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On a day steeped in centuries-old ceremony, President Lawrence H. Summers delivered an inaugural speech that nodded briefly to the past but looked boldly forward. Perhaps the most important creative tension in our university is this: we carry ancient traditions, but what is new is most important to us, he said, adding, Our most enduring…

A new study of cognitive changes caused by heavy marijuana use has found no lasting effects 28 days after quitting. Following a month of abstinence, men and women who smoked…

Members of the Harvard community can air their views on the economic welfare of the Universitys lowest-paid employees at a public hearing set for Oct. 22 at the John F. Kennedy School of Governments ARCO Forum.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 13…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 13. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.

Oct. 6, 1870 – The Rev. Phillips Brooks lays the cornerstone of Memorial Hall. October 1874 – The Harvard Athletic Association forms, with Benjamin R. Curtis, Class of 1875, as…

Harvard University inaugurated Lawrence H. Summers as its 27th president Friday (Oct. 12) in a Tercentenary Theatre ceremony that celebrated the Universitys centuries of tradition and set a tone for the institutions future.

The new study of cognitive changes caused by heavy marijuana use has found no lasting effects 28 days after quitting.

When senior Paul Gusmorino steps to the podium on Oct. 12 to deliver his inaugural greetings to President Lawrence H. Summers, he will be speaking not only on behalf of Harvard&rsquos undergraduates &mdash he will be speaking on behalf of the future.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 13…

Lawrence H. Summers was installed as Harvard University’s 27th president on Friday (Oct. 12).

Sonja Alh&aumluser loves to cook. She loves the heightened awareness that cooking demands, loves to bring different ingredients together and come up with something new and, if all goes well, delicious.

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard&rsquos Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the arrival of the 2001-02 visiting fellows and associates. Each year, the center hosts leading scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights. The Carr Center welcomes 13 extraordinary individuals this academic year.

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard&rsquos Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the arrival of the 2001-02 visiting fellows and associates. Each year, the center hosts leading scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights. The Carr Center welcomes 13 extraordinary individuals this academic year.

Jack and Rexella Van Impe won a prize for their discovery that black holes in outer space fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of hell.

Company&rsquos coming, and Harvard is bringing out the good silver.

The following is a partial list of events at Harvard over the inaugural weekend. See Calendar for times, locations, prices, etc.

Rarely seen Harvard insignia of office will emerge from the vault of University Archives to bear silent witness to tomorrow&rsquos (Oct. 12) installation of President Lawrence H. Summers.

At Cambridge. Is kept in the College there. Seems but little the worse for wear. That’s remarkable when I say It was old in President Holyoke’s day. – Oliver Wendell…

Aug. 27, 1640* Civil and religious officials of the Bay Colony invite Henry Dunster to become “President of the Colledge.” He accepts. Harvard gains its first president. No formal installation…

You might call it a &ldquosupergroup.&rdquo

A joyous peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge Friday, Oct. 12.

Today, Oct. 11 7 p.m. “Segue!…” Student performance in Sanders Theatre (invitation only but waiting line for potential available seats). Overflow room for video simulcast in Loker Commons and Science…

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, many Americans are looking for answers. What could have motivated the hijackers to sacrifice their lives to kill thousands of innocent people? What is their hatred based on? Are these the acts of isolated extremists, or do the terrorists represent something larger to which the…