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Stress has been thought to be a risk factor in the development of breast cancer, but little empirical evidence exists about the link between chronic stress and this disease. To examine a possible link, researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) evaluated the number of hours middle-aged women devoted to caregiving for a disabled and/or…

A peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge next week, on June 10. For the 16th consecutive year a number of neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells in celebration of the city of Cambridge and of Harvards 353rd Commencement Exercises.

Brown sinks competition at NCAA Rowing Championships Radcliffe’s heavyweight crew finished 10th out of 12 schools at the NCAA Rowing Championships this past weekend (May 28-30) in Rancho Cordova, Calif.…

Success in fencing requires balance, timing, preparation, and sacrifice. Achieving this elusive combination is as rare as it is impressive. Gregory Chang has done it.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 18, 2004, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) have found new evidence that suggests that women and men with similar smoking histories have the same risk of developing lung cancer. The large-scale analysis of more than 85,000 men and women shows that the nations top cancer killer strikes male and female smokers at similar rates -…

Author and Extension School writing instructor Joan Leegant has been named the 2003 recipient of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for her book An Hour in Paradise (W.W. Norton, 2003) by the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford. Earlier this spring, Leegants book was the co-recipient of the 2004 L.L.…

The Broad Institutes Brad Bernstein and Vamsi Mootha have each received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Career Award in the Biomedical Sciences.

By their nature, sheds are small and unpretentious structures, typically built for storing lawnmowers and shovels and such. The red shed that had been affixed to the side of Lyman Laboratory of the Department of Physics for almost 70 years appeared to be no different – a minor wood building that seemed uncomfortably out of…

Harvard astronomers determined last month that a pair of celestial titanic twins are the heaviest stars ever measured by scientists, with each one tipping the scales at 80 times the mass of Earths sun.

Harvard University has been awarded a GoGreen business award by the city of Cambridge during the citys annual May celebration that promotes environmental action and awareness.

Professor Emeritus Archibald Cox, former Watergate special prosecutor and solicitor general, died Saturday (May 29) in his home in Brooksville, Maine. He was 92.

Hillary and Julie Goodridge, lead plaintiffs in the historic Massachusetts marriage case, have been named the recipients of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus (HGLCs) 2004 Trailblazer Award. The award will be presented to the Goodridges at the caucuss annual Commencement Day dinner, to be held in Lowell House on Thursday (June 10). The keynote…

Twenty-four juniors from the Class of 2005 were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota of Massachusetts. The students were formally inducted into the chapter at a May ceremony and dinner.

The Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE) recently announced that William McKersie will become the Schools new associate dean for development and alumni relations on Sept. 1. McKersie brings more than 20 years of experience in education and philanthropy to this newly created position at GSE.

At an address at the Kennedy School on Tuesday (June 1), Tassos Papadopoulos, the president of the Republic of Cyprus, defended his rejection of a United Nations plan led by Secretary-General Kofi Annan that would have united the divided country. He said the rejection did not mean that Greek Cypriots were against reunification.

Eugene Foley, president and CEO of Harvard University Employees Credit Union, has announced that the Credit Union has expanded its field of membership and enhanced its ties to the University. At the annual meeting of the Credit Union this past March, it was unanimously voted to amend the Credit Unions bylaws to open up membership…

Harvard University graduate Ann Marie Cody, an astronomy and astrophysics concentrator, is the winner of the 2004 Captain Jonathan Fay Prize, which is awarded by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Radcliffe Institute Dean Drew Gilpin Faust made the announcement at Radcliffes annual Strawberry Tea on Wednesday (June 2).

Taking a novel approach to the analysis of child custody awards in cases where domestic violence is involved, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have documented what they argue is a recurring pattern of potential human rights violations by the state and a failure to protect battered women and their children.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 20, 2004, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

This spring saw the launch of a new Harvard competition, the Venture Good contest, in which student teams use the power of the marketplace to devise ways of helping society. The goal of the contest is to encourage the creation of self-sustaining social and arts enterprises – ventures that can actually make enough money to…

Junior Matthew Gibson has been awarded first prize in this years Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting for his entry Learning to Read Russia. Second prize was awarded to Adrien Finlay 04 for an essay and bibliography that explores materials about opera, and third prize went to Amy Lee 04 for her entry Zines…

When Eduard Sekler first visited the Kathmandu Valley in 1962, he realized he was seeing something very special and very vulnerable.

Harvard students today are part of a replay generation for whom technology has transformed how they learn, putting information at their fingertips, easing communication, and freeing them in time and space – but that freedom hasnt translated to less time spent on academics.

More news and information about Harvard will be delivered digitally by the Central Administration to the community beginning in July, including two summer issues of the Harvard Gazette (http://www.news-harvard.go-vip.net/gazette/gazette). Paper publication of the Gazette will resume Sept. 16 and continue throughout the academic year. Regular Harvard news updates will continue to be available at http://www.harvard.edu.…

Security screening will be taking place at the entry points to Harvards Commencement next Thursday (June 10). All Harvard participants in the ceremony, including faculty, should bring their Harvard IDs. Both participants and guests are strongly advised not to bring bags as searches will delay entrance to the event.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 29. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

June 1887 – Six of the 15 alumnae of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women (or “Harvard Annex” [names used before the 1894 charter creating Radcliffe College]) establish…

Douglas A. Melton, the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, has agreed to serve as chair of the FAS Life Sciences Council, effective June 1.

Reducing calories protects mice and rats against breast tumors, a number of studies have shown. Can it do the same for humans? A natural experiment in Norway during World War II hints that it can. Under famine conditions, prepubertal girls who consumed an average of 22 percent fewer calories than normal enjoyed a lower rate…