Campus & Community

Harvard doctoral candidate Alice Chen won first prize in the Collegiate Inventors Competition, while several other Harvard students took home second and third prizes.

The Arnold Arboretum invites artists of all ages to submit their T-shirt designs for Lilac Sunday 2011.

The Harvard Achievement Support Initiative is arming teachers, parents, and community partners with techniques and resources that boost student achievement.

Harvard University will host a Halloween-themed community open house at Barry’s Corner in Allston on Oct. 29. The event encourages neighbors to meet people who work in the area and learn more about the Harvard departments and organizations in the community.

Instead of relying on doctors’ reports about adverse events, Harvard’s Dr. Daniel Leffler used electronic medical records to track emergency visits and hospital admissions that occurred within two weeks of a colonoscopy or upper-gastrointestinal endoscopy and that appeared to be related to the procedures…

Harvard issues a call for nominations in an annual quest to offer one-year fellowships to “scholars at risk” who face persecution in their native countries.

The Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and Kodansha Ltd. Publishers hosted the 16th annual Edwin O. Reischauer/Kodansha Ltd. Commemorative Symposium and the 15th annual awarding of the Noma-Reischauer Prizes in Japanese Studies on Oct. 15.

A two-day celebration of African studies at Harvard highlighted cultural elements such as dance and artwork, study and travel on the continent, and scholarly discussions of Africa’s status today.

A group of Harvard faculty members has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 230th class of fellows.

A new dining experience at the Harvard Divinity School inspires students and staff to take an hour, sit down, and eat “family style.”

Iconic cookbook author Mollie Katzen brings food lessons to Harvard: Slow down, eat mostly plants, and cook at home.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 5, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late James Stemble Duesenberry, William Joseph Maier Professor of Money and Banking Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Duesenberry studied the use of monetary and fiscal policies to contain the business cycle and mitigate its consequences.

Student reflects on the joys of studying art history by seeing the works in person.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 5, 2010, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late David Herbert Donald, Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of American Civilization Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Donald was an influential scholar of American history and noted biographer of Abraham Lincoln.

New solar panels atop Canaday Hall, a freshman dormitory, are part of a heat-recovery project that’s expected to supply at least 60 percent of the hot water for buildings in Harvard Yard.

The Harvard Admissions Office has awarded the Hiram Hunn Award to eight alumni for their outstanding schools committee work.

This year, Winthrop House hopes to again claim victory by winning the Straus Cup, Harvard’s House intramural sports championship.

Harvard Divinity School embraces the green revolution, conserving energy in buildings and harvesting from its own garden.

Getting Harvard graduate students to connect with each other and the vibrant offerings at Dudley House keeps its longtime administrator Susan Zawalich, a tap dancer with a love for Godzilla and toys, busy.

Open enrollment for Harvard employees begins Oct. 28 and runs through Nov. 12.

Harvard has developed a simmering romance with the Charles River and has a growing interest in it as a living laboratory, after centuries of the waterway serving as the University’s humble back door.

Chris LeRoy ’11 is enjoying his first season as a starter — one who “has developed into an All-Ivy caliber player,” according to his coach.

An article by John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld is the first runner-up and winner of an honorable mention for the best paper published in the Journal of Interactive Marketing in 2009.

Harvard students are savoring an undergraduate course that uses the kitchen to convey the basics of physics and chemistry…

Harvard receives gift of $12.3 million from Lily Safra in memory of her late husband.

Harvard names Mark R. Johnson as the University’s vice president for capital planning and project management.

Harvard University has received a gift of $12.3 million (10 million euros) from Lily Safra. Given in memory of her late husband, Edmond J. Safra, founder of the Republic National Bank of New York.

A few weeks into college, families reunite for speeches, panels, and entertainment at Freshman Parents Weekend.

Honored with the Robert Coles “Call of Service” Lecture and Award, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan urges students and the public to help transform and improve the nation’s education system.

Harvard the University’s latest annual report reflects the effects of difficult strategic choices made during tumultuous economic times. The results are encouraging, but Chief Financial Officer Dan Shore says that Harvard will need to continue managing its expenses cautiously as it works through the lingering ramifications of the Great Recession.