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  • Nation & World

    Nuclear terrorism

    NUCLEAR TERRORISM: Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, director of Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

  • Nation & World

    Human rights

    HUMAN RIGHTS: Jennifer Leaning, professor of the practice of global health, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, co-director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, director, Inter-University Initiative on Humanitarian Studies and Field Practice

  • Nation & World

    The environment

    THE ENVIRONMENT: William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development, Harvard Kennedy School

  • Nation & World

    Foreign policy

    FOREIGN POLICY: Ernest May, Charles Warren Professor of American History, Harvard Kennedy School

  • Nation & World

    Research funding

    RESEARCH FUNDING: Douglas A. Melton, Harvard College Professor, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences, investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute

  • Nation & World

    Public service

    PUBLIC SERVICE: Evelynn Hammonds, dean of Harvard College, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and African American Studies

  • Nation & World

    Health care

    HEALTH CARE: Joseph Newhouse, John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School

  • Nation & World

    Energy

    ENERGY: Daniel P. Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Nation & World

    Education reform

    EDUCATION REFORM: Kathleen McCartney, Gerald S. Lesser Professorship in Early Childhood Development, dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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    Fiscal policy

    FISCAL POLICY: Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, director Taubman Center for State and Local Government, director Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

  • Nation & World

    Obama’s first 100 days

    On the occasion of President Obama’s 100th day in office, we asked several Harvard faculty members to consider the new administration’s early actions in their areas of expertise and offer some guidance about how the president could make a difference on issues ranging from the threat of nuclear terrorism to energy policy in the days…

  • Health

    Scholars discuss ‘medicalization’ of formerly normal characteristics

    Not long ago, a majority of Americans described themselves as “shy,” a condition of reticence or caution that for ages just seemed natural.

  • Health

    Smokers get help with the use of electronic health record

    Although the dangers of smoking are well known, tobacco still remains the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that physicians…

  • Nation & World

    Eastern Congo nexus for many conflicts

    Unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern border region stems both from what the nation has and from what it lacks.

  • Nation & World

    Local partners critical to HHI’s work

    Denis Mukwege has his hands full. So do Justin Kabanga and Maria Bard. The three each have leadership roles in nonprofits engaged in meeting the needs of people caught up in the fighting along the Rwandan border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

  • Nation & World

    Michael VanRooyen: Rebuilding places that peace abandoned

    “When they put the gun in my mouth, I decided it wasn’t so ridiculous after all.”

  • Health

    Electronic system may reduce adverse drug events

    Researchers at Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General hospitals report that using a computerized application to record and track patients’ medications could decrease the occurrence of potentially harmful medication discrepancies.…

  • Health

    Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight top three preventable causes of death in the U.S.

    Smoking, having high blood pressure, and being overweight are the leading preventable risk factors for premature mortality in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at…

  • Science & Tech

    HMNH welcomes opportunities to develop NSF research-related outreach programs with University researchers

    HMNH welcomes opportunities to develop NSF research-related outreach programs with University researchers Posted April 27, 2009 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/directory/programs/husec The Harvard Museum of Natural History has partnered successfully with faculty from…

  • Health

    Majority of new cases of diabetes in older U.S. adults could be prevented

    Even as science searches for more clues about the causes of diabetes and medications to prevent it, the vast majority of new cases of the disease in older adults could…

  • Campus & Community

    In brief

    PBK ELECTS 24 JUNIORS; HMS’S NEW FOLKMAN FELLOWSHIP; EALS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

  • Campus & Community

    Committee Report on Improved University Policing Efforts

    The April 2009 report on improved University policing efforts was created in response to a charge from Harvard President Drew Faust.

  • Campus & Community

    Family Van helps drive medical assistance for communities in need

    In 1989, Nancy Oriol, now the dean for students at Harvard Medical School (HMS), had a vision: to establish a program that could provide basic health services to individuals in Boston who are unable to access primary health care.

  • Arts & Culture

    Sing a song of praise

    From Puritan psalms to spirituals to Ellington and Coltrain, a Divinity School class explores – and performs – the sacred and musical.

  • Arts & Culture

    Sing a song of praise

    Every Monday a small group of students gathers in Andover Hall for a sacred musical journey.

  • Arts & Culture

    Remembering the ‘American War’ of the ’60s

    How do nations remember? In part, they remember through monuments — public art designed to capture a national memory and carry it through the ages.

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    Paulus reaches beyond boards

    Clad in black and white, her brown hair loose about her shoulders, her green eyes intense, Diane Paulus sits in her office and smiles. Against the window rests a stolen treasure from her days as a Harvard freshman, a poster of the American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) production of Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame.”

  • Campus & Community

    This month in Harvard history

    April 10, 1950 — Ralph J. Bunche — AM ’28, PhD ’34, Director of the United Nations Trusteeship Department, and future winner of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize — is appointed to a government professorship. He is the first black named to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Bunche expects to do teaching and research…

  • Campus & Community

    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending April 21. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

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    Despite economy, Daffodil Days still comes up roses

    With good news comes the bad news. This year’s Daffodil Days, held on March 16, raised $51,726 in funds for the American Cancer Society — the first time in its 22-year history that this year’s total did not surpass the previous year’s total ($53,329). However, with the economic downturn taken into consideration, “I still think…