Month: August 2010
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Summer the Harvard way
Harvard goes into overdrive in the summer months with a new crop of students ready to learn, and a variety of outreach programs developed for the local community.
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I’ll get mine, Jack
A new paper suggests that the mutually beneficial relationships that species create are maintained mostly because of simple self-interest.
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Access Harvard on mobile device
As of Sept. 1, members of the Harvard community will have everything they need to know about the University in the palms of their hands. Harvard has launched a strategic mobile initiative to package content from across the University for display on handheld devices.
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War’s artistic alchemy
Museum presentation discusses three German artists shaped in the cauldron of world war, and a younger fourth molded by the gender wars.
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The speedup of climate change
Scientist discusses growing effects of global climate change with members of Harvard’s Class of 2014.
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Making the big move
Families arrive at Harvard to move their students into dorms for the start of the fall semester.
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Major moral decisions use general-purpose brain circuits to manage uncertainty
Harvard researchers have found that humans can make difficult moral decisions using the same brain circuits as those used in more mundane choices related to money and food. These circuits,…
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A family welcome
College Dean Evelynn Hammonds welcomes families of the Class of 2014 to campus.
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Telescope Detects Possible Earth-Size Planet
Harvard researchers working with NASA’s Kepler satellite reported Thursday that they might have spotted a planet just 1.5 times the diameter of Earth around a Sun-like star 2,000 light-years away…
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A higher profile for African studies
Harvard’s Committee on African Studies has received designation as a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education, raising the profile of African studies at Harvard and gaining federal funding for programs and student efforts.
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Under 35, and at the top
Three 30-something Harvard researchers win TR35 technology honors for their innovative, world-shaping work.
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What’s right for me?
In a new study, Harvard scientists find that humans can make difficult moral decisions using the same brain circuits as those used on more mundane choices such as money or food.
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A glimpse of lost language
Peabody Museum researcher finds 400-year-old document that contains numerical translations of a previously unknown Peruvian language.
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Study Links Chronic Fatigue to Virus Class
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and Harvard Medical School link chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus
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Copyright scholar Kaplan dies
Benjamin Kaplan, the Royall Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School (HLS) and a former justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, died on Aug. 18.
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A life of transition
A new exhibition at Harvard’s Houghton Library explores the life of philosopher William James.
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Hard on the ears
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital have determined that hearing loss in adolescents has increased over the past 15 years.
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Social ill
A new study finds link between lack of close ties and heart disease risk, adding to evidence that a person’s social environment can play a big role in health.
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HBS professor nabs lifetime achievement award from NVCA
Felda Hardymon, M.B.A. ’79, the M.B.A. Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, has received a Lifetime Achievement in Venture Capital Award from the National Venture Capital Association.
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Audition for Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus
The 180-voice Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus is holding auditions for all voice parts on Sept. 4 and 5.
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Excellence honored
The American Political Science Association has recognized three Harvard affiliates for excellence in the study, teaching, and practice of politics.
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Early action cuts claims, costs
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the University of Michigan analyzed a program of full disclosure and compensation for medical errors and found a decrease in new claims for compensation (including lawsuits) and liability costs.
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Statement on SEC 2010 second-quarter filing
The Harvard Management Company’s most recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission details changes in holdings, as is routine, but no change in policy. The University has not…