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From research laboratories to business enterprises to string quartets, groups provide powerful contexts for learning.

Richard A. Falkenrath, assistant professor of public policy at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), has been named special assistant to the president and senior director for policy and plans with the Office of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C.

Marian Wright Edelman (left), founder and director of the Childrens Defense Fund, chats with GSE fellow Deborah Stapleton before speaking at the Memorial Church in a forum titled Its Time to Leave No Child Behind! Edelman is a former director of Harvards Center for Law and Education. The forum is sponsored by the Divinity Schools…

A 17-point performance by junior guard Patrick Harvey wasnt enough to lift the Harvard mens basketball team over visiting Colgate last Saturday (Dec. 8), as the Crimson lost the contest, 76-64. Harvard drops to 4-3 with its second straight loss.

Brian Sigafoos 03 cant really describe what its like to be tall. Its all I know. Everyone else seems pretty short to me, says Sigafoos, who stands at 7 feet in his size 17 sneakers.

John Mark Hansen, newly appointed professor of government, stands squarely at the intersection of the public and policy. Much of Hansen’s research, from questioning how and why voters vote to…

The 2001 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR), a sub-committee of the president and fellows, is now available upon request from the Office for the Committees on Shareholder Responsibility. Please call (617) 495-0985 to request copies.

Naomi Schor, former Harvard professor of Romance languages and literatures, died suddenly in New Haven, Conn., on Dec. 2. She was 58.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 13 Feb. 1, 2002 March…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 8. The official log is located at 29 Garden St.

Dec. 16, 1788 – From the “Journal of Disorders” of Eliphalet Pearson, the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages: “Still greater disorders at Doctor Wigglesworth’s public lecture. As…

At its sixth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council heard (and viewed) a report on space planning in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences presented by Nancy Maull, executive dean of the faculty, and David Zewinski, associate dean of the faculty for Physical Resources and Planning.

What do an Eagle Scout, a mountain climber, a concert pianist, a skydiver, and a Mormon missionary have in common? Theyre all Harvard Students who have been named as Rhodes Scholars this year. After a day of final interviews and anxious waiting, the five students got the news on Saturday (Dec. 8) that theyd been…

They see some of the worlds worst birth defects at Childrens Hospital in Boston. Dario Fauza remembers a big beautiful boy born with a normal heart outside of his body. There was no way we could cover it, the baby died of infection, the Harvard Medical School surgeon recalls.

While a record 6,128 students applied for admission under the Colleges early action program this year, applications have remained just over the 6,000 level for the third year in a row. Last year, 6,096 applied early, while the previous year saw 6,026 applicants.

Kindergarten teacher Maurice Rabb spends his evenings coordinating speech therapy for a student. Joy Kraft, a high school social studies teacher, wheels her teaching materials from classroom to classroom in a suitcase. Nate Monley takes a student fishing to gain his trust. Georgene Acosta rallies her English as a Second Language students to testify before…

Find a nanny. Have a Plan B. Redefine success. Keep your priorities clear. Be flexible. Be creative. Laugh.

Jack Megan, the new director of the Office of the Arts (OFA), is a multitalented artist in his own right. A jazz pianist, composer, actor, and playwright, he has been a passionate devotee of the arts since childhood.

Francis Daniels Moore, former surgeon-in-chief at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) and the Moseley Professor of Surgery Emeritus at Harvard Medical School (HMS), died on Nov. 24 at the age of 88. In 1954, Moore was a member of the surgical team that performed the worlds first successful human organ transplant – the transference of…

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or Mad Cow disease) has not been detected in the United States. The first major analysis of what would happen if BSE were introduced into the United States finds that there is little chance that the disease will be a serious threat either to the American cattle herd or to public…

Make no bones about it: Charles Schaff loves his job.

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE 12/10/01 Five Harvard University students were selected as Rhodes Scholars, giving Harvard the most scholars in the nation, the scholarship trust announced Sunday, Dec. 9. The…

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE 12/6/01 Lauren Baer and Sarah Moss, both Harvard College seniors, have won Marshall Scholarships. The prestigious scholarships allow young American leaders to study at a university…

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE 12/12/01 Lithium drugs may reduce the risk of suicide among people with severe recurrent depression by as much as 82 percent, according to a new Harvard…

If you asked most college students at most colleges to name their favorite class, chances are the words “freshman chemistry” wouldn’t come up all that often. On the other hand,…

Michele Shirasu-Hiza sits in what looks like a phone booth with the lights on, talking to herself.

Laying the groundwork for an effective new national governmental infrastructure in Afghanistan will require a thoughtful, sustained, and integrated international effort.