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The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health has announced the launch of a Spanish-language version of its popular risk assessment Web site, Your Disease Risk. The new site, Cuidar de su Salud (Take Care of Your Health), provides tailored prevention messages and health information for Hispanic/Latino Americans, as well…

The U.S. Latino population has grown exponentially today Latinos are the fastest-growing group in the United States. U.S. Census Bureau estimates put the Latino population at more than 37 million. For the first time in this countrys history, Latinos are now the largest minority group. The census bureau estimates that by 2050, a full quarter…

It may be presumptuous for a university that is a mere 369 years old to tell a 5,000-year-old city, Job well done. Nevertheless, that is what Harvard has said to the city of Aleppo, Syria, by awarding it the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design.

Harvard softball continued its pattern of extreme highs and lows with a pair of losses on Tuesday afternoon (April 12) against a hot-swinging Boston College club in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The non-conference setbacks – a 5-1 loss followed by a 12-2 thumping in five innings in game two – amounts to a three-game losing streak…

Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has begun construction of the Northwest Science Building at the north end of the Cambridge campus, laying a cornerstone for faculty growth in the coming years. Upon its completion late in 2007, the low-slung glass and wood structure is expected to house up to 30 faculty and…

KSG fellow named chair of New York Stock Exchange Marshall N. Carter, a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), was recently elected chairman of the New York Stock…

Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture Jennifer Roberts and Assistant Psychology Professor Matthew Nock are this years winners of the Roslyn Abramson Award, given to faculty for excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Those who take for granted that Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Mass., had an opportunity over the past weekend to think differently: From the Indian perspective, Harvard is really situated in the heart of Wampanoag country, where the inhabitants had lived for 10,000 years before English settlers arrived to build a new world, and…

At the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School, an audience member listening to the proceedings of a conference is reflected in a portrait of President Kennedy.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates:

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 11. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

April 17, 1928 – In Emerson Hall, Pierre Roland-Marcel, Director of the National Library of France (Bibliothèque Nationale), gives an illustrated public talk in French on the library he runs.…

At its 13th meeting of the year (April 13), the Faculty Council met with Provost Steven E. Hyman, as well as discussed the role and responsibilities of the Faculty Council. There was also a demonstration presented by the registrar, Barry Kane, on newly developed online tools for undergraduate registration and course enrollment.

Ever been so close to a tarantula you can see the hair on its legs? Curious to know why some crystals grow large and others are like tiny jagged teeth? Wonder what a bees stinger looks like under a microscope?

Put 18 or 20 high school seniors in a science lab, and you can expect a little saunter, a little swagger, a lot of wisecracking. But you hope for the best. Are they excited to be at Harvard?

Iraqi society today is working toward intertwined goals of development, security, and a new political order, each of which is dependent on the other and each crucial for the nations future, according to the United Nations chief envoy to Iraq.

Crew champs cruise past Brown The defending national champion Harvard heavyweight crew opened its season in winning fashion, capturing its fifth consecutive Stein Cup opposite Brown on the Charles this…

Arts First volunteers are needed for May festivities Organizers of Arts First – Harvard’s four-day celebration of music, theater, dance, and visual arts – seek volunteers for the Performance Fair…

David Mooney is examining the bodys natural cellular functions in hopes of becoming a very good copycat.

The Cambridge Police Department (CPD) received a report of an assault and battery that occurred on Bow Street near Adams House on April 6 at approximately 9 p.m. According to the report, a female undergraduate student was walking down Bow Street when a male suspect pushed her to the ground. The victim kneed the suspect…

Being an outstanding teacher requires talent, inspiration, experience, dedication, and hard work – a challenge for anyone, but a particularly daunting one for those who are also expected to stay on top of a complex and rapidly advancing field of knowledge and to make regular contributions to that field in the form of books and…

With the snow gone, traffic makes its way through Harvard Square with renewed energy.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences March 15, 2005, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Students wishing to receive a medical degree as well as a doctorate in social science will be able to pursue their studies in the new M.D – Ph.D. social sciences track, headed by Allan Brandt, the Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine in the Department of Social Medicine and professor of the…

Roughly two weeks after the Harvard womens hockey team fell to the University of Minnesota, 4-3, in their third consecutive NCAA championship appearance, one might begin to wonder: Is there a new curse in town? While losing three straight games with the national title on the line might seem a little bit freaky (and certainly…

MAC to host Family Fitness Night The Malkin Athletic Center is sponsoring an evening of exercise and fun for members of the University community and their families on April 29…

The 2005 Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards have been presented to Edward Glaeser (Economics), Stephen Soumerai (Ambulatory Care and Prevention and Health Policy), and John Stauffer (English and History of American Civilization). The three professors received the awards, presented by the Graduate Student Council (GSC), at an event held in the Faculty Club on…