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The new edition of “The Harvard Guide,” the University’s official guidebook, is now on sale at the Harvard Events & Information Center in the Holyoke Center arcade. All information has been updated from the last publication of the Guide in 1998. Packed with 136 pages of “the faces, places, history and lore of America’s oldest…

The Harvard Baha’i Club will sponsor a dinner and discussion at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 at Quincy House, Apt. 300, 58 Plympton St. The topic of discussion is “Is God transcendent above nature or immanent in nature? In either case, how is it possible to come to know Him, His will, His purpose?” If…

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) have created the Center for Ultracold Atoms to tap the strengths of researchers at the two universities and engage a wider community of about 100 students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty. The center, created with sponsorship from the National Science Foundation, will consist of two laboratories, one…

Overcoming obstacles has become a way of life for Olga Kandror. In 1984, the Russian-born cell biologist earned her Ph.D. from Moscow University, then got a research position at the prestigious Bahk Institute of the Russian Academy of Science. It looked like smooth sailing. “Everything was fine. I was very successful. Then the financing of…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 21. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. Oct. 16: A caller reported a stolen wallet from the SPH 1. Oct. 17: A wallet was reported stolen from the Malkin Athletic Center.…

Waging a peaceful celebration In celebration of Women Waging Peace, a Kennedy School program, there will be a concert on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. With Charles Ansbacher conducting, the concert will feature the Boston Mozart Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Tickets are $12-$26 for…

On-campus crime appears to be decreasing in several categories at Harvard University according to newly released crime statistics posted on the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Web site this week. The comprehensive list includes figures on criminal offenses, hate offenses, and arrests. Some 6,000 colleges and universities across the country were required…

Nieman fellows and alumni from around the world have raised more than $22,000 for the newly named Kovach Library at Lippmann House. The donations honoring former Curator Bill Kovach will be used to improve and expand the collection of books and other materials devoted to journalism. A plaque now hangs in the library area of…

An expanse of well-groomed lawn separated two groups of deeply divided demonstrators last Monday (Oct. 23) at Tercentenary Theatre. While Harvard Students for Israel (HSI) rallied in front of The Memorial Church in support of Israel and a “long lasting peace” in the Middle East (above and below right), members and supporters of the Harvard…

The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a new issue that pays tribute to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. The journal, published twice a year, was founded by graduate students at the Kennedy School of Government in 1989. It is committed to an interdisciplinary examination of…

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced the successful completion of an eight-year quest to secure $100 million in gifts from donors. At a gala dinner, Acting Dean Mary Maples Dunn revealed the final sum raised: $100,981,189. The new funds will provide financing for two professorships, one faculty associate, 14 full or partial fellowships,…

James G. Stockard Jr. curator of the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Design School (GSD), has announced the selection of the Loeb Fellows for 2000-01. The Loeb Fellowship is a program of independent study for practitioners whose work involves the built and natural environment. Selected for their leadership qualities and potential to make an impact…

All streaks come to an end. A maxim that the Harvard women’s soccer team both championed and cursed during a busy away weekend against Princeton and Penn State. After defeating rival Princeton 2-0 on Friday night (Oct. 20) in a pivotal league game with title implications, the Crimson lost to Penn State 1-0 on Sunday…

Shauna Shames ’01 recalls a line from an essay by Joan Didion: “She said, ‘I write to find out what I think.’” This could be a slogan for the Harvard Study of Undergraduate Writing, a four-year study concluding this spring that examines the role that writing plays in students’ learning. For Nancy Sommers, Sosland Director…

The ambiguities of gender captured the spotlight on Monday night at the Askwith Education Forum, sponsored by the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Transgendered playwright and performance artist Kate Bornstein, wearing a skin-tight brown dress, gold-hoop earrings, striped pantyhose, and $40 elevator boots, delivered a stirring and passionate message of gender tolerance to a capacity…

Examining a fundamental yet, until recently, understudied element of the human experience is the intent of a new concentration at the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Gender Studies is an offshoot of the Human Development and Psychology (HDP) Program at GSE, and is designed for students interested in exploring a provocative subject matter that often…

The Harvard College Social Enterprise Club announced a new program that will provide comprehensive support to undergraduate social purpose start-ups. Beginning in November, the Social Enterprise Incubator Program will offer skills workshops, financial assistance, an advisory network, and administrative support to selected teams of undergraduate social entrepreneurs. The Social Enterprise Club (SEC) was founded in…

Try not to think about a white bear. Really try. Try not to think about a white bear. You’re thinking of one, aren’t you? Dan Wegner, who just joined the psychology department at Harvard, has done groundbreaking work in thought-suppression, the illusion of conscious will, and other areas of social psychology. And he’s done it…

Wiliam H. “Bill” Tobey, 77, a photographer and filming coordinator at the Harvard University News Office starting in 1956, died on Oct. 5 at Mid Coast Hospital in Maine. Born and raised in Waterville, Maine, Tobey was a decorated World War II veteran who also served in the Korean War. In 1949, Tobey became a…

At its fourth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council reviewed the Oct. 17 Faculty Meeting and discussed the agenda for the Nov. 14 Faculty Meeting. The Council also heard a report from Associate Dean for Faculty Development Laura Fisher on faculty recruitment. The Preliminary Docket Deadline for the November Faculty Meeting is 9:30 a.m.,…

Robert Stickgold caused 17 different people to have the same dream. In doing so, he added to evidence that the purpose of sleep is to process information — to take the jumble of a day’s events, filter it, and send important impressions to the brain’s memory centers. One startling outcome of the research shows that…

However the U.S. presidential race turns out for Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, it’s looking like a winner for Elaine Kamarck. Kamarck, a lecturer in public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, has been on leave since January to serve as senior policy adviser to Gore’s campaign.…

Waging a peaceful celebration In celebration of Women Waging Peace, a Kennedy School program, there will be a concert on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. With Charles Ansbacher conducting, the concert will feature the Boston Mozart Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Tickets are $12-$26 for…

Nieman fellows and alumni from around the world have raised more than $22,000 for the newly named Kovach Library at Lippmann House. The donations honoring former Curator Bill Kovach will be used to improve and expand the collection of books and other materials devoted to journalism. A plaque now hangs in the library area of…

The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a new issue that pays tribute to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. The journal, published twice a year, was founded by graduate students at the Kennedy School of Government in 1989. It is committed to an interdisciplinary examination of…

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced the successful completion of an eight-year quest to secure $100 million in gifts from donors. At a gala dinner, Acting Dean Mary Maples Dunn revealed the final sum raised: $100,981,189. The new funds will provide financing for two professorships, one faculty associate, 14 full or partial fellowships,…

A maxim that the Harvard women’s soccer team both championed and cursed during a busy away weekend against Princeton and Penn State. After defeating rival Princeton 2-0 on Friday night (Oct. 20) in a pivotal league game with title implications, the Crimson lost to Penn State 1-0 on Sunday (Oct. 23). The Crimson (at press…