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James F. Rothenberg, a leading figure in the investment world and a distinguished alumnus of both Harvard College and Harvard Business School, will become the Universitys next treasurer and the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1.

If you want to increase your chances of living longer, taking cholesterol drugs is an easy way to do it. Thats the message from a Harvard study of 4,162 people hospitalized in 350 places in eight countries. It is the first research to show that intense lowering of cholesterol results in a major reduction in…

John Bidwell will present the Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture Industrial Hubris: A Revisionist History of the Papermaking Machine today (March 25) at 5:30 p.m. in the Edison and Newman Room, Houghton Library. Bidwell, Astor Curator of Printed Books and Bindings at The Morgan Library, will discuss London stationers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, who between…

Former U.S. weapons inspector David Kay called it a damning charge against Western democracy that it took the fear of horrific weapons of mass destruction to move the world to act against the corrupt, murderous regime of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Its been a year and a half since Jonathan Tilly, Joshua Johnson, and Jacqueline Canning looked at each other and understood that if their experimental numbers were right, a foundation of reproductive biology had to be wrong.

Throughout their history, artists have looked at birds and tried to make them soar on paper with pen and paint. According to renowned British naturalist and documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough, though, there are birds so lovely and ingenious they can justifiably be categorized as art – and even artists – themselves.

Psychologists at Harvard University and the University of Texas, San Antonio, have found that the thoughts we try to put out of mind while awake tend to reappear in dreams. The finding lends support to Sigmund Freuds 1900 contention that dreams bother us because they harbor things we dont want to think about, a theory…

Senior wrestler Jesse Jantzen brought home Harvards first national championship in 66 years with an impressive 9-3 win against Oklahoma States Zach Esposito this past Saturday (March 20) in St. Louis. John Harkness 38, who was actually on hand to cheer on Jantzen, was the last Crimson grappler to capture the national title – back…

Youve got to use your imaginojo, baby! Sporting a pinky ring on each of six hands, a lace dickey, and a very strong resemblance to Austin Powers, the Blind Spider told theatergoers and his fellow actors how to navigate the Island of Anyplace – both the stage set for a bored young girl, and the…

Surely there are easier places to make art than Antarctica. There, at the bottom of the world, acrylics crack on the page and watercolors turn to slush. En route to Antarctica by sea, pastels are often the only option any liquid would spill as the ship rolls to such a pitch that sleeping bunks are…

Kennedy School of Government (KSG) alumna Michelle Rhee, M.P.P. 97, was among a dozen individuals honored with the 2004 Citizen Activist Award by the Gleitsman Foundation on Monday (March 22). Designed to honor those who have challenged social injustice in the United States, the award is presented in alternating years with the International Activist Award.

This years Harvard participation in the American Cancer Societys Daffodil Days raised $35,514, a new record. The total number of dazzling yellow bouquets sold: 4,962, many of which (1,158) were donated to local hospitals. The Harvard Mail Services volunteered to deliver the flowers to more than 90 locations across the University in both Cambridge and…

Taiwans election has put the United States in the uncomfortable position of discouraging a growing democracy in order to keep relations with mainland China stable, according to Timothy Crawford, a professor of political science at Boston College.

A report by The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, that uncovered Vietnam-era war crimes kept secret for three and a half decades, has received the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers. Given for work published in daily newspapers in 2003, the award carries a $10,000 prize. The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard administers the…

Harvard junior midfielder Rory Edwards attempts to cut off a streaking Kariane Lauri of the University of Connecticut this past Saturday (March 20) at Jordan Field. In their first visit to Harvard in program history, the Huskies (1-4) overwhelmed the Crimson, 10-4, to earn their first win of the season.

In another do-or-die weekend, the streaking mens and womens Harvard hockey teams both earned an extension to their suddenly sensational postseason runs. And a pair of ECAC titles to boot.

Harvard College has announced its fees for undergraduate tuition, room, and board for the 2004-2005 academic year. Tuition is set at $27,448. Overall charges will total $39,880, an increase of 5.15 percent, including room rate, $4,974 board, $4,286 health services fee, $1,264 and student services fee, $1,908.

OfA presents ‘An Evening with Suzanne Farrell’ As part of its Learning From Performers series, the Office for the Arts will welcome acclaimed ballerina Suzanne Farrell on April 15 at…

Gerald Holton to deliver Tillich Lecture This year’s Paul Tillich lecture will be given by Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics and Research Professor of the History of Science Gerald Holton.…

In its report released Monday (March 22), the Harvard University Committee on Calendar Reform, appointed last fall by the president, provost, and deans, recommends that the University move to a limited framework of shared dates among all Schools to promote closer connections among faculty and students from across the University. The committee adopted its report…

Harvards Modern Greek Studies Program invites graduate students in modern Greek studies or in related fields to participate in a grad student conference taking place in April 2005. The goal of the conference, titled The Cankered Muse: In Search of Modern Greek Satire, is to account for the prolific and uninterrupted presence of satire in…

Eliot A. Cohen was awarded the first Huntington Prize on Monday (March 22) for his book Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime (New York: Free Press, 2002).

International complicity and the lessons learned 10 years after the Rwandan genocide, in which almost a million people were slaughtered in eight weeks, was the topic of a compelling session at the Kennedy Schools John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Tuesday night (March 23).

The Harvard Divinity School (HDS) faculty members and guests who gathered Thursday (March 18) to discuss the much-talked-about new film The Passion of the Christ dissented only in their choice of adjectives.

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 March 20. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Shearman memorial April 4 A memorial service for John K. G. Shearman will be held Sunday, April 4, at 2:30 p.m. in the Faculty Room in University Hall. A reception…

March 6, 1945 – The last spring term under the wartime trimester schedule begins. Final figures University-wide show an enrollment of 1,817 civilians, and 4,100 Army and Navy officer specialists.…

At its 10th meeting of the year (March 24) the Faculty Council discussed the Report of the Harvard University Committee on Calendar Reform with the chair of the committee, Professor Sidney Verba (government).