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Imagine being able to throw away those diet books and eat whatever you want without becoming fat, and – as a bonus – not develop diabetes and live longer as well. A new study led by Joslin Diabetes Center researchers and published in the Jan. 24 issue of the journal Science brings scientists one step…

On the third floor of the Biological Laboratories, Honor Hsin and Alice Bailey squint into computers, hoping that the data confirm that theyve successfully made the gene mutations they set out to make.

Michael McCormick is trying to figure out how to spend $1.5 million.

ICF honors Kanter The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), a unit of the World Teleport Association that focuses on communities’ use of broadband technology for economic development, has presented its Intelligent…

Staff photo by Kris Snibbe

Seven years ago, as Steve Dudley was making a career transition from psychotherapy and substance abuse counseling to personal fitness training, he would joke to his new clients: Its not how you feel, its how you look.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, a number of changes in U.S. immigration policy have affected the Harvard community.

To the strains of a string quartet made up of Harvard students, the University, on Jan. 15, celebrated its merger with the famed Rowland Institute of Science.

As the temperature plummeted, the urge to cower, cuddle, and bundle up was outweighed by the imperatives of the world, by personal demands, and, most of all, by exam period.

Harvard Law School (HLS) has announced the establishment of the Oneida Indian Nation Professorship of Law. This chair – the first endowed chair in American Indian studies at Harvard University and the only professorship of its kind east of the Mississippi River – will allow HLS to continue its leadership role in the development of…

The former governor of New Hampshire, a New York Times political reporter, the former commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, a high-ranking official in Ireland, and a leader in civic participation have all been chosen for fellowships at the Kennedy School of Governments (KSGs) Institute of Politics (IOP).

There are almost 4 million miles of road in the United States. Added together, these roads and roadsides make up more than 1 percent of the country, an area equal to South Carolina. But the area affected by the noise, pollution, animal deaths, and other ecological impacts linked to roads is much larger, 22 percent…

Scholarships for one academic year of study or research in China are made possible through an agreement between the Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China and Harvard University. For the 2003-04 academic year, five full scholarships (covering tuition, housing, health insurance, and books) and 10 partial scholarships (covering tuition) will be offered…

High atop the Fogg Museum, Henry Lie, director of the Straus Center for Conservation, and art historian Francesca Bewer study an X-ray, pointing to the milky image and scratching their chins in thought. A warrior – or rather, a 16th century bronze cast of a warrior by Dutch sculptor Willem van Tetrode – has broken…

You can be happier at work if you smile more, even if you have to fake it. Suppressing anger and other negative feelings, on the other hand, leads to less job satisfaction and more thoughts of quitting.

HMS center to receive funding for 4 more years Harvard Medical School’s (HMS’s) Center of Excellence in Women’s Health has announced that it will receive funding from the U.S. Department…

Ashley Seo 06 heads into the Science Center on a recent frigid day, possibly wishing shed chosen flute.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies will hold the fourth annual John T. Dunlop Lecture on Feb. 4 at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C. The lecture, titled The American Dream of Homeownership: From Cliché to Mission, honors Lamont University Professor Emeritus John T. Dunlop for his distinguished career at the University, in government,…

Francis S. Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, will deliver the 2003 William Belden Noble lecture series exploring genetics, medicine, and faith on Feb. 3-5 at the Memorial Church.

The Korea Institute has reached an agreement with the International Communication Foundation (ICF) of Seoul to establish an endowment fund to support the translation and publication of Korean literary works, and studies on Korean literature. The fund, in the amount of $1.5 million, will be named in honor of Sunshik Min, a graduate of the…

Harvard Colleges first-ever foreign exchange students have gotten a lot more out of Harvard than just its academic expertise, citing as highlights everything from living in the dorms to playing intramural soccer, from rowing on the Charles River to meeting students from around the world.

A multiyear physician survey on career fulfillment showed significant variation in satisfaction levels across local health-care markets, and it found that, nationally, 18 percent of physicians were somewhat or very dissatisfied, according to a study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) that appears in the Jan.…

Raymond P. Lavietes 36, a committed supporter of Harvard University Athletics, died on Jan. 12 at his winter home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 88.

The Iranian health-care system, which places a heavy emphasis on primary care, has dramatically increased life expectancy and lowered population growth since 1986, according to the vice chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Appearing below are the Harvard Alumni Associations (HAAs) candidates for the 2003 election to the Harvard Board of Overseers and the HAA Elected Directors. The election this spring will determine five new Overseers and six new HAA Elected Directors. Ballots will be mailed between April 1 and 15, and results of the election will be…

It has been said that history is written by the winners.

A memorial service for John Rawls, the James Bryant Conant University Professor Emeritus, will be held at Sanders Theatre on Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. A reception will follow in Loeb House, 17 Quincy St. Rawls died Nov. 24 at the age of 81.

President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven Hyman will hold office hours for students in their Massachusetts Hall offices from 4 to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on the following dates:

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

Ca. January 1960 – Harvard announces plans to build a Center for the Study of World Religions near the Divinity School to replace a rented residence in Cambridge serving scholars…