Tag: Oxford

  • Nation & World

    ‘Brotherly-sisterly’ bond keeps Parkland survivors in fight

    Jaclyn Corin and David Hogg were exhausted, still somewhat traumatized as first-years, but eventually found their way by different paths.

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    Jaclyn Corin (left) and David Hogg,
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    4 win Marshall, International Rhodes scholarships

    Three Harvard College students have won Marshall Scholarships, and an alumnus has won an International Rhodes.

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    7 Harvard seniors named Rhodes Scholars

    Seven Harvard undergraduates were named Rhodes Scholars. Two other seniors were awarded Mitchell Scholarships.

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    The thrill of winning a Rhodes

    Two Harvard undergraduates, Jin Park and Brittany Ellis, are among the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars on Saturday. They will begin their studies at the University of Oxford next October.

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    Rhodes Scholars had help along the way

    A closer look at the four Harvard undergrads selected with 28 other students as 2018 U.S. Rhodes Scholars.

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    Last survivors on Earth

    A testament to the resiliency of life, the microscopic tardigrade can survive any cosmic calamity, according to an Oxford-Harvard study.

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    Rhodes and Marshall scholars

    At this time of year, most Harvard seniors are worrying about job interviews or graduate school applications, but not Dhruva Bhat and Julius Bright Ross. The two seniors will spend the next two years studying in the United Kingdom, Bhat as a Rhodes Scholar and Ross as a Marshall Scholar.

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    Joining the ranks of Rhodes

    Realizing new dreams, Harvard’s four newest Rhodes Scholars unveil plans for their Oxford years.

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    ‘People want politics to be about big things’

    Interview with Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, as part of the Experience series.

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    Student scholars, with dreams aplenty

    Five Harvard students are among the 32 Americans headed to Oxford as Rhodes Scholars. Their interests are diverse, but one thing Neil Alacha, Grace Huckins, Rivka Hyland, Garrett Lam, and Hassaan Shahawy share is a desire to leave a lasting, positive impact on the world.

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    Five from Harvard are Rhodes Scholars

    Five students from the Class of 2016 were named Rhodes Scholars on Saturday, and will begin their studies at Oxford next October.

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    Ernst Badian

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 2, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Ernst Badian, John Moors Cabot Professor of History, Emeritus, was spread upon the records. From fragmentary biographical information about many individuals, Professor Badian deduced political and institutional patterns that greatly deepened…

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    Down the rabbit hole at Houghton

    “Such A Curious Dream! Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is on view from May 20 through Sept. 5 at Houghton Library.

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    Oxford and beyond

    Rhodes Scholars Ruth Fong and Benjamin Sprung-Keyser both are driven by a desire to improve the world around them.

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    Two Harvard undergrads named Rhodes Scholars

    Two Harvard undergraduates, Ruth Fong and Benjamin Sprung-Keyser, are among the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars on Saturday. They will begin their studies at the University of Oxford next October.

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    Rhodes selects six Harvard students

    Six Harvard undergraduates are among the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars on Sunday. They will begin their studies at the University of Oxford in October 2013.

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    Oxford awards honorary degree to Faust

    Harvard President Drew Faust was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University in a ceremony marked by traditions four centuries old on a campus at least twice as old as Harvard’s.

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    Harvard grad and HMS student are Rhodes Scholars

    Matthews Mmopi, a recent Harvard graduate from South Africa, and David Obert, a second-year Harvard Medical School (HMS) student, have been selected as 2012 Rhodes Scholars, and will join the University’s four U.S. Rhodes winners at the University of Oxford next fall.

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    McAuley named Marshall Scholar

    Harvard senior James McAuley was recently named a Marshall Scholar, a prestigious award that will allow him to study for two years at a university of his choice in the United Kingdom, likely Oxford.

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    Rhodes to success

    Four Harvard seniors — Sam Galler, Spencer Lenfield, Brett Rosenberg, and Victor Yang — were named 2012 American Rhodes Scholars, one of the most prestigious academic awards in the world, with just 32 selected annually.

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    Four seniors named Rhodes Scholars

    Four Harvard undergraduates are among the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars on Saturday. They will begin their studies at the University of Oxford next October.

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    New territory

    A consortium led by scientists at the University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School has constructed the world’s most detailed genetic map, built from data from 30,000 African-Americans. The researchers assert that this is the most accurate and highest resolution genetic map yet.

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    A first trip, a career opening

    History professor Michael Szonyi recounts a career that began when he accepted a job at 17 working in Asia.

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