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Science & Tech
Scientists expect wildfires to increase as climate warms in the coming decades
As the climate warms in the coming decades, atmospheric scientists at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and their colleagues expect that the frequency of wildfires will increase…
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Health
Maternal, paternal genes’ tug-of-war may last well into childhood
An analysis of rare genetic disorders in which children lack some genes from one parent suggests that maternal and paternal genes engage in a subtle tug-of-war well into childhood, and…
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Health
Lifestyle culprit in increase in cardiovascular disease
Despite the perception that cardiovascular disease is a problem of industrialized countries, it is the leading cause of death everywhere except Africa, where it is eclipsed by the raging AIDS…
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Health
Earlier AIDS drug treatment would save 76,000 lives over 5 years
EMBARGO DATE CORRECTION — JULY not August — Study suggests earlier HIV antiviral treatment saves lives and is cost effective, even in areas of limited resources Early initiation of lifesaving…
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Health
MGH researchers develop potentially safer general anesthetic
News release — Mass. General team develops potentially safer general anesthetic A team of Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a new general anesthetic…
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Arts & Culture
Nine Graduate Students Receive Loeb Fellowships
Harvard Divinity School (HDS) has announced nine recipients of John L. Loeb Fellowships for summer and term-time research in 2009.
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Arts & Culture
Harvard-Yenching Institute selects 10 for 2009-10 scholarships
The Harvard-Yenching Institute has selected 10 students from major universities in Asia as fellowship recipients in its Doctoral Scholarship Program, Harvard-Yenching Institute and Regional Studies-East Asia Program, and training program in comparative literature at Harvard.
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Nation & World
Carr Center awards Traub-Dicker Fellowships for summer 2009
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has awarded Traub-Dicker-HKS Fellowships for the summer of 2009 to Benjamin Hall and Baylee DeCastro. Hall and DeCastro will spend the summer researching in the domain of policies affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.
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Campus & Community
James D. Watson and Edward O. Wilson in conversation
Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) will present “Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Conversation with James D. Watson and Edward O. Wilson” on Sept. 9. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre.
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Campus & Community
Sevcenko named professor of Romance languages and literatures
Nicolau Sevcenko, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on the cultural history of Brazil, was appointed professor of Romance languages and literatures in Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Jan. 1, 2009.
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Campus & Community
Damrosch named professor of comparative literature
David Damrosch, a scholar of world literature, has been appointed professor of comparative literature in Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), effective July 1, 2009.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Swim School lessons offered in the fall
The Harvard Swim School, a program for all levels of swimming and diving ability, is taught by members of the Harvard men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams under the supervision of the varsity coaching staff.
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Health
Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy awards Cordeiro Health Policy Summer Research Grants
Thee Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy at Harvard has announced the 2009 recipients of the Cordeiro Health Policy Summer Research Grants.
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Health
An unusual collection: A brain tumor tissue bank
Five years ago, as she was walking into Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center in Methuen, Mass., Patricia Fay saw a priest she knew and cornered him. “I’m like…
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Health
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards fellowships to Harvard scientists
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting exceptional early career researchers and innovative cancer research, has selected four Harvard affiliates to receive Damon Runyon fellowships at its May 2009 Fellowship Award Committee review.
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Campus & Community
HAA announces Elected Director results
Teresita Alvarez-Bjelland ’76, president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), recently announced the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Alumni Association. The results were released at the annual meeting of the association following the University’s 358th Commencement on June 4.
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Campus & Community
New Office of Student Life established, Suzy Nelson named dean of OSL
Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds announced July 9 the appointment of Associate Dean Suzy Nelson as dean of the newly established Office of Student Life (OSL), which will be created by the merger of the current Office of Residential Life (ORL) and Office of Student Life and Activities (OSLA). In her new role, Nelson…
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Campus & Community
New report highlights depth of Harvard’s community engagement
In a single year, approximately 7,000 Harvard University students collectively performed more than 900,000 hours of community service work in and around metropolitan Boston, according to a new report released Thursday (July 23). This commitment by Harvard students in 2005-06 was the equivalent of having 450 people working full time, year-round, providing community services in…
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Campus & Community
Kirschner and King named University Professors
Gary King and Marc W. Kirschner have been named University Professors, Harvard’s highest professorial distinction.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Business School Professor Jesse W. Markham dies at 93
Former Harvard Business School (HBS) Professor Jesse W. Markham, an economist whose work focused on price theory and industrial organization, died in his sleep on June 21 in Nashua, N.H., at an assisted-living home. He was 93.
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Campus & Community
HSPH’s Hanna Machlup Hastings dies at 78
Hanna Hastings, former House master and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) administrator, died on June 15 at the age of 78. She suffered from an advanced stage of Parkinson’s disease.
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Campus & Community
Two American religious historians appointed to the Faculty of Divinity
Renowned scholars of American religious history R. Marie Griffith and Leigh Eric Schmidt have been appointed to the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) faculty, effective July 1. Griffith will be the John A. Bartlett Professor of New England Church History, and Schmidt will be the Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America.
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Nation & World
Shorenstein Center announces Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence Program
The Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy has created a new program for writers, named in honor of A.M. Rosenthal.
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Arts & Culture
Finding the founding ideas
In 1788, Thomas Shippen of Philadelphia, a citizen of the world’s newest nation, visited the French royal court at Versailles. He was awed by its pomp, its riches, and – as he wrote – its “Oriental splendor.” But Shippen was also repulsed. He remarked on the arrogance and waste of royal life, and on the…
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Science & Tech
Parents concerned about financial impact of possible school flu closings
Substantial numbers of parents who have children in school or day care report that two-week closings in the fall would present serious financial problems for them, according to the results…
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Science & Tech
Newly discovered pheromone helps female flies tell suitors to ‘buzz off’
There she is again: the cute girl at the mall. Big eyes. Long legs. She smiles at you. You’re about to make your move … but wait! What’s she wearing?…
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Health
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, receives excellence in mentoring award from Harvard Medical School
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, a staff physician and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), is a recipient of the 2008-2009 A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award.…
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Health
First molecular steps to childhood leukemia identified
A Harvard research based at Massachusetts General Hospital has identified how a chromosomal abnormality known to be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) – the most common cancer in children…
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Arts & Culture
Designer dreams
Callum Gilbert was an unemployed bricklayer and high school dropout when in 2006 he was attacked outside a hip-hop concert in his native Liverpool, England. This summer, Gilbert – now 22 – is studying at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD).
