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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has opened two Humanities Faculty Services (HFS) centers to assist scholars in the humanities with routine tasks such as photocopying, obtaining and returning library books, mailing packages, shredding documents, and preparing letters of reference. The centers are located on the mezzanine level of Boylston Hall, open 8:30 a.m.…

FAS Communications A new version of the my.harvard Web portal has been unveiled for use by all faculty, staff, and students in the University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).…

At the Harvard Museum of Natural History, a backlit wall display of minerals in the exhibit ‘Romancing the Stone: The Many Facets of Tourmaline’ is brought nicely into scale by…

Faculty member and researcher in the Harvard Medical School (HMS) from 1991 until 2002, Linda Buck is this years co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (along with Richard Axel of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute). Buck, who was in HMSs Department of Neurobiology, won the Nobel for discoveries in odorant receptors…

The Committee to Address Alcohol and Health at Harvard, formed in November 2003, has presented its report to Provost Steven E. Hyman and Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross, recommending a broad series of initiatives – many of them calling for extensive involvement of students – aimed at both reducing dangerous drinking at Harvard…

The 2004 Ig Nobel Prizes went off in traditionally wacky fashion Thursday night (Sept. 30), honoring unusual science and questionable social advances and taking a poke at Coke for adding its own pollution to bottled river water.

Carter J. Eckert, a longtime faculty member in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, has been named Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History.

Senior fellow Juliette Kayyem has assumed the role of executive director for research at the Kennedy School of Governments (KSG) Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. For the past three years, Kayyem has been a lecturer and resident scholar at the center, serving both as executive director of the Schools Executive Session on Domestic…

Marilyn Hausammann, a human resources professional with a background in the consulting, financial services, and banking fields, is Harvard Universitys first vice president for human resources, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers announced Tuesday (Oct. 5).

For most academics, scholarship means drilling deep into an area of inquiry that is often tightly focused and highly specific.

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 Oct. 4. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Cox to be remembered on Oct. 8 A memorial service for former Harvard Law School Professor Archibald Cox will be held on Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Memorial…

Oct. 24, 1656 – The Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony grants the Corporation discretionary power to punish all misdemenoures of the youth in their Societie, either by fine or whipping in the hall openly, as the nature of the offence shall require, not exceding [sic] ten shilling [sic] or ten stripes for…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines for flu vaccination because the nation’s major supplier of the vaccine announced Tuesday (Oct. 5) that the supply…

On Tuesday (Oct. 5) at approximately 3 p.m., a female student reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) that she was the victim of an indecent assault and battery while walking on Harvard Street near Pennypacker Hall. The victim stated that she was approached from behind by a male riding a bicycle who inappropriately…

Two of the worlds biggest threats may someday be reduced by wires thousands of times thinner than a hair but capable of detecting a single virus. The specter of worldwide viral epidemics is always with us, so detecting them quickly offers the possibility of saving thousands of lives. The pathogens also can be stealthy biological…

For Terry Hawkins, the young new principal at the Frances Perkins Elementary School in Worcester, each days work demands a multitude of skills. She juggles student discipline and achievement, teacher development and satisfaction, accountability to standardized test scores, and parent and community involvement, each layering a complex set of concerns atop the other. Challenges abound,…

The river, a footbridge, music, and light drew a few thousand Cambridge and Allston neighbors to the Charles riverbanks for a fall equinox celebration on Sept. 22. Organized by the Charles River Conservancy and the Revels, the event marked the beginning of fall and the first evening of permanent illumination for the Weeks Memorial Footbridge,…

The Department of Population and International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) has a long-standing tradition of training international scholars through nondegree fellowship programs. The department has three fellowship programs that focus on different areas of international health.

More than 700 students will participate in over 30 projects in dance, music, theater and multidisciplinary genres at Harvard University this fall. Sponsored in part through funding from the Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA) Grant Program, the grants are designed to foster creative and innovative artistic initiatives among Harvard undergraduates.

The Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design recently announced that 11 individuals have been awarded fellowships to participate in one year of independent study using the curriculum and programs of GSD as well as other resources at the University. Loeb Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for nurturing the leadership potential and professional…

Archaeologists have found strong evidence that wheat and barley were refined into cereals 23,000 years ago, suggesting that humans were processing grains long before hunter-gatherer societies developed agriculture. The findings, including the identification of the earliest known oven and hence the oldest evidence of baking, were described in a recent issue of the journal Nature.

On the surface, Navys last-second victory over the Harvard mens water polo team this past weekend had all the makings of a hard-fought match between two good teams. Regrettably, the 11-10 setback seemed to knock the wind right out of the Crimsons sails, setting a gloomy course for host Harvard for the remainder of the…

Crimson comeback shocks Brown The Harvard football team overcame a three-touchdown deficit this past Saturday (Sept. 25) to skim past host Brown, 35-34. Sophomore running back Clifton Dawson had another…

Silver medalist volleyball player, trainer and recruiter of underrepresented minorities in science, committed family and tribal member – full-blooded Navajo Indian Lee Bitsoi juggles all these roles, and does it well. His balancing act is grounded in the Navajo philosophy of finding harmony in ones life, of paying heed to the physical, mental, and emotional…

Its a computerized jungle out there, with viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other electronic predators waiting to wreak havoc on an unprotected computer.

Harvard biologist Matthew Meselson has won the 2004 Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science. The prize honors a lifetime of solving fundamental biological problems and of helping to curtail the spread of biological and chemical weapons.

A newly appointed Harvard Medical School assistant professor who specializes in the study of cellular mitochondria has been named one of this years 23 recipients of the MacArthur Foundations genius grants: $500,000 over five years, no strings attached.