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The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard Divinity School is an international leader in the development of the academic study of world religions. Students enrolled in any Harvard University doctoral program whose dissertation research involves substantive study of religious phenomena are invited to apply for a CSWR Dissertation Fellowship for academic…

The Memorial Church marked its 70th anniversary Sunday (Nov. 10) with a solemn remembrance of those who died in World War I and in subsequent conflicts, and with a celebration of donors who helped make the churchs future more secure in the recent fundraising campaign.

Can a trip to the mall cure cancer? Will a new puppy or a meeting with Donald Duck speed a childs wait for a heart transplant?

Researchers at Brigham and WomenÕs Hospital (BWH) have found that regular physical activity, such as walking, can help reduce the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture in postmenopausal women. This is the latest finding of the landmark NursesÕ Health Study and was published in the Nov. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Monday, November 11, 2002 Sanders Theatre, Harvard University TRANSCRIPT TIMOTHY COLTON: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am Timothy Colton, a Professor of Government, and Director of the Davis Center…

Echoes of the reforms that ended the former Soviet Union are still reverberating in Russia and other former Soviet republics, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Unions last leader and the man who implemented those world-altering changes, told a packed Sanders Theatre Monday (Nov. 11).

Cinematic wunderkind Larry Meistrich addressed the Dudley Film Program on Nov. 7 about the state of independent filmmaking and distribution in todays changing economy. Meistrich, 35, was the founder and CEO of The Shooting Gallery, a premiere independent film studio and entertainment production company. Between 1990 and 2001, he produced more than 30 films including…

After a summer of scorching heat waves up and down the Eastern seaboard, apocalyptic flooding in Prague and Dresden, droughts parching the western United States, and population-displacing monsoons throughout the Himalayas, if there is still anyone out there who does not believe in global warming, Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies and…

There is a growing consensus among scientists that inhabitants of the Earth are facing more-than-minor climate changes in the coming years. What are the nature of these changes? Are they inevitably negative, and if so, what are the solutions? A group of leading scientists and experts will wrangle over these questions at a fundraising symposium…

Pennsylvanias womens volleyball team continued its hassling of the Crimson this past Saturday (Nov. 9) at the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), sweeping the Harvard hitters in three games: 30-15, 30-14, 30-21. The shutout marks Harvards second defeat of the season against the Quakers – who endure as the only Ivy team to earn a pair…

Gerald Gabrielse needs magnetic quiet to work. The professor of physics generates magnetic and electric fields, super-empty vacuums, and supercold temperatures in his basement workshop in Jefferson Laboratory at Harvard University. He needs such exotic conditions to hold bits of antimatter steady. If antimatter touches normal matter, such as makes up the walls of ordinary…

I picture Siberia, three weeks away

Yucel inducted as ACR Fellow E. Kent Yucel, associate professor of radiology and director of cardiovascular imaging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was inducted as a fellow in the American…

Giving a gift to Harvard seems a simple thing. A donor writes a check or transfers some stock, and thats the end of it.

Dean’s Award nominations sought The Joint Committee on the Status of Women (JCSW), on behalf of Joseph Martin, dean of the faculty of medicine, is seeking nominations for two distinguished…

Why does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take longer to approve asthma medicines than arthritis medicines?

Friends and colleagues of Arthur Solomon, professor of biophysics emeritus, are invited to attend a memorial service at the Memorial Church on Friday (Nov. 15) at 12:30 p.m. Following the service, a reception will be held at the Fogg Art Museum.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Nov. 9. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Nov. 28, 1942 – The Cocoanut Grove, a celebrated Boston night spot, burns on Thanksgiving weekend, killing some 500 people, including 15 from Harvard. Already in Boston at the time, an instructing officer and several student officers of the Harvard-based Naval Communications School are among the first to arrive on the scene. They play an…

In an effort to combat the flu across campus this season, University Health Services (UHS) will be providing free flu vaccines to all members of the Harvard community. The walk-in clinics are being held at the following locations:

The students of the South Asian Association, Dharma, and the Harvard Foundation welcomed renowned Nepalese actress and Bollywood star, Manisha Koirala (left) to Harvard on Friday (Nov. 8). Before a packed Boylston Hall audience, the popular Koirala presented clips from her latest film Escape from Taliban and spoke on Hindu-Muslim relations and women in films.…

The Starship Enterprise is propelled through the universe of science fiction by a rocket fuel that combines ordinary matter and antimatter. When the two meet, they annihilate each other in a burst of energy that thrusts the starship from galaxy to galaxy.

Well have done enough groundwork to back up a decision, said Kathy Spiegelman, associate vice president for planning and real estate, who was recently appointed chief University planner and director of the Allston Initiative. She takes over the new position Jan. 1, 2003.

The toilet runs, there’s graffiti on the windows and a former resident left behind some belongings.