancer. N. Goodman, Philosopher and Project Zero Co-Founder, Dies Nelson Goodman, professor of philosophy emeritus and one of the most distinguished philosophers in the last half-century, died last week at age 92. Photo essay about Footnotes, presented by The Harvard Radcliffe Ballet Company and Mainly Jazz..
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