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Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers began a trip to the People’s Republic of China on May 10 and will visit the country through May 14. During his visit, Summers will deliver an address at Peking University, announce a joint Harvard/Development Research Center/Tsinghua University mid-career program, visit with various government and education officials, and speak with…

Between jolts from his pager and rings from his desk phone, Atul Gawande pulls up X-rays on his computer and confers with his officemate, a fellow resident, about how best to handle a patients internal laceration. They speak in a seemingly cryptic language run over with acronyms and words ending in -tosis and -itis. Its…

History was made on May 6 as His Excellency President Stjepan Mesic was the first Croatian president to deliver a public address at Harvard. Mesics subject was Southeast Europe: From War to Stability.

Samantha Power, lecturer in public policy and outgoing executive director of the Kennedy Schools Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, has been bestowed the National Magazine Award by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The award honors Power and The Atlantic Monthly magazine for her article, Bystanders to Genocide, which appeared in the September issue…

Staff photo by Justin Ide  Formal Young lovers take a break from dancing during their spring formal to enjoy the view from the Boston Bay Tower.

Two scientists whose cardiovascular research has been credited with saving thousands of lives were honored on Wednesday (May 8) with the 14th annual Warren Alpert Foundation Scientific Prize at a ceremony at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Fair weather, fanfare, food, and a certain amount of foppery were just the trimmings in the feast of arts events and exhibitions that marked this years Arts First celebration. Starting off on a rather raw Thursday, the festival was, happily, greeted by warm and sunny weather for the following few days as talent staged a…

The Stride Rite Community Service Program hosted its 14th annual awards reception on Tuesday (May 7) in appreciation of undergraduates who are dedicated to community service. At this years reception – Public Service: A Lifetime Commitment – which included a public service panel and awards ceremony, four postgraduate fellowships and 10 senior recognition awards were…

Twenty-four juniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the nations oldest undergraduate honors organization. Their names, concentrations, and Houses follow:

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (HILR) – a membership organization offering courses in a variety of liberal arts subjects to former professionals and academics – is presenting a concert on May 18 in Sanders Theatre featuring internationally renowned violinist Joseph Lin. A 2000 Harvard graduate, Lin will be…

Dressed in a T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, the youthful-looking Edward Zwick 74 was scarcely distinguishable from the Harvard undergraduates who came last Friday (May 3) to hear him speak.

As one of the largest population groups in history moves toward retirement, a Harvard colloquium has been organized to explore the ramifications of a phenomenon that will impact the economy, health care, politics, and culture in the United States and around the world. The Demographic Revolution: Prospects for a Maturing World will be held from…

An adorable – well, not really – squirrel snacks on some garbage outside the Science Center. Despite a warm winter, Harvards squirrel population has grown accustomed to easy pickings.

Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell (D-Maine), nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating the Good Friday peace accord in Northern Ireland, has accepted an invitation from Kennedy School Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr. to address graduates of the Kennedy School on Wednesday, June 5. Mitchells speech will begin at 10 a.m.…

What the world needs now, according to former National Public Radio talk show host Christopher Lydon, is a really good chat.

An unusual collaboration of academic, government, and citizen organizations including the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) is taking aim at the asthma epidemic raging in the United States by seeking solutions in Bostons public housing projects.

The link between terrorism and global poverty isnt as clear as many initially thought and may not exist at all, panelists said at a two-day conference (May 3-4) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government that sought real-world suggestions on how to cut terrorism off at the roots.

Mario Coyula takes pride in his countrys ability to survive.

Four faculty members have been named this years Harvard College Professors in recognition of their outstanding work as undergraduate teachers as well as for their exceptional achievements in graduate education and research.

The Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) has received a $705,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund two three-year postdoctoral fellowships in conservation science at the Straus Center for Conservation. The grant will enable scholars to pursue postdoctoral scientific research within an art museum setting. Fellows will draw upon the Straus Centers outstanding…

The Harvard mens heavyweight crew won its 12th straight race on the Charles this past Saturday (May 4), edging Northeastern by 2.8 seconds to remain perfect on the spring. The win wrecked the Huskies hopes for an undefeated season.

The Harvard baseball team scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat Brown, 2-1, in a one-game playoff contest held Wednesday (May 8) at ODonnell Field. With the victory, the Crimson clinched the 2002 Red Rolfe Division Championship. Harvard will host Princeton – the Lou Gehrig Division champs – in a best-of-three…

Juan Flores of the City University of New York threatens to douse Columbia Universitys Rodolfo de la Garza with a bottle of water during a panel discussion on Latinos Remaking America Thursday (May 2) at the Graduate School of Educations Askwith Education Forum. Co-sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the…

David Brion Davis, professor of history at Yale University and one of the worlds leading authorities on slavery, delivered the Nathan I. Huggins Lectures last week (April 30, May 1-2). The three lectures were titled: The Origins and Nature of New World Slavery, 1819: Signs of a New Era, and The African-American Impact on American…

Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of Harvards W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research and chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies, has announced the appointment of 12 new institute fellows for the 2002-03 academic year.

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Marie Trottier has been in cereal and CD commercials, music videos and movies. Shes played a debutante, a dictator, and Elvis, complete with a white jumpsuit and sunglasses.

On Oct. 16, 1859, John Brown and 21 men – 16 whites and five blacks – raided the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., with the intention of distributing arms to Southern slaves and fomenting a violent uprising.

A report released Wednesday (May 7) by Harvard Universitys vice president for administration details a series of actions taken by the University in the last three months to increase wages for service workers, enhance education and training programs, and develop long-term improvements in the climate for workers on campus. The report shows that the University…

Provost Steven Hyman will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. today. Individuals wishing to meet with Provost Hyman will be welcomed on a first-come, first-served basis. A Harvard ID is required.