Historian Maya Jasanoff and chemist Tobias Ritter are this year’s winners of the Roslyn Abramson Award, given annually to assistant or associate professors for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
In the 60th Anniversary Report for the Class of 1950, where alumni update classmates on the happenings in their lives, a look at some other graduates of note.
Harvey Goldman, professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, died on April 6, 2009, from complications of a hematologic disorder. Goldman was not only a master educator, but also an outstanding surgical pathologist and investigator in the field of gastrointestinal pathology.
Four years ago, Melissa Tran ’10 didn’t want to leave California. Then she came to Harvard and found out what the world has to offer … and what she has to offer the world.
Daniel Charles Tosteson, former dean of the Harvard Faculty of Medicine and Caroline Shields Walker Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology, died on May 27, 2009, at the age of 84 after a long and courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease. His 20-year leadership of the Harvard Medical Faculty was marked by innovation, change, and renewal. His imprint on the Medical School will be felt for generations to come.
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures recently awarded two V.M. Setchkarev Memorial Prizes of $500 at its spring reception this month (May).
International TV correspondent Christiane Amanpour urged Harvard College’s Class of 2010 to take time to work overseas, as she addressed Class Day ceremonies on May 26.
Harvard’s foundation is built on years of traditions and Commencement offers a collection of the some of the most intriguing. Here’s the back story on today’s events.
Ninety-nine seniors from the Class of 2010 were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, in the senior final election on May 11.
Kim Snodgrass’ childhood included 10 foster homes in six years. Today she walks away from the Graduate School of Education with a master’s, pointed toward a program that will help other foster children to thrive.
In the off-season, Jason Luke oversees a staff of 250 custodians and handles logistics and support for other Harvard events peppered throughout the academic year. But nothing compares Commencement.
The road to Harvard wasn’t an easy one for Cheng Ho ’10, who at 13 came to America from Taiwan after losing his father to cancer while his mother struggled with mental illness. And then there was football to learn …
In a series of profiles, Gazette writers showcase some of these stellar graduates, including Lahiru Jayatilaka, who as a young computer whiz learned a lasting lesson about the importance of precision.
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has awarded its 2010 Captain Jonathan Fay Prize to Diana C. Wise, a Harvard senior concentrating in history and literature.
A stiffening of the aging brain’s blood vessels reduces their ability to respond to changes in blood pressure, increasing the risk of falls by as much as 70% according to a neurologist at Harvard Medical School
Lisa Kelly, a doctoral candidate at Harvard Law School (HLS), has been named one of 15 recipients of the 2010 Trudeau Foundation Scholarships, presented by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Michael Shannon, the first African-American full professor of pediatrics in Harvard Medical School’s history, died on March 10, 2009, at the age of 55. At Children’s Hospital Boston, Shannon directed the largest pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program in the country and trained subsequent leaders in toxicology and emergency medicine.
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