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April 22, 1999Radcliffe and Harvard Announce Historic Agreement Radcliffe College and Harvard University on April 20 announced their intention to merge and thereby establish the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as an integral part of Harvard. Statement of Linda S. Wilson Statement of Neil L. Rudenstine Fleeing for Their Lives The scene is sickeningly familiar: columns of exhausted, frightened refugees line the road for miles, a river of human misery. They have been forced from their homes at gunpoint and robbed of everything they owned. Community Gifts Campaign Surpasses Goal When the Community Gifts through Harvard Campaign kicked off last fall, Harvard staff were urged to give generously. Now that the results of the Campaign are in, it appears that they have taken that injunction seriously. An Egg A Day Is OK, Nutritionists Say Harvard researchers have unscrambled the egg's rotten reputation among hard-boiled cholesterol watchers: eating an egg a day does not increase the risk of heart disease or stroke, they say. Housing Center Offers Two Awards For Best Paper or Design on Housing The Joint Center for Housing Studies is offering two prizes for the best graduate-level research or design projects on housing. The competition is open to all University graduate students. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 14. Oxford Street Repairs Update In a Heartbeat A renowned cardiologist who died in 1981 at the age of 74, Littmann was an associate clinical professor of medicine at the Medical School. His shining career spanned more than 30 years, during which he served as chief of cardiology at the West Roxbury Veterans Administration (WRVA) Medical Center and as medical director of the company he founded, Cardiosonics Inc. Growth Factor Raises Cancer Risk High levels of a well-known growth factor significantly increase the risks of colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer, medical researchers have found. Faculty Mentors Receive Awards The recipients of the first annual Graduate Student Council (GSC) Excellence in Mentoring Awards will be honored at a reception on Thursday, April 29. Harvard Medalist Chosen By Alumni Association The 1999 recipients are William G. Anderson '39, Rita E. Hauser, HLS '55-56, and Renée M. Landers '77. President Neil L. Rudenstine will present the Medals on Commencement afternoon, June 10, at the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association. Conway To Give Lowell Lecture Former president of Smith College Jill Ker Conway, PhD '69, will speak on "Studying Women's Lives" during next week's annual Lowell Lecture. Phi Beta Kappa Junior 25 of the Class of 2000 Announced 'Reluctant Hero' Busy doesn't begin to describe Tara LaSovage. The senior plays two sports at Harvard -- field hockey and softball -- and is a captain of both. Panel Addresses the Wage Gap A federal budget surplus and prosperous times have created an opportunity to train and educate low-wage workers and address the wage gap between the working poor and the rest of the work force, panelists at a Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics Forum said Monday, April 19. Undergraduate Scholarships Established by Walter C. Klein '39 A new scholarship fund for undergraduates is the centerpiece of Walter C. Klein's latest gift to Harvard. From Caterpillar to Butterfly Grant was one of about 40 Cambridge Rindge and Latin students who attended a lecture by Naomi Pierce, the Sidney A. and John H. Hessel Professor of Biology, and curator of lepidoptera in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Local Organizations Awarded Harbus Foundation Grants The Business School's Harbus Foundation awarded its second annual round of grants on April 14. The grants, which total $69,000, were awarded to eight local organizations. Law Expert Sullivan To Deliver Oliver Wendell Homes Lecture Former Harvard Law School Professor Kathleen Sullivan will deliver the Oliver Wendell Holmes Lecture on Thursday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom in Austin Hall. From Ponca City to Poland, Student-Poets find their Muses Whether nature, nurture, or the will of the gods is the crucial factor in their calling, the basic ingredient seems to be a special relationship to language. Others may use language competently, even spectacularly, but essentially as a tool, a means for making an argument or telling a story. But these few, the poets, are captivated by language itself, its sound, its structure, the dizzying variety of its combinations. Critics Rave: Film on Harvard Makes the Grade! The occasion Tuesday night was the first showing of an original movie called Harvard Goes Hollywood, a witty and sometimes outrageous pastiche of movie clips from Harvard-related films like The Paper Chase, Soul Man, and Good Will Hunting, interspersed with interviews with Harvard Law School students and professors. Welcome to Harvard -- How Can We Help You? The Harvard Events & Information Center is delivering that simple message ‹ using computers, books, maps, and its knowledgeable staff.
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