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December 1, 2011
A total of 4,245 students have applied, and this year’s applicant pool is considerably more diverse ethnically and socioeconomically than that of any previous Early Action cycle.
Siddhartha Yog, M.B.A. ’04, founder and managing partner of The Xander Group Inc., has given Harvard $11,000,001 to establish two professorships, fellowships and financial aid, and an intellectual entrepreneurship fund.
Harvard Kennedy School students train to be leaders in the public sector — with the emphasis on public. A popular program makes the spotlight, whether in front of a camera, an audience, or a keyboard, less intimidating.
With a green tour and “brain break,” Harvard freshmen learn early about the importance of living sustainably.
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Friends of alum endow new fellowship
Friends of Henry Hubschman, HLS ’72, M.P.P. ’73, have set up a fellowship in his memory at Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School.
HKS announces new case study fund
In response to a growing need for experience-based teaching materials, Joseph B. Tompkins Jr. has given $500,000 to Harvard Kennedy School to establish a case study fund and research endowment in his name.
HSPH awarded $12 million grant
A new three-year, $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support a Harvard School of Public Health effort to significantly improve maternal health in developing countries.
At Ed School, it’s easy being green
Graduate School of Education continues its leadership in the greening of Harvard.
The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School has added another prominent political practitioner to its Senior Advisory Committee: David Axelrod.
Richard Lazarus named professor of law
Richard J. Lazarus, J.D. ’79, one of the nation’s foremost experts on environmental law and also a leading practitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court, will join the Harvard Law School faculty this summer as a tenured professor of law.
In 2008, Harvard President Drew Faust announced the University’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent from 2006 levels by 2016 (including growth). To date, the Harvard School of Public Health has cut its emissions by 19 percent, and the School’s investments in energy efficiency have resulted in savings of more than $1.3 million per year since 2006.
HKS announces endowed professorship
The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has announced the establishment of the James R. Schlesinger Professorship of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy, an endowed professorship honoring one of the most accomplished public servants of our time.
FreeThink@Harvard is a new interactive e-learning series sponsored by the Dean of Students Office at Harvard Extension School. Each discussion is led by Harvard faculty and includes a classroom chat with a crowd of Harvard alumni, students, faculty, and staff that is also streamed online.
More than 30 energy and environment employers connected with Harvard students at the Office of Career Services’ second annual Energy and Environment Expo.
Efforts to promote sustainability at the Graduate School of Design include composting, freecycle, racks, and a green roof at Gund Hall.
HKS establishes professorship of U.S.-Asia relations
The Harvard Kennedy School has established the S.T. Lee Professorship of U.S.-Asia Relations.
Harvard Medical School has just kicked off its five-year, $20 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and expects to start realizing savings as soon as the spring.
HKS receives $600,000 from William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The Harvard Decision Science Laboratory, a cross-faculty research facility based at the Harvard Kennedy School, has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to support the lab’s scientific research in human judgment and decision making.
HKS establishes Kenneth I. Juster Fellowship Fund
The Harvard Kennedy School of Government is establishing the Kenneth I. Juster Fellowship Fund to support the research of outstanding Master in Public Policy students specializing in international and global affairs.
Students use four days of winter break to look inside the comforting universe of cheese, soup, bread, chocolate, coffee, and desserts.
Summer in the city — or beyond
For many Harvard undergraduates, the learning continues after the school year ends. While there’s much to be gained from traditional work and internship experiences, many College students use the summer months to expand their horizons and explore areas not necessarily related to their concentration or career plans.
Scores of Harvard undergraduates will participate in nearly 100 activities — from stand-up comedy to public service — during Harvard’s inaugural Optional Winter Activities Week (OWAW), Jan. 16-23. College officials say that OWAW is a response to the new academic calendar and to student interest in programming during the downtime between fall and spring semesters.
Tomer Rosner is an accomplished Israeli civil servant and a midcareer student on a fellowship at Harvard. He’s also the only blind student at Harvard Kennedy School, but that’s hardly slowed him down.
At last, the edible science fair
Final projects were displayed Dec. 7 for the “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter” science fair. Illustrating the tenacious bond between science and cooking, students used physics, chemistry, and biology to manipulate recipes and create foods that stretch the imagination.
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