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    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Saturday, April 28. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…

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    This month in Harvard History

    May 9, 1643 – Lady Mowlson (Ann[e] Radcliffe) creates Harvard College’s first scholarship fund with a gift of £100. The “Harvard Annex,” founded in 1879 for women’s education, formally adopts…

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    Faculty council notice

    In the Faculty Council notice that appeared in last week’s Gazette the Council’s discussion of a “Certification and Disclosure Statement” was reported. All individuals holding academic or research appointments in…

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    Experts say Mondrian’s rectangles not so square

    Having a face-to-face encounter with a painting by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) and looking at a reproduction are very different experiences.

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    Medicare rules restrict good care for dying patients

    Many health care providers believe that Medicare regulations block them from providing good care to dying patients. Researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Harvard School of Public Health, and RAND…

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    Handheld calculator measures risk of heart attack

    When a patient goes to a hospital emergency room with worsening chest pain, doctors must quickly decide whether that person should be given medication and sent home, or whether he…

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    Caffeine linked to protection from Parkinson’s disease

    Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous disease occurring generally after age 50. It destroys brain cells that produce dopamine and is characterized by muscular tremor, slowing of movement, weakness and…

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    Statement from President Rudenstine

    As the Massachusetts Hall sit-in over wages for the Universitys lowest-paid workers extended into its eighth day on Wednesday, protesters and members of the Harvard administration searched for a resolution to the standoff.

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    Recommendations of the Faculty Committee

    As the Massachusetts Hall sit-in over wages for the Universitys lowest-paid workers extended into its eighth day on Wednesday, protesters and members of the Harvard administration searched for a resolution to the standoff.

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    Foundation to examine UN peacekeeping efforts

    Last years report on United Nations Peace Operations began with a somber statement: Over the last decade, the United Nations has repeatedly failed to meet the challenge of protecting people from war. The report, compiled by a panel of experts from all six continents and chaired by Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister, proposes…

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    The Big Picture: Gregory Daugherty

    “Young ladies . . . Sir, good day, sir . . . Hello, big guy . . .” We’ve heard them all. Loud and smiling, Gregory Daugherty belts them out.…

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    In Brief

    Rosalynn Carter to speak at ARCO Forum Former first lady Rosalynn Carter will speak at the ARCO Forum, Kennedy School of Government, on Monday, April 30, at 6 p.m. Her…

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    NewsMakers

    Kirschner wins Gairdner International Award The Gairdner Foundation of Toronto has named Marc Kirschner, the Carl W. Walter Professor of Cell Biology, as one of the four recipients of the…

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    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Saturday, April 21. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…

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    Resolution sought in Mass. Hall standoff

    As the Massachusetts Hall sit-in over wages for the Universitys lowest-paid workers extended into its eighth day on Wednesday, protesters and members of the Harvard administration searched for a resolution to the standoff.

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    Community Gifts Campaign raises almost $1 million

    Harvard faculty, staff, and retirees pledged a record-breaking $966,400 to local charities through this years Community Gifts through Harvard Campaign, surpassing last years mark by more than $95,000.

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    Facts and Fallacies About Employment at Harvard

    As the Massachusetts Hall sit-in over wages for the Universitys lowest-paid workers extended into its eighth day on Wednesday, protesters and members of the Harvard administration searched for a resolution to the standoff.

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    Speaking the same language

    In the communal living room at Bostons South Cove Plaza Saturday, under the quiet swirl of twin paddle fans, words from two languages – rapid-fire Chinese and slow, careful English – mingled in the rooms slowly stirring air.

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    Roy Orval Greep

    He was committed tirelessly to hard work, clearly an example to family, friends and colleagues. His contagious joy in life with that infectious, irrepressible chuckle, encompassed his work, his relationships to people, as well as his travels, and delight in being exposed to the new and challenging.

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    HLS gets rare book collection that spans 400 years

    Harvard Law School announced today that its library – the largest law library in the world – has received its most significant gift in more than 150 years, a major collection of rare English law books spanning 400 years of legal writing from 1491 to 1891.

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    OFA announces 2001 prizes

    The Office for the Arts at Harvard and the Council on the Arts have announced the winners of the 2000-2001 prizes for outstanding accomplishments in the arts. The winners are as follows:

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    Babbitt delivers Earth Day address

    Former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt slammed President George Bushs global warming record Sunday, delivering a combination call to action and political stump speech to an enthusiastic Earth Day crowd of about 800 gathered in Sanders Theatre.

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    Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee says, keep politics out of Court

    As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Orrin Hatch yields significant influence over the future direction of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Utah Republican told a packed audience at the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) on Monday night that hes determined to keep politics out of it.

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    Browns sign Crimson tackle Mike Clare

    The NFLs Cleveland Browns have signed Harvard All-America offensive tackle Mike Clare 01 to a free agent contract. Clares signing gives Harvard six players who have signed professional football contracts in the last four years.

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    Crimson tops Terriers, 5-4

    Freshman Sara Williamson doubled in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run of a 5-4 decision against Boston University this past Tuesday afternoon at Harvards Soldiers Field. The loss ended an 18-game win streak for the Terriers, while extending the Crimsons run to a season-high five games. With the win, the…

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    Code conquers computer snoops

    With electronic privacy becoming more difficult to attain for everyone from governments to lovers, the need for an unbreakable code is rising rapidly toward the top of many most wanted lists. Michael Rabin, the Thomas J. Watson Sr. Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, says he has come up with the solution: a code…

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    Leaving an impression

    Ask yourself why paper currency is still engraved, and you will stumble into the exacting and elegant realm of the repeatable image. The query will take you back at least 150 years, to a time when engraving was an immensely popular printmaking technique. So much so, in fact, that in the 19th century the term…

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    Harvard’s presidents honored at Capitol Hill luncheon

    The present and future presidents of the University were honored in the nations capital this week. President Neil L. Rudenstine and incoming president, Lawrence H. Summers, were honored at a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 24. Hosting the event were Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) and Harvards…

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    Memorial service set for Seymour Kety

    A memorial service for Seymour S. Kety, Harvard Medical School professor of neuroscience emeritus, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 10, at the Memorial Church. A reception…