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    Matrix-buster inhibitor has second way to throttle angiogenesis

    Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their regulators, the tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), form an intriguing partnership. MMPs work by breaking down the dense matrix surrounding cells, freeing them to wander…

  • Campus & Community

    Boston Public Schools to participate in 3-year project

    The Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE), Harvard Business School (HBS), and nine urban school districts announced the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) on Tuesday (Oct. 21). PELP is a joint venture collaboratively designed to dramatically improve the educational outcomes of these school systems. The districts, representing more than a million students in urban areas…

  • Campus & Community

    President to hold office hours on Nov. 3

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

  • Campus & Community

    ‘Creativity is for everyone’

    Be habitual. Get organized. Make decisions.

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    Healthy by design

    Promoting Physical Activity and Health by Urban Design – a conference sponsored by the School of Public Health (SPH) and the Design School – will be held Nov. 4 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Ave. (across from South Station). With obesity emerging as a serious public health problem in America, the…

  • Campus & Community

    Segregation talk kicks off population lecture series

    Deep and persistent racial segregation remains a fact of American life and leads to a host of social ills and health concerns that perpetuate stereotypes and create a vicious cycle keeping many African Americans trapped in inner-city neighborhoods.

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    Ambassadors discuss Southeast Europe’s future

    A stronger, larger Europe will become a better partner, not a bigger rival, to the United States in international affairs, according to European ambassadors and consuls gathered at the Kennedy School of Government last week (Oct. 15).

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    One on One: Kerry defends Iraq stance

    This is the second in a series of interviews with Democratic presidential candidates.

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    Weissman International Interns return for 10th anniversary celebration

    This past summer, when Claire Porter 05 was rising at 5 a.m. to greet the Ugandan dawn by recording the vocalizations of colobus monkeys, she hardly imagined she was leading a Harvard trend. Delivering babies in rural Mexico, Ashkan Abbey 05 didnt have a broad educational initiative on his mind.

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    School of Public Health honors Couric

    Katie Couric, one of the most recognizable faces on television, accepted an award from Harvards School of Public Health (SPH) Tuesday (Oct. 21) for work that she said is more important to her than her daily interviews with newsmakers and stars.

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    Newsmakers

    LuPone class canceled Due to unforeseen circumstances, the master class with Tony Award-winning actor/singer Patti LuPone on Oct. 24 in Paine Hall at the Department of Music has been canceled.…

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    CDC awards KSG, SPH with grant

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $250,000 start-up grant to Harvards School of Public Health (SPH) and Kennedy School of Government to develop and establish the National Preparedness Leadership Academy (NPLA). In light of bioterrorist and other terror threats, this university-wide training initiative is geared toward senior government officials with…

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    Alcohol and Health Committee established

    As part of Harvards continuing effort to address issues of alcohol and health that have affected college-age students here and nationwide, Harvards provost and College dean have announced the formation of the Committee to Address Alcohol and Health at Harvard that will work to review all institutional prevention, education, outreach and treatment services to reduce…

  • Campus & Community

    In brief

    HUHS to present ‘Myths and Realities of Aging’ The Center for Wellness and Health Communication at Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) is sponsoring the second installment of “Myths and Realities…

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    Re-union

    During a first-time-ever labor-management conference of 100 union members and 100 Harvard managers held Oct. 16, former Harvard President Derek Bok and Kris Rondeau, Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers lead organizer, listen to speakers. Union members and managers later broke into groups to discuss the important themes to be addressed during the upcoming…

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    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Oct. 18. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

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    Elisabeth MacDougall, pioneer in formal study of gardens

    Elisabeth Blair MacDougall, an art historian who helped transform the study of gardens into an academic discipline, died Oct. 12. She was 78.

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    This month in Harvard history

    Oct. 17, 1944 – In the “Harvard Service News,” Anthropology Professor Earnest A. Hooton advocates the election of a woman to the U.S. presidency, noting that “the females of our…

  • Campus & Community

    Cloistered

    Against a backdrop of fall foliage and sunlight, Kirsten McCarthy, GSE degree candidate, studies at Gutman Library.

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    Creativity tied to mental illness

    Ignoring what seems irrelevant to your immediate needs may be good for your mental health but bad for creativity.

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    President outlines ideas on Allston planning

    In an open letter to the Harvard community, President Lawrence H. Summers Tuesday (Oct. 21) outlined a number of programmatic assumptions intended to guide the next phase of the Universitys planning for the eventual long-term use of its properties in Allston.

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    Timeline

    June 22, 1903:

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    Harvard Stadium

    In 1905, just two years after the completion of Harvard Stadium, President Charles W. Eliot threatened to expel – once and for all – the savage game of football from…

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    Project finds Hindus in New Jersey, Buddhists in Montana

    An influx of new immigrants that began in 1965 when U.S. immigration laws were liberalized has changed our society in ways that contradict traditional assumptions about the correlation of religion…

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    Low-carb more effective than low-fat

    A study put three groups of dieters on different regimens. They included a low-fat group, a low-carbohydrate group that ate the same number of calories, and a third group on…

  • Health

    The links between creativity, intelligence, and mental illness

    “Scientists have wondered for a long time why madness and creativity seem linked, particularly in artists, musicians, and writers,” notes Shelley Carson, a Harvard psychologist. “Our research results indicate that…

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    Sissela Bok stalks the notion of happiness

    With a title like The Pursuits of Happiness, its no wonder that philosopher and ethicist Sissela Bok packed Science Center C Tuesday night (Oct. 14) for her Lowell Lecture sponsored by the Harvard Extension School: Is there any pursuit more elemental to our existence?

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    Bishop in a pickup truck

    In July 2000, when the Right Rev. Vashti McKenzie was elected the first female bishop in the 213-year history of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, her reaction made national headlines. The stained-glass ceiling has been pierced and broken, she said after the bishops and elders of her church had placed their hands on her…

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    Harvard Foundation honors governor of Puerto Rico

    For her leadership in government and humanitarian causes, the Harvard Foundation will honor Gov. Sila Calderón of Puerto Rico at a reception this Friday (Oct. 17). Calderón will receive the Harvard Foundation Medal at a reception for students and faculty in Leverett House at noon, and will deliver a public address titled Value-Based Democracy: A…

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    Police reports

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