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Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Saturday, Jan. 19.

HBSs Michael Watkins to discuss anti-terror coalition on Jan. 30

Remodeling expenditures by homeowners declined again in the fourth quarter of 2001. The drop in remodeling, according to the Remodeling Activity Indicator (RAI) devised by Harvards Joint Center for Housing Studies, reflects the slowing economy and reduced consumer spending. While spending has not fallen off precipitously, we are in the midst of a modest downturn,…

Jan. 9, 1943 – To help alleviate a shortage of qualified teachers in mathematics and the physical sciences, the Graduate School of Education opens two 15-week retraining programs for experienced…

Alfred (left) and Georgia, two hungry hawks who haunt the Holyoke Center, perch on their 10th floor lookout ledge keeping their sharp eyes peeled for small game.

At its eighth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council discussed with Dean Harry Lewis (computer science and Harvard College) proposed changes in the rules for Advanced Standing and Advanced Placement.

Ernest Joseph Brown, Langdell Professor of Law Emeritus, died in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 31. He was 95.

University Professor Robert Nozick, one of the late 20th centurys most influential thinkers, died on the morning of Jan. 23 at the age of 63. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1994.

The world is on the road to becoming a barren, overcrowded, and lonely place for humanity, but famed biologist Edward O. Wilson is optimistic we will alter our path and emerge better stewards of the Earth, its creatures, and by doing so, ourselves.

Remarks of Charles V. Willie Charles William Eliot Professor of Education, Emeritus On the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers have gained one of the first glimpses of how the bodys circadian clock – a tiny cluster of nerve cells behind the eyes – sends out the signals that control natural daily rhythms. The newly discovered pathway, reported in the Dec. 21 edition of Science, opens a long-closed door to…

Robert Jan Augusts hands fly across the Fisk Organs four keyboards, fingers pausing and crossing to deftly punch a button or pull out a stop. His feet dance along the pedals, playing a counterpoint to the melody. Above him, the organs pipes shimmer and boom, swell and fade as Bach trumpets across Appleton Chapel and…

Spalding Gray may best be known for ruthlessly blurring the line between life and art. Since 1979, he has been writing and performing confessional autobiographical monologues that plumb lifes experiences for all their irony, absurdity, and edgy intensity. Hes been compared to Anna Devere Smith, Garrison Keillor, and Anna Quindlen and called a new wave…

University Professor Robert Nozick, one of the late 20th century’s most influential thinkers, died on the morning of Jan. 23 at the age of 63. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1994.

Charles Willie to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. service

Elijah Wood, the young actor currently starring as Frodo in the blockbuster film The Lord of the Rings, journeyed from Middle Earth to Harvard Yard last Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 12 and 13) to be feted by the Harvard Lampoon.

From the underwater magic of the Great Barrier Reef to New Mexicos colorful mesas and the castles of Prague, some Harvard administrators expanded their vistas far beyond their office windows last year, thanks to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Administrative/Professional Prize.

Upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the President approved and announced the following Standing Committees at the F.A.S. Faculty Meeting of Oct. 16, 2001. Standing Committees of the Faculty are constituted to perform a continuing function. Each committee has been established by a vote of the Faculty, and…

The students studied the European beech tree, as wide as it is tall even though it towers 70 feet into the air. Before them, Catherine Cardamone talked as she squatted in the street, sketching the scene before them in bright blue marker on a large pad laid in the road.

Taking advantage of every available moment, Annie Wong 02 studies for an upcoming English exam while taking the Harvard bus from Radcliffe Quad to the Yard.

Art museums have never been more popular, rivaling professional sports in their ability to pull in huge audiences.

William Clinton Burriss Young 55, formerly associate dean of freshmen in Harvard College, died in Cambridge on Jan. 8 after a long illness. He was 68 years old.

Dr. Kenneth John Ryan, former chairman of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Brigham and Womens Hospital and the Kate Macy Ladd Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Emeritus at Harvard Medical School (HMS), died on Saturday, Jan. 5. He was 75.

Harvard Medical School (HMS) scientists have identified a key molecule that helps push very early embryonic cells down the road to becoming a specific organ or tissue. Though the molecule, CBP-1, occurs in worms, it is very similar to one found in humans. The discovery, which appears in the January EMBO Reports, has implications for…

Cambridge officials huddled with Kennedy School faculty Thursday (Jan. 10) to discuss the challenges facing local government in todays trying economic and social times.

Appearing below are the Harvard Alumni Associations (HAA) candidates for the 2002 election to the Harvard Board of Overseers and the HAA Board of Directors. The election this spring will determine five new Overseers and six new HAA Elected Directors. Ballots will be mailed by April 15 and results of the election will be announced…

During a reading period study break, Caitlin Riley 04 puts in a request for Bob Marley just after someone else had requested 45 minutes of Tupac Shakur songs on the free jukebox inside Loker Commons.