April 15, 1999
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April 15, 1999

Walt Named First Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs
Stephen M. Walt, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, has been named the first Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Governent.

Faculty Discuss Environmental Justice at Workshop
The Working Group on Environmental Justice convened a workshop on environmental justice in this counrty and around the world.

Planning and Real Estate Names Architect for Allston Campus Graduate Student Housing
Harvard Planning and Real Estate has selected Machado and Silvettti Associates of Boston to design 253 graduate student housing units in Allston.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball
A group of researchers at Harvard University investigate how animals and humans anticipate the position of moving objects.

This is the forest unreal...
The Fisher Museum at Harvard Forest houses the internationally acclaimed Harvard Forest Models. These dioramas portray the history of central New England forests, their management, and ecology.

Visiting the Fisher Museum

A Trojan Horse Slips Onto the World Wide Web
Classicist Gregory Nagy introduces 'Homer's Poetic Justice' discussion series to the Internet.

Radcliffe Expands Its Seminar Series Focusing on 'Intellectual Renewal'
Following three highly successful retreats in Massachusetts, Radcliffe is expanding its "Intellectual Renewal" weekend seminars across the country, announced Tamar March, dean of Radcliffe Educational Programs.

Website Set Up for News On Street Repair Project

Swimming in Words
From verse to criticism, poet Peter Sacks conjures the world with language

'Crews-ing' on the Charles
The heavyweight men, who are replacing six oarsmen from last year's undefeated crew that captured the Ladies Challenge Plate at Henley, debuted on April 10 by fending off Brown.

Mind's Eye Re-Creates Visual Memories
Using magnetic fields that disrupt brain activity, researchers have proved that visual memories are re-created in the brain as mental pictures. Stored images are played, like videotapes, on a screenlike sheet of tissue at the back of the head.

Series of Annual Forums Examining Arts Policy To Be Launched
The Radcliffe Arts Policy Initiative will begin on Thursday, May 13, with "Art and Technology: Policy Pitfalls and Parameters," a public forum exploring the policy and legal implications surrounding the breakthrough field of "cyberarts" -- artistic endeavors in which technology is used to expand artistic possibilities.

Faculty Council

A Special Notice Regarding Commencement Exercises

Assault Suspect Arrested

Student Dismissed for Rape

 


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