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This past Friday afternoon (Sept. 21), members of Harvards Muslim community came to Lowell Lecture Hall for prayer. The gathering, known as Juma, is a regular weekly occurrence, but the events of Sept. 11 made it anything but ordinary.

Medical School (HMS) researchers have identified a mouse gene that, in certain forms, renders mice resistant to anthrax – an often fatal disease that is caused by a bacterium thought to be a prime biological weapon in the terrorist arsenal. The genetic variants appear to work by enhancing immune cells’ response to the lethal toxin…

On June 8, one day after Commencement, The Memorial Churchthe Memorial Church closed its doors for the summer for its first complete re-painting and renovation since 1932.

Access to television has a direct association with childrens hours of viewing and school-related activity, according to a study from the School of Public Health. Children who do not have a television set in their bedroom spend about 40 minutes less per day watching TV or playing video and computer games than children who do…

Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) made crime pay last week, as its annual bike auction turned 30 stolen and abandoned bikes into much-needed cash for its dozens of charity and human service programs.

The Council on the Arts at Harvard University has awarded 25 fall grants for 2001. Totaling nearly $10,000, the grants will support innovative and creative projects ranging from music and…

The Law Schools Laurence H. Tribe, the Ralph S. Tyler Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law, is this years winner of the Gay and Lesbians Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) Spirit of Justice Award.

In his first public address on the Sept. 11 attack on America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson called for the country to rise from the tragedy and lead a new world of coalition, faith, and economic and political justice.

Influenza vaccination rates for a study group of Medicare recipients were much lower among African Americans (46.1 percent) than among whites (67.7 percent) a gap of 21.6 percentage points.

As Brown’s Kelly Smith falls victim to the slick conditions on Ohiri Field last Saturday, Sept. 22, she strives to take down Harvard forward Beth Totman ’03. Totman tallied one goal in the

A new online course catalog is poised to make life a bit easier for the more than 2,200 graduate and undergraduate students who cross school boundaries to register for courses each academic year.

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Rugby Football Club seeks players from across Harvards graduate schools for training, matches, tours, or tournaments. Players of all skills and commitment levels are invited to attend.

Collegiate players across the land were pretty wound-up by the time Saturday, Sept. 21 rolled around. This past Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium, 5th year senior Josh Staph showed a crowd of 8,415 that he was wound-up just a little bit tighter than most.

The Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the second grant cycle for the Kuwait Program Research Fund. With support from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, a…

Beginning in late November, the 2001-02 Faculty, Professional, and Administrative Staff Directory will be automatically distributed to all teaching faculty, emeriti, and administrative and professional staff. Those parties who need…

Its poignancy is its simplicity. Three candles, snuffed out. A bunch of irises, white and speckled red on long green stems, kept fresh by the recent rains. A bit of tree branch, leaves slowly yellowing. And an origami crane, symbolizing long life and happiness, fashioned from foil.

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…

Sept. 11, 1770 – With the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony temporarily convening in Harvard Hall, the spirit of public debate catches fire among students, and Samuel…

At its second meeting of the year, the Faculty Council met again with Professor P. Kuhn (East Asian Languages and Civilizations). Professor Kuhn continued the discussion he and Professor J.…

This past Friday afternoon (Sept. 21), members of Harvards Muslim community came to Lowell Lecture Hall for prayer. The gathering, known as Juma, is a regular weekly occurrence, but the events of Sept. 11 made it anything but ordinary.

Harvard University’s endowment beat investment benchmarks in eight of 11 asset classes in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, but saw its overall value fall amid broader market declines.

More than 1,500 people packed a Memorial Church remembrance service on Friday, Sept. 14, capping a week in which the University community mourned the victims and struggled to make sense of the tragic crashes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania.

When Saif Shah Mohammed came to Harvard as a freshman three years ago, it was the first time he had been in the United States. A native of Bangladesh who grew up in Kuwait, now a senior concentrating in economics, Shah Mohammed says that living in America has affected him profoundly.

The photograph is titled Amis des espagnoles (French for friends of the Spanish). It was taken in 1968 by Malick Sidib&eacute, and there is something oddly familiar about it.

Forget about summer enrichment courses, insiders guides, or college counselors.

The Murray Research Center at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will hold a day of activities in celebration of its 25th anniversary on Friday, Sept. 28, in Radcliffe Yard. Dedicated to the study of lives over time, the Murray Center promotes the use of social science data to explore human development and social change.

Award-winning novelist Margaret Atwood and Princeton University President Shirley Caldwell Tilghman are among the speakers who will participate in The Deans Lecture Series, sponsored by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Two untenured members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) have been named this years Roslyn Abramson Award winners for outstanding undergraduate teaching.

As the Philadelphia Mens Dragon Boat Team paddled ahead of the pack in New Yorks 2001 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, they were pursued by an unlikely rival. Rhythmically plunging their paddles forward, steadily pulling their paddles back, the Harvard Dudley House Dragon Boat team stroked to keep pace with the first-place team. The team…