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President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates: Thursday, May 11, 4-5 p.m. Sign-up begins one hour earlier unless…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 1. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

Neil L. Rudenstine, Harvard president emeritus, sat in his glowing crimson robes, a book on his lap, a look of bemused and benevolent inquiry animating his face.

John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University, noted economist and author, former ambassador to India, and former presidential adviser, died April 29, 2006, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass. He was 97.

Nearly 70 girls (ages 10 to 14) from Boston neighborhoods joined Crimson women athletes last Friday (April 28) for a beautiful spring day filled with skills and drills in a celebratory encore of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (Feb. 7).

John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University, noted economist and author, former ambassador to India, and former presidential adviser, died April 29, 2006, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass. He was 97.

“Maybe it’s his dead friend’s body rising up to God,” says Tony, pointing out the spiritual element he sees in a dark painting hanging in the Fogg Art Museum.

The federal government is seriously considering the catastrophic health risks posed by a potential bird flu pandemic and is fully engaged in preparing a response. That was the message delivered at the Kennedy School Forum Tuesday night (May 2) by Frances Townsend, President Bushs assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism.

Globalization has brought the once distant needy to our doorstep and created a global society whose obligations to help the poor transcend national boundaries, Paul Farmer, the Maud and Lillian Presley Professor of Social Medicine, said Tuesday (May 2).

Kenyan human rights workers are using past atrocities as a tool to build a sense of national spirit by emphasizing Kenyans shared history of suffering and the stake they share today in fighting corruption, eliminating human rights abuses, and assuring equality.

Dimitri Hadzi, a sculptor whose enigmatic, brooding works can be found in museums and public spaces around the world, died April 16 in Boston. He was 85.

For the past 13 years, the Weissman International Internship Program has provided more than 250 sophomores and juniors with the opportunity to participate in an international internship in a field of work related to their academic and career goals.

Sidney Verba, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and director of the University Library, has announced a University-wide call for proposals for library-related digitization projects that support teaching and research at Harvard. According to Verba, grant funding is available through Harvards Library Digital Initiative (LDI) and its internal challenge grant program.

Womens tennis scores fourth straight league title The 17th-ranked Harvard women’s tennis team closed out its regular season with a 6-1 win over host Dartmouth on April 25 to stay…

Smith Professor of French Language and Literature Christie McDonald and Professor Bradley S. Epps of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard were recently presented with medals by Philippe Merlo-Morat, professeur des Universités (Université Lumière Lyon 2) on behalf of Gérard Collomb, mayor of Lyon, and Jean-Jack Queyranne, president of the Rhône-Alpes district.

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Thomas W. Payzant has been named a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Payzant, who holds masters and doctoral degrees from HGSE, will begin his new post on July 1.

Four members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been selected as Harvard College Professors, an honor recognizing particularly distinguished contributions to undergraduate teaching in all its forms: in Core courses and in general education, in teaching within concentrations, and in advising and mentoring students.

May 12, 1638 – By order of the Great and General Court, Newetowne is renamed Cambrige (Cambridge). May 1638 – The College Yard expands as the Town of Cambridge grants…

Morning Exercises To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning: •…

A daughter of migrant farm workers who rose to become deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton said Thursday (April 20) that the current dispute over immigration reform is just the latest chapter in a debate as old as the country over who becomes an American.

Jendayi Frazer, assistant U.S. secretary for African Affairs, sounded an optimistic note on the future of Africa during a speech Friday (April 21) at the Black Policy Conference at the Kennedy School.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) recently announced the election of 175 new fellows and 20 new foreign honorary members. Included among this new field of fellows are eight Harvard faculty members.

In recent years, crossing disciplines is much more common than it used to be, but that doesnt mean that its not a good idea to look both ways before you cross. While ethicists and scientists wrangle about when life begins, and historians and literary scholars buzz about the importance of imperialism in the novels of…