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September 23, 1999Reischauer Institute Names Postdoctoral Fellows for 1999-00The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese studies offers four postdoctoral fellowships in Japanese studies to recent Ph.D.’s of exceptional promise. The fellowships enable these scholars to turn their dissertations into publishable manuscripts, and first option for publication rests with the Harvard University Asia Center Publications Office for its Harvard East Asian Monographs series. The Fellows for 1999-2000 are: '384' Exchange Expanded University Information Systems has expanded the use of the "384" telephone exchange. Raymond Vernon Dies at 85 Raymond Vernon, the Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs Emeritus at the Kennedy School of Government, died Thursday, August 26. He was 85. Violence and Peacemaking Eyed by Program on Negotiation The Program on Negotiation (PON) at the Law School will host a public symposium on new insights into the human capacity for violence and peacemaking. Viruses Recruited To Fight Cancer For almost 100 years, scientists have thought that viruses must be good for something besides causing disease. Following up on the idea that they might be used to infect cancer cells, researchers at Harvard Medical School have successfully experimented with viruses that kill brain tumors. Center for the Study of World Religions Names Fellows The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) is host to 27 fellows and visiting scholars from around the world for the 1999-2000 academic year. Women Win 100th Ivy Harvard seniors Ashley Berman and Julia Blain each recorded a goal to propel the Harvard women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Columbia Lions Saturday, Sept. 18, at Ohiri Field. The victory was the 100th Ivy League victory in the history of the Harvard women's soccer program, making the Crimson the first Ancient Eight women's soccer team to reach the century mark in league wins. Portrait of a Win: Crimson Tames Lions Maybe Rembrandt wouldn't be satisfied, but Harvard football fans had to think last Saturday's effort represented a pretty good work in progress. Seven To Receive Harvard Alumni Association Awards The recipients of the 1999 Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards have been named by the HAA. 'Annual Review of Population Law' Named Best Educational Resource by StudyWeb The Law School's Website for the Annual Review of Population Law, edited by Reed Boland, has received a Web award from StudyWeb. Sixteen Associates Join the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations welcomes 16 associates, including government officials, businesspeople, journalists, and scholars. They are primarily from Japan and the United States, but the Program has also hosted Associates from Australia, Canada, the People's Republic of China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Panama, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. Philanthropist Kahn, A 'Son of Harvard,' Dies Harry Kahn ’37, MPA ’48, a philanthropist and devoted son of Harvard, died Aug. 20. He was 82. Graduate School of Design Names 11 New Loeb Fellows The Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Design School has awarded fellowships to 11 midcareer professionals to undertake a year of indepent study using the curriculum and programs of the Design School as well as other resources at the University. The only program of its kind in the nation, the Loeb Fellowship provides an opportunity for nurturing leaders in design and other fields related to the built and natural environment. Fellows receive a stip, a place to live in Cambridge, and a travel grant to cover trips home during the year. Nessen Talk Canceled The Shorenstein Center's Sept. 28 brown bag lunch with Ron Nessen, vice president of communications for Brookings Institution and former press secretary to President Gerald Ford, has been canceled. Belfer Center Establishes Program on Intrastate Conflict The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government has established the Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution. The new program, which was announced in July, will analyze causes of ethnic, religious, and other intercommunal conflict, and will seek to identify practical ways to prevent and limit such conflict. 'Chartering' A New Course For High School Students Next year at this time, Michael Goldstein hopes to be welcoming students to his new public high school in Brighton-Allston. Elisa New Weaves Literary Strands into One Web Professor of English Elisa New is a sailer in the air, a weaver of disparate things together. Harvard Endowment Returns 12.2 Percent Harvard University's owment has increased to about $14.4 billion, a 12.2 percent investment return for the 1998-99 fiscal year. Faculty Council At its first meeting of the year, the Faculty Council elected a Docket Committee for 1999-2000 as follows: Professors Cynthia Fri (Chemistry and Chemical Biology), Warren Goldfarb (Philosophy), and R. Victor Jones (Engineering and Applied Sciences), with Dean Jeremy R. Knowles (Chemistry and Chemical Biology) serving as chair (ex officio). The Council also agreed to propose Professor Roderick MacFarquhar (Government) as Parliamentarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for 1999-2000. New Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered A natural protein capable of shrinking tumors and blocking the spread of cancer has been discovered by Harvard Medical School researchers who already have found two promising anti-cancer drugs.
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