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Harvard’s modern-day president will meet time-honored tradition on stage at Tercentenary Theatre on Oct. 12 as Lawrence H. Summers takes part in the centuries-old ceremony installing him as president. Preparations…

Thursday, Oct. 11 7 p.m. “Segue!…” Student performance in Sanders Theatre (invitation only, but waiting line for potential available seats). Overflow room for video simulcast in Loker Commons and Science…

“We’ve been recycling since 1636, when students used to throw their garbage out the windows and the feral pigs of Cambridge would eat it,” is how Rob Gogan, waste manager…

Bestor joins Anthropology Dept. Theodore C. Bestor, a specialist in contemporary Japanese society and culture, has been appointed professor in the Department of Anthropology. Bestor, who has written extensively on…

A fascination born of conflict led Sugata Bose decades ago to study the economic forces and motivations affecting South Asian rural areas. The often tumultuous lives of Indian farmers and…

As the reverberations of Sept. 11 continue to be felt by individuals and institutions across the country, all Schools and departments at Harvard also have been evaluating their security procedures,…

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

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: Oct. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 13…

Oct. 6, 1642 – The times and order of their Studies, unlesse experience shall shew cause to alter, the earliest detailed Harvard curriculum, is preserved in writing. Harvard’s undergraduate course…

Alan Stone, vice president for public affairs at Columbia University, an experienced professional in government relations and communications, has been appointed vice president for Government, Community, and Public Affairs at…

Imagine never needing to have another tooth drilled and filled. Imagine a vaccine that prevents cavities in your children’s teeth for their entire lives. Furthermore, no injection would be necessary;…

Beginning in November, Stone will oversee Harvard’s relations with all levels of government – federal, state, and local; coordinate a wide range of activities involving the University’s neighboring communities; and manage communications and media relations.

This past Friday afternoon (Sept. 21), members of Harvards Muslim community came to Lowell Lecture Hall for prayer. The gathering, known as Juma, is a regular weekly occurrence, but the events of Sept. 11 made it anything but ordinary.

Speaking at Morning Prayers Friday, Sept. 21, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers offered comfort and support to the campus while highlighting the Universitys unique responsibility in the face of last weeks attacks.

When you walk into the new Big Dig exhibition at Gund Hall from the Quincy Street entrance, the first thing that hits your eye is a pair of mural-sized photographs of Boston from the air.

The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard has selected 17 associates for research projects for the 2001-02 academic year. Founded in 1980, the program enables outstanding scholars and practitioners from…

Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) will host a health fair on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the Science Center grounds. The aim of the first…

Plans for the inauguration of Lawrence H. Summers as Harvards 27th president on Oct. 12 continued to come together this week with faculty, students, and staff receiving letters of invitation to the installation ceremony, which is to take place in Tercentenary Theatre, the same location used for Commencement.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 22. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29…

Joseph Warren Gardella ’41, former dean of student affairs at Harvard Medical School (HMS), died June 12 at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Following his graduation from Harvard, the former Crimson…

A previously unknown function of blood vessels has been found. Beside supplying blood, they guide the formation of the pancreas and possibly other organs during the development of embryos, according to researchers at Harvard University.

This past Friday afternoon (Sept. 21), members of Harvards Muslim community came to Lowell Lecture Hall for prayer. The gathering, known as Juma, is a regular weekly occurrence, but the events of Sept. 11 made it anything but ordinary.

Medical School (HMS) researchers have identified a mouse gene that, in certain forms, renders mice resistant to anthrax – an often fatal disease that is caused by a bacterium thought to be a prime biological weapon in the terrorist arsenal. The genetic variants appear to work by enhancing immune cells’ response to the lethal toxin…

On June 8, one day after Commencement, The Memorial Churchthe Memorial Church closed its doors for the summer for its first complete re-painting and renovation since 1932.

Access to television has a direct association with childrens hours of viewing and school-related activity, according to a study from the School of Public Health. Children who do not have a television set in their bedroom spend about 40 minutes less per day watching TV or playing video and computer games than children who do…

Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) made crime pay last week, as its annual bike auction turned 30 stolen and abandoned bikes into much-needed cash for its dozens of charity and human service programs.

The Council on the Arts at Harvard University has awarded 25 fall grants for 2001. Totaling nearly $10,000, the grants will support innovative and creative projects ranging from music and…

The Law Schools Laurence H. Tribe, the Ralph S. Tyler Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law, is this years winner of the Gay and Lesbians Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) Spirit of Justice Award.

In his first public address on the Sept. 11 attack on America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson called for the country to rise from the tragedy and lead a new world of coalition, faith, and economic and political justice.

Influenza vaccination rates for a study group of Medicare recipients were much lower among African Americans (46.1 percent) than among whites (67.7 percent) a gap of 21.6 percentage points.