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Campus & Community
Hermes C. Grillo
Hermes C. Grillo, M.D., world renowned Thoracic Surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital, died Saturday, October 14, 2006 near Ravenna, Italy in an automobile accident. He and his wife, Sue, were traveling in their beloved Italy visiting family and planned to attend the Italian Association for Thoracic Surgery, at which he was to be an…
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Campus & Community
Charles Frederick Mosteller
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 16, 2007, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Charles Frederick Mosteller, Professor of Mathematical Statistics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Mosteller made indelible contributions to statistics, to education and educational policy, and to health research.
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Campus & Community
Hay memorial set for Nov. 18
A memorial service for Elizabeth Dexter Hay, embryologist and educator at Harvard Medical School (HMS), will be held Sunday (Nov. 18) at 2 p.m. in the rotunda of HMS’s New Research Building at 77 Ave. Louis Pasteur. Hay died in August at the age of 80.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Foundation honors ASHA president
Noma Anderson, president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), will be honored today (Nov. 15) by the Harvard Foundation for her outstanding leadership and contributions to American education and health services. At a reception in her honor, Anderson will be presented with the Harvard Foundation Medallion.
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Campus & Community
GSD Alumni Council creates fund in honor of Altshuler
Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) Alumni Council Chair Michaele Pride announced at the council’s meeting in October that an endowment has been established in the name of GSD Dean Alan Altshuler. The Alumni Council–Alan Altshuler Fund for Financial Aid recognizes Altshuler’s strong commitment to increasing student financial aid during his tenure at the…
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Campus & Community
HMS’s Dohlman receives AAO’s highest honor
Claes H. Dohlman, Harvard Medical School (HMS) professor of ophthalmology emeritus and cornea surgeon at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), received the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s most prestigious award, the Laureate Recognition Award, at the academy’s annual meeting Nov. 10-13 in New Orleans. In addition, a new HMS professorship named in his honor…
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Campus & Community
Homely win, pretty ending
Harvard football coach Tim Murphy managed to find a silver lining in all those yellow flags his team earned on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 10). Of course, in dispensing the visiting Penn Quakers, 23-7, to keep the Crimson unbeaten at home and in league play, 6-0 (7-2 overall), those 10 penalties for 95 lost yards tend…
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Campus & Community
Finding shelter: Community Gifts supports Just-A-Start
This is the second in a series of Gazette articles highlighting some of the many initiatives and charities that Harvard affiliates can support through this month’s Community Gifts Through Harvard campaign. The Community Gifts campaign allows you to donate to a charity of your choice through cash, a check, or a payroll deduction.
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Campus & Community
Somber, joyful service marks 75th birthday
Over a thousand people crowded into the Memorial Church Sunday (Nov. 11) for a special birthday. Seventy-five years earlier, almost to the minute, the Colonial-style structure was dedicated on Armistice Day 1932.
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Campus & Community
Publications recognize three CfA astronomers
Three astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) were recently recognized for their innovative work by three leading national magazines. The trio was selected from hundreds of scientists across the country for their leadership and achievements in their respective research fields.
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Health
Politics of pain — from Percodan to Kevorkian
On a rainy Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 6), physicians, historians of science, and members of the general public gathered in the gymnasium at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to hear about pain.
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Health
Obesity linked to higher prostate cancer mortality
Men who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of death after treatment, according to a new study in the Dec. 15 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
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Health
Symposium addresses American Indian health
Sunshine Dwojak, a fourth-year Harvard Medical School student, was 26 when her mother died of heart disease, leaving behind three children. Dwojak’s mother was 48.
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Arts & Culture
Digging history in Harvard Yard
It was crowded in the hole in Harvard Yard, with sophomore Reyzl Geselowitz and freshman Alison Liewen crouching in the square pit, elbow to elbow and more than a yard deep in Harvard’s dark earth.
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Health
Study: Single muscle far more complex than previously believed
New research from Harvard’s Concord Field Station has shown that the common perception of a muscle as a single functional unit is incorrect and that different sections within an individual muscle actually do different work.
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Health
Beta-carotene reduces dementia risk in men
Researchers affiliated with the Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) report in the Nov. 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine evidence that men who take beta-carotene supplements for 15 years or longer may have less cognitive decline and better verbal memory than those who do not.
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Campus & Community
KSG names associate dean for external affairs
Mary Beth Pearlberg has been named senior associate dean for external affairs at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). She will lead the School’s development initiatives, oversee its alumni programs, and serve on the dean’s leadership team.
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Nation & World
Buddhism and the art of negotiation
Would the Buddha be an effective arbiter in a complicated and contentious land trust dispute or a messy divorce? For many experts, the answer is a resounding yes.
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Nation & World
HLS: When legal scholars become media stars
Sharp wit, high energy, and laughter were tempered by serious undertones and a message for law students considering a future in journalism last week (Nov. 8) at the Harvard Law School (HLS).
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Arts & Culture
Borderless America
Sometimes what we call something changes the way we see it. Steven Hahn wants to call the groups of escaped slaves who found refuge in the northern United States prior to the Civil War “maroon communities.”
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Campus & Community
AAAS selects 15 Harvard faculty members as fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded the distinction of fellow to 15 Harvard faculty members. In all, 471 new members were named for their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
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Campus & Community
Harvard University and Arab Republic of Egypt announce fellowship program to advance public health, education, and government
Harvard University and the Arab Republic of Egypt announced today the creation of a new fellowship program to provide financial support to students from Egypt accepted to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard School of Public Health, or Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. This program has been established by an endowment of $10 million…
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Campus & Community
Bloom to step down as dean of Harvard School of Public Health at close of academic year
Barry R. Bloom, dean of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health, announced today that he will step down from his position as the School’s leader at the end of the current academic year.
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Health
Research highlights the muscle’s many motions
New research from Harvard’s Concord Field Station has shown that the common perception of a muscle as a single functional unit is incorrect and that different sections within an individual…
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Health
Obesity and overweight linked to higher prostate cancer mortality
Men who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of death after treatment, according to a new study in the December 15, 2007 issue…
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Health
Flavonoid-rich diet helps women decrease risk of ovarian cancer
New research out of the Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) reports that frequent consumption of foods containing the flavonoid kaempferol, including nonherbal tea and broccoli, was associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
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Arts & Culture
The hidden resources of ‘the extended piano’
Brian Kane’s composition “Another Cascando” sounds a bit like barking dogs at a construction site; Johannes Kreidler’s “Piano Piece #5” is reminiscent of distant artillery fire; and Hans Tutschku’s “Zellen – Linien” seems to include the sharp, high-pitched sounds of breaking glass.
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Health
Symposium addresses disparities in Native American health care
Sunshine Dwojak, a fourth-year Harvard Medical School student, was 26 when her mother died of heart disease, leaving behind three children. Dwojak’s mother was 48. “My grandmother said our family…
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Campus & Community
Sports brief
Senior safety Doug Hewlett recorded a game-high seven tackles against the host Columbia Lions on Nov. 3 to pace a defensive effort that gave up just 68 yards in the second half. The clampdown helped set up a pair of touchdowns for Harvard to expand its 13-6 advantage at the break to a 27-12 final…
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Campus & Community
Tennis invite welcomes some eclectic company
Women tennis players from across the country descended upon the Murr Center courts this past weekend for the Harvard Invitational (Nov. 2-4). The final fall meet-up paired athletes from North Carolina State, Texas A&M, the University of Illinois — and, of course, Harvard — in head-to-head doubles and singles matches. Because team scores weren’t tallied,…