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Benjamin Franklin knew how to get things done: He was an inventor and scientist, printer and politician, writer and thinker. Not surprisingly, he managed all this in the 18th century, a time when a wide variety of printed materials and technical instruments gave intellectuals and the general public unprecedented access to information about science, technology,…

Seven Harvard graduate students were recently awarded prestigious Rappaport Summer Public Policy Fellowships by Harvards Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. Natasha Epissina, Erick Guerra, Rebecca Haessig, Matthew Murray, Jeffrey Roth, Bijal Shah, and Diane Smith were among the 12 fellowship recipients.

The third annual Herchel Smith Harvard Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships have been granted to 44 Harvard College students. This year marks the second for a full cohort of fellows – and an increase of 50 percent from 2005.

The following services will be in effect at the University on Commencement Day, June 8. Restrooms Restrooms for the general public are located in Weld, Thayer, and Sever halls. These…

A peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge next week, on Thursday (June 8). For the 18th consecutive year, a number of neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells in celebration of the city of Cambridge and of Harvards 355th Commencement Exercises.

Kokkalis Program seeks intern The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) is now accepting intern applicants to assist with databases and international…

Honoring the legacy of Albert Schweitzer, area graduate students are committing to a year of service with a community agency. In a competitive selection process, 35 students – five of which are Harvard students – have been selected as 2006-07 Boston Schweitzer Fellows. Each fellow will devote more than 200 hours of service to local…

Leading evolutionary ecologist Jonathan B. Losos, whose study of Caribbean Anolis lizards has profoundly shaped our understanding of ecologys impact on species biodiversity, has been appointed professor of organismic and evolutionary biology in Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.

Janet Browne, a noted historian of biology whose two-part biography of Charles Darwin has won wide acclaim, has been named professor of the history of science in Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), effective Sept. 1, 2006.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending May 29. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

June 19, 1725 – The Harvard Corporation elects Benjamin Wadsworth, Class of 1690, as Harvards eighth President. June 11, 1776 – The Provincial Congress grants the College permission to reoccupy…

People came from near and far to Harvard May 31 to pay tribute to a man who was probably the most famous as well as the tallest economist of the second half of the 20th century, John Kenneth Galbraith, who died April 29 at the age of 97.

Harvard student Harrison Greenbaum ’08 has been awarded first prize in this years Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting for his entry A Uniquely Portable Magic: A Collection of Treasures from the Conjuring Arts. Second prize went to Alexis Kusy 07 for The Peculiar Collection, while third prize went to Michael Sanchez 07 for…

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) administration will be relocating from Byerly Hall to the third floor of Holyoke Center in September. As a result, several financial operations within the Office of the Controller in Holyoke Center will be moving to 1033 Massachusetts Ave., second floor, effective May 30.

Members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) bargaining unit are eligible to apply for the spring 2006 education fund through June 10. Negotiated in 1989 to assist staff with education costs and to promote career development, the fund amounts to $220,000 for this academic year (fall 2005 through summer 2006).

Orchestra, Pops seek players The Harvard Summer School Orchestra is open to classical musicians from both Harvard and the Greater Boston area. Composed of approximately 60 players, the orchestra will…

The Presidential Instructional Technology Fellows (PITF) Program was launched in summer 2004 at the request of President Lawrence H. Summers. To date, more than 150 graduate and undergraduate students have provided services to faculty at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, and the Schools…

Employment Services, collaborating with a University-wide organizing committee, is hosting its eighth annual career forum on June 13. This years event will be held at the Graduate School of Designs Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St. The event will be open to the public from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Sean Dorrance Kelly, who draws upon both philosophy and neuroscience in his analysis of the philosophical, phenomenological, and cognitive aspects of sensory perception, has been appointed professor of philosophy in Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.

Michael G. Rukstad, a member of the Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty for many years, died May 17 at Massachusetts General Hospital after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 51.

Jeremy R. Knowles, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) from 1991 to 2002, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Faculty beginning July 1, the University announced Monday (May 22). Named by incoming interim President Derek Bok, Knowles will serve until the selection of a permanent dean by the next…

Harvard University announced a proposal to transform its Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) into the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).

It couldve been dubbed Around the World in 70 Artworks. The recent art show at the Kennedy School trekked back in time to Civil War encampments journeyed through space to destinations ranging from Franklin Park to Japan to New Zealand explored ants, birds, and fish and even made a short spectacular hop back into the…

The Kennedy School of Governments (KSG) Environment and Natural Resources Faculty Group has announced that the Stone Fellowship for the best paper written by a doctoral student in the area of environmental and resource policy during 2005 has been conferred upon Cynthia Lin, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics. Lin, who will receive…

The Department of Music has announced its 2005-06 fellowship and award winners. Graduate and undergraduate students will receive a total of $225,000 for award and fellowship programs.

Four Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates laid out plans for tax cuts, local aid hikes, and economic revitalization during a policy-focused debate televised live from the John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG) on May 18.