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“The New Chinese Landscape: Recent Acquisitions,” an exhibition showcasing the Harvard University Art Museums’ most important contemporary Chinese acquisitions to date, is on display through Nov. 12 at the Sackler.

Until Oct. 7, Harvard faculty and staff may purchase a subscription for the 2006-07 season at half the regular price when they select all eight productions. For each production, Harvard faculty and staff may purchase tickets for any performance during the first week of the run at half the regular single-ticket price.

During spring semester 2007, Harvard College students will have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at the University of Havana, Cuba. Developed by the Harvard College Office of International Programs and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), the Harvard College Program in Cuba was formed as a result of discussions between…

The Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) recently announced that 10 midcareer professionals have been awarded fellowships to participate in one year of independent study in fields related to the built and natural environment.

Top Olympic and world ice skaters will join in the battle against cancer this weekend as they gather at Harvard for the annual “An Evening With Champions” exhibition Oct. 6-7 at Bright Hockey Center. Friday’s show (Oct. 6) begins at 8 p.m. and Saturday’s show (Oct. 7) starts at 7 p.m.

For close to a half-century, Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) in Washington, D.C., has sponsored conferences and publications and hosted research fellows from all over the world. In September, the center officially opened its first branch overseas – an office in Nafplion, a Greek seacoast city that dates to the Bronze Age.

Rookie standout heads Crimson comeback Freshman striker Andre Akpan netted a pair of goals against Yale this past Saturday (Sept. 30) at Ohiri Field, including the eventual game-winner in the…

Winless away and repeatedly defeated at home, it seems the woes of Harvard’s field hockey team know no bounds. Still, final tallies and records aside (0-9 overall heading into Wednesday evening’s [Oct. 4] battle against Northeastern), tiny victories continue to surface here and there for the struggling Crimson.

Hans-Olov Adami, professor of cancer epidemiology at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, will become chair of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Department of Epidemiology on Feb. 1, 2007.

Walter Johnson, a historian whose groundbreaking study of slave markets in the American South provided a jolt to slavery studies, has been appointed professor of history in Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), effective July 1.

Interim President Derek Bok will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 24 and Dec. 11. Sign-up begins at 2:30…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 2. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

Joseph B. Martin, dean of the Harvard University Faculty of Medicine, who for more than nine years has fostered collaboration, interdisciplinary research, diversity, and the highest standards in research, has announced that he will step down from his position in July 2007.

The never-before-seen, the never-before-heard, the never-before-endured mini-opera “Inertia Makes the World Go Around” will be the centerpiece of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. The event, which takes place on Oct. 5 at Sanders Theatre, honors original scientific research from around the globe that distinguishes itself through … well, that achieves a certain … well…

The last day to register online for the upcoming “Leonard Bernstein: Boston to Broadway” symposia is Oct. 10. Running Oct. 12-14, the conference will include talks and performances showcasing the multifaceted career and extraordinary legacy of one of the most illustrious music artists of the 20th century. The cost to register is $100, which includes…

A Harvard University professor is employing the power of theater to prevent real-world tragedies.

Faced with upcoming revision of Norway’s law regarding the application of biotechnology in medicine, a group of 10 members of Norway’s parliament came to Cambridge Sept. 27 to spend a day with Harvard stem cell scientists, University administrators, and those involved in the shaping of state and federal stem cell legislation – all to better…

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School of Government recently announced its group of fellows for the 2006-07 academic year. The Carr Center’s Fellows Program brings together a diverse group of human rights practitioners, scholars, and activists to conduct research on human rights policy, contribute to the center’s programs, and participate…

Behind-the-scenes front and center at the Peabody In recognition of archaeology month at the Peabody Museum, the Divinity Avenue museum will open one of its laboratories to the public for…

Brazelton’s work is recognized Thomas Berry Brazelton, clinical professor of pediatrics emeritus at Harvard Medical School, was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy…

Dean Jamison, an economist internationally renowned for his research on how the field of economics impacts social welfare and global health, has been appointed the T&G Angelopoulos Visiting Professor of Public Health and International Development at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). Jamison is also a professor…

The goal of political engagement continues to drive Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP).

A University of California, Berkeley, professor questioned the widespread opposition to paying women for the eggs needed to conduct embryonic stem cell research Tuesday (Oct. 3) and said there are many unanswered questions such research raises for society.

Kenneth Olden, former head of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), has been appointed to the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) as a Yerby Visiting Professor in Environmental Health. Olden is a nationally recognized figure in the field of environmental health, having led NIEHS from 1991 to 2005. During that period, he…

The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures on Poetry have from the beginning taken a broad definition of “poetry.” Those appointed to deliver them have included musicians – Igor Stravinsky and John Cage, for example – and visual artists such as Frank Stella, as well as poets in the more usual sense, such as T.S. Eliot.

Memorial celebration for Omeljan Pritsak announced A memorial service of the life and career of Professor Omeljan Pritsak will be held Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. in Appleton Chapel, Memorial…

Oct. 6, 1862 – The Overseers confirm the Rev. Thomas Hill, Class of 1843, AM 1846, as Harvard’s 20th President. His brief tenure brings higher admissions standards, a series of…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Harvard University’s Harvard Forest $4.9 million to study drivers, dynamics, and consequences of landscape change in New England. The six-year grant, the largest in the Harvard Forest’s 99-year history, will support research on forest responses to natural and human disturbances across the northeastern United States.