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  • Science & Tech

    Black hole came from shredded galaxy

    Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found a cluster of young, blue stars encircling the first intermediate-mass black hole ever discovered. The presence of the star cluster suggests that the black hole was once at the core of a now-disintegrated dwarf galaxy.

  • Health

    New subtype of ovarian cancer identified

    Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a subtype of ovarian cancer able to build its own blood vessels, suggesting that such tumors might be especially susceptible to “anti-angiogenic” drugs that block blood vessel formation

  • Campus & Community

    Faust announces $100K President’s Challenge

    President Drew Faust announced today the launch of the President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship hosted through the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab). This effort is part of Harvard University’s commitment to social entrepreneurship and cross-School initiatives. President Faust is sponsoring this University-wide challenge seeking entrepreneurial solutions to the world’s most important social problems.

  • Campus & Community

    Hyman to lead Broad research center

    Steven E. Hyman, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, University provost for a decade, and the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, has been named director of the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, effective Feb. 15.

  • Arts & Culture

    The Nostalgics, a Harvard Motown band

    One of the many student-led musical groups on campus, The Nostalgics keep a Detroit sound tradition alive as Harvard’s Motown and soul band.

  • Arts & Culture

    Chicago as urban microcosm

    For his new book, Robert Sampson studied the Second City’s ups and downs for 15 years to outline patterns for many modern American cities.

  • Nation & World

    Less bluster, more action

    America’s tenuous relationship with Pakistan has faced one test after another in the past year. To rebuild trust and form a true partnership, both sides have to accept blame, said Cameron Munter, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, at Harvard Kennedy School on Feb. 13.

  • Campus & Community

    DRCLAS receives Sovereign Bank gift

    The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard has received a generous gift from Sovereign Bank.

  • Campus & Community

    Student named Gates Scholar

    Harvard Divinity School student Zachary Guiliano has been named a 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholar.

  • Arts & Culture

    Mariachi Véritas de Harvard

    Created in 2001, Mariachi Véritas de Harvard is a student-run group that focuses exclusively on the mariachi musical tradition.

  • Campus & Community

    College Fellows Program open for applications

    The College Fellows Program of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 academic year.

  • Campus & Community

    Book shortlisted for Gelber Prize

    “Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China,” by Ezra F. Vogel, published by Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, has been shortlisted for the 2012 Lionel Gelber Prize.

  • Arts & Culture

    Harvard Gregorian Chant

    Members of the Harvard community gather regularly in the basement of the Memorial Church for an informal hour of Gregorian chant singing under the guidance of Thomas Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music.

  • Arts & Culture

    Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

    Founded as the Pierian Sodality in March 1808 by a handful of students, today the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra is a collection of more than 100 accomplished musicians who present four major concerts each year.

  • Arts & Culture

    Madison Greer, solo artist

    During her time at Harvard, Jazz singer and junior Madison Greer has developed her skills in music theory and music performance and learned how to “front” a band.

  • Campus & Community

    White House awards three medalists

    Robert Darnton and Amartya Sen were among nine honored by President Barack Obama as 2011 National Humanities Medalists, while Harvard Overseer Emily Rauh Pulitzer was a recipient of the 2011 National Medal of Arts.

  • Campus & Community

    HILT Symposium 2012

    The inaugural HILT Symposium opened a Harvard-wide conversation, engaging faculty and students in dialogue, debate, and the sharing of ideas about pedagogical innovation. The event convened invited members of the Harvard community and presenters from within Harvard and externally who offered interesting and informative perspectives on teaching and learning in higher education, with an emphasis…

  • Campus & Community

    Welcome, entrepreneurs

    Hundreds of undergraduates filed into the Harvard Innovation Lab Feb. 10 for the second annual Start-Up Career Fair. An initiative of Harvard’s Office of Career Services, the fair was an opportunity for undergraduates to meet with representatives from some of the country’s most innovative and fast-growing firms, and to learn about jobs and internships.

  • Campus & Community

    HKS announces Fisher Family Fellows

    The Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has announced the 2012 Fisher Family Fellows.

  • Campus & Community

    Aiming for both diversity, success

    A provocative role-playing presentation called “Inclusive Leadership: Managing Successful Teams” was designed to bring attention to workplace inequities, stereotypes, discrimination, and unconscious bias. The session was the second in a series of diversity dialogues.

  • Health

    Secrets of ancient Chinese remedy revealed

    For roughly 2,000 years, Chinese herbalists have treated malaria using a root extract, commonly known as chang shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal. More recent studies suggest that halofuginone, a compound derived from this extract’s bioactive ingredient, could be used to treat many autoimmune disorders as well. Now, researchers…

  • Nation & World

    Innovation recognized by Ash Center

    New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) was named the winner of the Innovations in American Government Award today by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Kennedy School of Government.

  • Arts & Culture

    Where medicine meets artistry

    Transit Gallery at Harvard Medical School, with a new show up, invites busy walkers to slow down and look. Co-exhibitors Svetlana Boym and Deb Todd Wheeler will discuss their work and attend a reception on Feb. 15.

  • Nation & World

    A call to reverse security measures

    Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein visited Harvard Law School for a talk sponsored by the HLS Forum and the Harvard Law Record. At the event, both men discussed what they called lawless and violent practices by the White House and its agencies that have become institutionalized by both political parties.

  • Campus & Community

    Affordable housing, saved

    Representatives of Harvard and many agencies gather to celebrate preserving the affordability of 25 homes in Chapman Arms Apartments in Harvard Square.

  • Campus & Community

    Ideas to improve the everyday

    All-star Harvard faculty members at “Harvard Thinks Big” dazzled and provoked their audience in 10-minute talks Thursday that framed major questions about happiness, stem cell growth, runaway obesity, and the exploding American prison population.

  • Science & Tech

    Trouble afloat: Ocean plastics

    Plastic pollution in the oceans is a large and growing problem, but one that may be out of the reach of consumers to solve and instead may require cooperation from industry, said Max Liboiron, regional co-director of the Plastic Pollution Coalition.

  • Campus & Community

    Update on the Library transition

    Provost Alan Garber shares how a new organizational design and strategic direction, recently recommended by the Library Board, will position the Harvard Library to respond to the evolving expectations of the 21st century scholar.

  • Science & Tech

    Street smarts

    Students develop hurricane response plans on Cambridge roads, gaining practical experience in computational science competition, ComputeFest, a two-week program hosted by the recently created Institute for Applied Computational Science within the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

  • Campus & Community

    John Legend is Artist of the Year

    Recording artist, concert performer, and philanthropist John Legend has been named Harvard University’s 2012 Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation.