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Less than 24 hours after student protesters vacated Massachusetts Hall, Landscape Services supervisor Paul Smith and his team were spraying a thick carpet of grass seed and mulch where the protesters tent city had been.

Play the Chessmaster, $2 the sign reads. The chess master, as he calls himself, has been a fixture in front of Holyoke Center in Harvard Square ever since 1982, a year before Au Bon Pain arrived. For $2 he takes on all comers, giving them a good advantage in his game of street chess: six…

IEEE to honor Frosch Senior Research Associate Robert A. Frosch will be awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Founders Medal on June 23. The medal recognizes major contributions in the leadership, planning, and administration of affairs of great value to the electrical and electronics engineering profession. Weinstein receives achievement award Assistant…

Since 1994, the Weissman International Internship Program has provided Harvard sophomores and juniors the opportunity to participate on an international internship in a field of work related to their academic and career goals. Established by Paul (’52) and Harriet Weissman, the internship strives to expose students to other cultural, political, and economic systems. This year’s…

May 1, 1775 – By order of the Committee of Safety, the College closes early. The Provincial Congress soon commandeers Harvard’s buildings and orders the library and scientific instruments to Andover for safekeeping. It takes several months for the College to find a suitable place (Concord) to reconvene. Four Harvard buildings soon quarter local troops:…

Gleevec, first known as STI571, was not developed for GIST, but to treat an often-fatal type of leukemia known as chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML. In one study 53 out of 54 patients in the early stage of CML saw their cancer go into remission. Cancerous cells in seven of the patients disappeared completely. The…

It took a little artifice, but it came off. In honor of President Neil L. Rudenstine and his wife, Angelica Zander Rudenstine, an art historian and curator, the Harvard University Art Museums made a surprise announcement on May 4: The museums have acquired 29 drawings and one painting by leading contemporary American artists to celebrate…

This years Harvard Arts Medal honoree, the multi-talented Peter Sellars 80 – director of theater, opera, and film – was a snug fit for the ninth annual Arts First festival. Much like Sellars, who received the award from President Neil L. Rudenstine, the four-day festival runs the gamut of artistic expression and style.

The bubble may have burst on dot-coms, but entrepreneurship is alive and flourishing at Harvard Business School (HBS). A total of eight teams of students – half of them representing social enterprise ventures – competed in the final round of the fifth annual HBS Business Plan Contest on Monday, April 30.

The Harvard Directory Project seeks artwork of all types for next years student and faculty/staff telephone directories. Current students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit works that represent the Harvard experience.

In the first comprehensive examination of caffeine consumption from a variety of sources and the risk of developing Parkinsons disease, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) have determined that moderate consumption of caffeine reduces the risk of Parkinsons disease in men and women. The findings are published on the Web site for…

Put down your saltshakers, America!

Radcliffe panel addresses gender and technology issues

Robert D. Putnam, Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, has been named a new member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his distinguished achievements in original research. The announcement was made Tuesday, May 1, during the 138th annual meeting of the Academy in Washington, D.C.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has elected Kennedy School of Government (KSG) Research Fellow Mary Graham and former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie S. Gorelick as members of the foundations board of directors.

Like most students at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), John Daggett M.P.P. 01 is committed to the idea of working in the public sector. Someday, he believes, hed even consider running for public office. But the realities of launching a career in the federal government are causing him some consternation.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, May 5. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. April 29: HUPD officers and the Cambridge Fire Department responded to a spill of pyridine at Mallinckrodt Lab. The fire alarm was pulled…

At its 14th meeting of the year, the Council discussed plans for a new University-wide sponsored grants management system with Elizabeth Huidekoper (vice president for finance) and Elizabeth Mora (director of sponsored research). Professor Paul Martin, Dean for Research and Information Technology (DEAS and physics), Cheryl Hoffman, Associate Dean for Finance in FAS, and Alan…

Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine yesterday announced the formation of a University-wide committee to consider principles and policies regarding the compensation and opportunities available to lower-wage employees and contracted workers at Harvard University. The committee, to be chaired by labor economist and Harvard faculty member Lawrence Katz, will consist of 10 additional faculty members, five…

By clocking the biorhythms of older people, researchers have come up with a way to tell if a person has Alzheimers disease. As new drugs and even a vaccine are developed for this personality-robbing disease, it becomes critically important to make sure these treatments are given to the right people.

350th Commencement Harvard confers 6,194 degrees and 395 certificates Today the University awarded a total of 6,194 degrees and 395 certificates. A breakdown of the degrees by schools and programs follows. Harvard College granted a total of 1,602 degrees. Bachelor of Arts Cum laude in general studies Cum laude in field of concen- tration Magna…