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  • Harvard professor a hit on Japanese TV

    One of the hottest television shows in Japan this spring revolved around Harvard professor Michael Sandel’s recorded classroom lectures about philosophy. NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, picked up in April the…

  • Craig R. McCoy wins 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

    Craig R. McCoy, an investigative reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, has won the 2010 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.

  • Six grad students named Rappaport Fellows

    Six Harvard University graduate students are among the 13 local graduate students who will spend the summer working in key state agencies as Rappaport Public Policy Fellows.

  • Soccer as global village

    In an increasingly globalized world, soccer both benefits and suffers from a player’s ability to leave his homeland and compete on an international stage.

  • Harvard’s hearty harvest

    The new Harvard Community Garden holds its first workday of the summer, and celebrates with salad.

  • Three Harvard scientists named Pew Scholars

    Assistant Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Fernando Camargo, Assistant Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) Alexander Gimelbrant, and Sun Hur, assistant professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at HMS, have been named 2010 Pew Scholars in the biomedical sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

  • Swing time in Allston

    Harvard opens community facility in Allston featuring mini-golf course and cages for practicing baseball, golf swings.

  • To market, to market

    Harvard reopens its seasonal farmers’ markets with a bounty of fresh produce and local, handmade products.

  • Panel ponders digital divide

    University administrators gather to explore the issues surrounding the expansion of digital scholarship.

  • A park by the river

    Cambridge and Harvard officials dedicate Riverside Community Park, the city’s newest open space, and the result of years of cooperative effort.

  • 50 receive Dean’s Distinction awards

    Fifty FAS staff members and managers receive first Dean’s Distinction awards, in recognition for strong contributions during difficult times.

  • ACLS awards fellowships to Harvard bunch

    Harvard faculty members and doctoral candidates are among those awarded fellowships and grants by the American Council of Learned Societies.

  • National Humanities Center names fellows for 2010-11

    The National Humanities Center (NHC) recently named Harvard’s Suzannah Clark, Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of Music, and James Engell, Gurney Professor of English Literature and professor of comparative literature, among the 2010-11 class of 36 distinguished scholars.

  • Mind/Brain/Behavior awards seniors

    The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Standing Committee on Mind/Brain/Behavior recognized seniors in a ceremony held at the Harvard Faculty Club on May 26.

  • Scientists hit on universal theory of bubbles

    James Bird, a graduate student at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, finds that bubbles just don’t disappear.

  • Three winners of the Howard T. Fisher Prize announced

    One undergraduate and two graduate students will receive the Howard T. Fisher Prize in Geographical Information Science.

  • McLean staff recognized by the APA

    The American Psychiatric Association honored McLean Hospital affiliates Paul J. Barreira and Martin P. Kafka on May 24 for their significant career accomplishments.

  • Students selected for Ash summer fellowships and internships

    The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School recently announced the students selected for Summer Fellowships in Innovation, research internships in Vietnam and Indonesia, as well as independent student research projects.

  • Reading and study strategies course open for registration

    The Bureau of Study Counsel’s 14-day reading course is now open for registration.

  • Nieman Foundation for Journalism announces fellows for 2011

    The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has selected 25 journalists from the United States and abroad to join the 73rd class of Nieman Fellows. The group includes journalists who work in print, radio, television, photography, and online.

  • Cambridge Health Alliance’s David Bor receives Art of Healing Award

    David Bor, Charles S. Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), was recently honored with the third annual Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Art of Healing Award.

  • Details, details

    Amidst the bustle of daily activities at Harvard, still lives of stone, bronze, iron, and glass surround us. Artistic and architectural details on campus boast a dizzying array of fine craftsmanship — both ornamental and functional — ranging across centuries. With the quiet calm of the attentive photographer, teacups, tomes, and the steadfast hands of a tuxedoed artist come into focus.

  • All-USA College Academic winners defy expectations

    Harvard social studies major and ROTC member Christopher Higgins, 22, stumbled onto his passion in 2007 while interning at New Hope, an orphanage in Uganda

  • Harvard University: Year in Pictures 2009-2010

    In her Commencement remarks, President Drew Faust celebrated the year’s achievements, which included expanded public service, blossoming arts programs, broadened community outreach, and myriad academic accomplishments. Here, she discusses the year that was, with, as backdrop, a photo diary of life at Harvard, which bookends students arriving with pillows and graduating with hugs.

  • Harvard extends benefits in advance of health reform deadline

    Harvard University is extending medical and dental benefits to eligible employees’ dependents who otherwise would become ineligible for continued coverage. This extension began June 1.

  • Child weight loss reduces diabetes risk

    Researchers at Harvard University find that overweight girls who lose weight before adulthood reduced their risk of diabetes.

  • Wanted: Big thinkers

    Feminist icon Gloria Steinem accepts this year’s Radcliffe Institute Medal, bringing with her a sense of history, humor, and hope.

  • Harvard Grads Choose Public Service Over Big Bucks

    It’s college graduation season in the United States. Even in today’s weak economy, students from prestigious Ivy League universities like Harvard have an extra advantage on the road to financial…

  • Color, Commencement-style

    Harvard’s Commencement Day, May 27, included myriad sights, sounds, and experiences beyond the main stage. Here are some samples.

  • Looking back: 2009-10

    As Commencement closes another chapter of Harvard’s centuries-long story, here is a backward look at the year that was.