Tag: Community

  • Nation & World

    How Jeanne Gang married soaring wonder, structural necessity at Gilder Center

    The Design School professor talks about her latest project, a new wing for New York City’s American Museum of Natural History.

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    Two people look down from Gilder Center bridge as lights and shadows make upper floors appear cavernous.
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    College names new faculty deans for five Houses

    Faculty deans have been appointed to Cabot, Quincy, Winthrop, Eliot, and Kirkland Houses, effective July 1.

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    Quincy House.
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    Dealing with disaster

    As part of the class “GeoSciFi Movies: Real vs. Fiction,” students took part in a role-playing game that had them play the parts of the government and citizens of the island of Montserrat, as well as a group of scientists monitoring the island’s volcano.

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    Jania Tumey speaks in the Harvard class “GeoSciFi Movies: Real vs. Fiction.”
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    Pitcher plants build own communities

    Harvard research has shown that the “miniature ecosystems” housed in pitcher plants from opposite sides of the world are strikingly similar, suggesting that there may be something about the plants themselves that drives the formation of those communities.

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    Moments of joy beyond cancer’s shadow

    Harvard’s first year as a chapter of Camp Kesem, a summer camp for children whose parents have battled cancer, unfolded last month in the green hills of Western Massachusetts.

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    Honan 5K paves way to support local programs

    The Brian J. Honan 5K Run/Walk gathered more than 1,300 people together to raise money for local charities and educational programs on Sept. 25.

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    Food for thought

    Harvard’s varied dining halls attract undergraduates because of their intriguing spaces and moods, as well as their meals.

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    Taking care of their own

    Harvard Divinity School master’s candidate Nestor Pimienta launched a program for students to tutor children of Harvard workers, hoping to build stronger bonds among students, workers, and their families.

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    Making art, making community

    A student-led art installation, conceived in response to the Report on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, goes into the Houses this week, then out for public viewing at Tercentenary Theatre later this month.

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    Covering the snow

    Photo gallery: Harvard staff members keep the campus running throughout record snowfalls.

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    Smith Campus Center, re-envisioned

    Harvard unveiled its initial design concepts for the new Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center during two open houses.

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    Common Threads: Budding trends

    Notable spring trends at Harvard are a contrasting mix of minis and knits, lace and leather, floral and boots, and pops of color — but not too much.

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    Keeping the faith, outdoors

    The Outdoor Church, a group founded by Harvard Divinity School graduates, and supported by current HDS students, ministers to the homeless every week during an open-air service.

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    Trumpet and coffee in hand

    Capping his lauded Harvard lectureship, “Hidden in Plain View: Meanings in American Music,” musician Wynton Marsalis visited the Phillips Brooks House for an intimate conversation about his hometown of New Orleans.

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    Science and delight, in the blink of an eye

    The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences hosted an annual tradition, a holiday lecture for children on how science works.

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    Seasoned with salsa

    This month, the Harvard Allston Education Portal has been offering dance lessons from Marco Perez-Moreno, a Harvard alumnus and professional ballroom dancer.

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    So near, so far, at Harvard

    Freshmen this year come from very close to Harvard Yard and from very far away.

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    Sneakers, flip-flops, stilettos

    This summer, dance students are learning how to swing, tango, salsa, and waltz, thanks to classes offered by Harvard Ballroom, a nonprofit, student-run dance organization that offers social dance classes throughout the year.

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    Seniors from a different generation

    For the 38th year, Harvard and the city of Cambridge hosted more than 1,000 of the city’s senior citizens for a day of food, fun, music, and community.

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    A landmark, that’s no lie

    Pinocchio’s Pizza is a Harvard Square fixture for decades, serving as a late-night standby for generations of Harvard students.

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    Putting local youth to work

    Harvard’s Summer Youth Employment Program puts local high school students from Boston and Cambridge to work on campus during the summer months. For many young people, it’s their first job.

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    Discovering the path to Harvard

    “In my first semester at Harvard, I worked with several other students to create a chapter of the national DREAM Program here. It was my first foray into working with youth, and I was excited to give Cambridge kids a taste of the campus that was so close to their homes,” says Harvard student Sara…

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    Emerging to a renewed normal

    After a tense Friday that saw the campus and the Greater Boston area on lockdown, Harvard came to life again Saturday as students and visitors flooded into Harvard Square.

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    Ice skating in the frosty air

    Harvard’s popular outdoor ice rink has reopened, offering students and community members a fun winter diversion at the heart of campus.

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    Last stretch for Community Gifts

    As Harvard Community Gifts comes to a close on Jan. 15, Program Manager Mary Ann O’Brien hopes Harvard employees are inspired to start the New Year in the spirit of giving.

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    $100K awarded to local nonprofits

    The Harvard Allston Partnership Fund (HAPF) announced today that 10 local nonprofits will receive grants totaling $100,000 to support programs in the Allston-Brighton community.

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    Pickles, prisms, and scientists

    Celebrating its 11th year of public engagement, the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ (SEAS) Holiday Lecture Series dazzled and delighted audiences on Dec. 8 with a show guaranteed to kindle curiosity about the natural world.

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    Blankets to warm the heart

    When Madeline Meehan makes her annual donation to Harvard Community Gifts, she won’t just be providing handmade blankets to sick children, she’ll also be helping her mother’s labor of love. This is one of a series of Gazette articles highlighting some of the many initiatives and charities the can be supported through the Harvard Community…

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    Imagine if everyone gave

    The Harvard Community Gifts campaign launched on Nov. 7. Faculty and staff can choose to donate by payroll deduction by Dec. 7, or may elect to give by check or credit card through Jan. 15. Harvard has established a user-friendly website where individuals can select their charity and donation amount.

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    Growing community for students

    At the start of the fall semester, the popular Graduate Commons program was expanded to include two additional buildings, more than doubling the number of units included in the program.

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