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  • Campus & Community

    Technology for the poor as well as the rich

    For the worlds poor, technology is something other people have, a tool for the rich to help them get richer.

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    Men’s soccer dominates Hartford

    Though it may not have been as pretty as usual, the Harvard football team scored a perfect 10 this past Saturday (Sept. 21) at the Stadium, holding off the high-flying Holy Cross Crusaders, 28-23, to claim their 10th consecutive victory over two seasons. And in spite of the seven penalties for 55 yards, or the…

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    Colloquium series looks at religion and public policy

    The Joint Program on Religion and Public Life at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) is sponsoring a research colloquium series beginning Oct. 3. The series, which will run through Dec. 5, aims to discuss the work of leading scholars who address the interaction of religion and public…

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    Streak continues

    Though it may not have been as pretty as usual, the Harvard football team scored a perfect 10 this past Saturday (Sept. 21) at the Stadium, holding off the high-flying Holy Cross Crusaders, 28-23, to claim their 10th consecutive victory over two seasons. And in spite of the seven penalties for 55 yards, or the…

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    Newsmakers

    Eisenberg named Renaissance Woman

  • Campus & Community

    In Brief

    Bursztajn to lend expertise to Discovery

  • Campus & Community

    Endowment return stable in 2001-02

    The return on Harvard University’s endowment was relatively flat during the 2001-2002 fiscal year, with investment returns dipping 0.5 percent despite what Harvard Management Company President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Meyer termed a

  • Campus & Community

    The Big Picture

    As a young boy in Calabria, Italy, Joe Calautti spent half his days in grammar school, the other half as an apprentice tailor, learning by watching the master tailors at their work.

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    Watertown, University announce agreement

    The town of Watertown and Harvard University announced that after a year and a half of extensive negotiations, an agreement has been reached that will provide the town with a guaranteed revenue stream from the Arsenal on the Charles Property.

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    Ritter: Iraqi arms ‘gone’ as of ’98:

    Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter said he would be willing to fight and die in a war against Iraq, as long as the United States played by international rules and attacked only after a fair inspection process revealed Baghdad had resumed production of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.

  • Campus & Community

    President and Provost office hours

    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:

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    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Sept. 21. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

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    Memorial Services

    Felix M.H. Villars

  • Campus & Community

    This month in Harvard history

    Sept. 25, 1929 – At the dedication of the Law School’s Langdell Hall, Harvard confers honorary Doctor of Laws degrees upon two legal scholars from Cambridge University: William Warwick Buckland and Percy Henry Winfield.

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    Faculty Council Notice for Sept. 25

    At its second meeting of the year, the Faculty Council met with William R. Fitzsimmons (dean of Admissions and Financial Aid) and Marilyn McGrath Lewis (director of Admissions) to discuss issues surrounding Early Action and Early Admissions.

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    Undergrad students develop system to fight TB:

    Harvard undergraduate students, working with their professors, are developing a new technology for treating tuberculosis (TB). The new system delivers drugs through an inhaler, increasing the likelihood that patients will take them over longer periods, and reducing the side effects of pills and injections. To test and market the system, the group has formed a…

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    History professor named MacArthur Fellow

    Professor of History Ann Blair is one of this year’s 24 MacArthur Fellows and the recipient of its $500,000

  • Science & Tech

    Heinz Center report presents environmental indicators

    Statistics and reports on environmental damage and progress routinely come from dozens — if not hundreds — of nonprofit, government, and other agencies. Often the information disagrees with previously published…

  • Health

    Students develop system to fight TB

    A new system developed by Harvard undergraduates delivers anti-tuberculosis drugs through an inhaler, increasing the likelihood that patients will take them over longer periods, and reducing the side effects of…

  • Health

    Chili peppers and inflammation

    Researchers have discovered that the burinng pain of arthritis is similar to the pain associated with eating chili peppers. “The receptor activated by chili peppers in the mouth and other…

  • Campus & Community

    Town of Watertown and Harvard University announce agreementArsenal on the Charles

    The town of Watertown and Harvard University announced that after a year and a half of extensive negotiations, an agreement has been reached that will provide the town with a guaranteed revenue stream from the Arsenal on the Charles Property.

  • Campus & Community

    Former weapons inspector: Iraqi arms “gone” as of 1998

    Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter said he would be willing to fight and die in a war against Iraq, as long as the United States played by international rules and attacked only after a fair inspection process revealed Baghdad had resumed production of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.

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    Summers greets first-years at cookout

    As the Class of 2006 anxiously looked ahead to the start of classes this week, they were able this weekend to get a bit to eat and meet the man at the head of it all, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers.

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    Pakistan’s Musharraf speaks at KSG

    Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf reaffirmed Pakistans support for the U.S.-led war on terror during a Sept. 8 speech at the Kennedy School of Government, but drew the line at aiding a U.S.-led war on Iraq, saying Pakistan already has its hands full.

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    Seasonal change

    One can imagine that for Harvard football coach Tim Murphy, this past Junes graduation ceremony wasnt an entirely joyous affair. Murphy, who guided the Crimson to a perfect 9-0 campaign last season – the first such run in nearly 90 years – witnessed the departure of 13 of his starting players to the real world.…

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    Thomas Everett, Band Director

    Ive been auditioning students all this week, and no matter how well prepared you are, its like a landslide. In the beginning of the week its exhilarating, students come in and we can actually talk to them, help them relax, help them understand were people too. But toward the end of the week it gets…

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    Kerrigan, Wylie to host ‘Evening With Champions’

    Top Olympic and world skaters will continue their battle against cancer this fall as they once again gather at Harvard to participate in Americas premier figure skating exhibition, An Evening With Champions.

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    History Professor Ann Blair named MacArthur Fellow

    Professor of History Ann Blair is one of 24 MacArthur Fellows and the recipient of its $500,000

  • Campus & Community

    Sept. 11 observance draws 10,000

    More than 10,000 members of the Harvard University community gathered in Tercentenary Theatre at noon on Sept. 11 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. With words, music, and prayer, students, religious leaders, and President Lawrence H. Summers honored the days tragic events and offered messages of peace and hope.

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    First-years immerse themselves in art scene

    Skritch, skritch, skritch. The room high in the Carpenter Center is quiet except for the scratching of charcoal on paper, the sound accented by the rooms high ceilings and concrete walls. The clear studio lighting also seems to amplify the sound somehow. Or perhaps the amplification comes from the students silence.