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Campus & Community
Celebrating John Knowles Paine’s legacy
Aaron Copland. Leonard Bernstein. Igor Stravinsky. John Knowles Paine. These four eminences were among 25 composers, musicians, and educators inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 1998.…
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Campus & Community
Notes
Organizers sought for next Ig Nobel event Organizers are sought to help produce the 10th Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, which honors individuals whose achievements “cannot or should not be…
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Campus & Community
Nieman reunion convenes some of world’s top journalists
If a war had broken out somewhere last weekend, theres a possibility the rest of the world might have missed it. Thats because more than 400 of the most heralded…
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Campus & Community
Newsmakers
Galbraith, Gould, and Whipple dubbed “Living Legends” John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus; Stephen Jay Gould, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative…
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Campus & Community
NAACP Retreat
The National Board of Directors of the NAACP attended its third board retreat at the Business School last week. President Neil L. Rudenstine (left) met with NAACP Chairman Julian Bond…
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Campus & Community
Five labor contracts settled last year
In a recent remarkably productive period of labor relations activity, the University signed 5 new contracts with four of its unions between July and November of last year. Following is…
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Campus & Community
Committee calls for expanded training, benefits
A committee of faculty and administrators studying workforce issues at Harvard has recommended several groundbreaking initiatives. Central to these recommendations is a greatly expanded free, on-site workplace education program for…
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Campus & Community
Defenders of a radical idea
It was a radical idea at the time. The concept of Law School (HLS) students representing indigent clients in criminal cases may have shocked more than a few people in…
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Health
Potent cancer drugs made from sea squirts
In May 2000, researchers at Harvard University announced that they had succeeded in synthesizing a complex anti-tumor drug that is more powerful than any other known drug. The drug, ecteinascidin,…
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Science & Tech
Helping clear the air in China
Across China’s industrial areas, black soot settles into people’s lungs and bronchial tubes, producing an annual epidemic of respiratory disease. That’s the result of heating homes, schools, and offices with…
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Science & Tech
Professor’s survey method opens ‘windows of consciousness’
Bringing together theories and tools from disciplines ranging from psychology to neuroscience, the Mind of the Market Laboratory at Harvard Business School attempts to define and qualify consumers’ and managers’…
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Science & Tech
Study finds that for young men, family comes first
Breaking ranks with their fathers and grandfathers on the important issue of work-family integration, 71 percent of men 21-39 said in a survey that they would give up some of…
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Campus & Community
Narayan Memorial Set for May 5 at Adams House
A memorial service, “A Celebration of the Life of Navin Narayan,” will be held on Friday, May 5, in the Adams House Library at 2:30 p.m. Navin Narayan 99 died…
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Campus & Community
Hypersensitive Skin Reveals Clues About Migraine Pains
The painfully sensitive skin that accompanies many migraines has revealed a new understanding of the debilitating headaches. The latest findings from Boston researchers are the first that may explain why…
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Campus & Community
Scoring the Future — Arts Medalist Harbison wants budding careers to bloom
His lifes work is a montage of musical masterpieces, including three symphonies, three string quartets, two operas, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning cantata “The Flight into Egypt.” Yet, its not so…
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Campus & Community
Arthur Mu-En Lee, Expert in Cardiovascular Disease, Dies
Arthur Mu-En Lee, associate professor of molecular biology at the Harvard School of Public Health and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, died on April 10 following surgery…
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Campus & Community
Women’s Basketball Awards Given; 2000-01 Captains Named
The womens basketball team held its annual post-season banquet on Tuesday evening, April 25. In addition to team awards for 1999-00, head coach Kathy Delaney Smith announced that juniors Kristen…
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Campus & Community
Scans Predict Alzheimer’s Risk
Older people frequently forget where they left their glasses or parked their car. Could such memory lapses be a sign of Alzheimers disease? Until now, no good way existed to…
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Campus & Community
Thinnest Wires Probe Superconductivity
Scientists at Harvard University have made wires too small to see without a powerful microscope. They are almost too small to imagine thousands of times thinner than a human…
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Campus & Community
Crew Cops Compton, O’Leary Cups — Men and women rowers leave Princeton, Dartmouth in their wake
The Harvard mens heavyweight crew, ranked fourth in the nation, solidified its standing with a victory over fifth-ranked Princeton and M.I.T. in the 65th rowing of the Compton Cup Saturday…
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Campus & Community
Memorial Service for Wilfred Cantwell Smith Set
A memorial service for Wilfred Cantwell Smith, professor of the comparative history of religion emeritus, will be held on Friday, May 5, at 2:30 p.m. in the Memorial Church in…
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Campus & Community
Police Log
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 22. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…
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Campus & Community
Notes
The Graduate Student Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will honor five faculty members with the Excellence in Mentoring Award at a reception on Thursday, May 4,…
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Campus & Community
Newsmakers
Herzlinger Named Bush Adviser Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has been named an adviser to presidential candidate George W. Bush regarding…
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Campus & Community
Law Students Examine High Court on the High Desert
While many of their peers were sipping margaritas on the beaches of Cancun or playing volleyball in Daytona, Fla., a half dozen Law School (HLS) students spent their spring break…
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Campus & Community
Memo On Human Subjects Research
The memorandum from Provost Harvey Fineberg reprinted below is intended to remind members of the Harvard community about matters related to the conduct of human subjects research. April 2000 To:…
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Campus & Community
Sacred Flames — Vedic fire ceremony celebrates Hinduism
His Grace Srila Turiya Das Acarya Mahasaya, a Hindu priest of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, presides over a Vedic fire ceremony held on the steps of Memorial Church. The event…
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Campus & Community
Health Care Issues Rise to Top in Presidential Run
What if there were an election without a great pressing issue facing the electorate? Thats the dilemma in the 2000 presidential campaign. The United States isnt at war, and the…
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Campus & Community
Topping off her education in style
After being fitted for her undergraduate cap and gown at the Harvard Coop, Kamil Redmond ’00 toys with the idea of pursuing an advanced degree while trying on the appropriate…