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  • Sports briefs

    Women’s hoops sweep weekend series; Crimson edged by Boston College

  • Crimson fall in Beanpot final

    In Tuesday’s (Feb. 10) matchup against the Boston College (B.C.) Eagles, in line with Bryant’s theory, the Crimson knew it would take an outstanding defensive performance against the No. 7-ranked Eagles to skate off the ice with their 13th Beanpot championship trophy.

  • Gazette conducts first readership survey

    In an attempt to gauge how well the Harvard Gazette addresses the needs, tastes, and desires of its readers, the paper is conducting its first-ever readership survey.

  • Cancer Society’s daffodils can drive away winter blues

    With months until spring’s anticipated return comes a beacon of yellow hope. Daffodils are an invigorating component in the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) efforts, and Harvard is again a key participant in Daffodil Days, the ACS’s annual flowery fight to help patients and eradicate cancer.

  • Red Book applications being accepted by Medical School

    Harvard Medical School (HMS) invites junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows to apply for fellowships and grants as part of the spring 2009 Red Book Awards.

  • HAA announces Overseers, Elected Directors candidates

    Appearing below are the Harvard Alumni Association’s (HAA) candidates for the 2009 election to the Harvard Board of Overseers and the HAA Elected Directors.

  • Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing sees remodeling potential

    The U.S. home improvement industry, much like the broader housing market, is experiencing a severe downturn, but prospects for growth are already developing, finds a new report released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

  • HLS’s Olin Center and Harvard University Press offer first open access journal

    In partnership with the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business at Harvard Law School, Harvard University Press (HUP) launched the Journal of Legal Analysis, its first foray into online, open access publishing, on Feb. 3.

  • Civil rights legend recognized for years of service

    At times, the best way to truly honor those who have selflessly and tirelessly served is with a simple “thank you.”

  • This month in Harvard history

    Feb. 20-March 8, 1901 —French literary critic Gaston Deschamps gives a series of eight Sanders Theatre lectures in French on “Modern French Drama,” sponsored by the Cercle Français (French Club).

  • Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Feb. 9. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

  • Newsmakers

    THREE HMS PROFESSORS ELECTED TO MICROBIOLOGY ACADEMY; STONE ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING; KLEINMAN HONORED BY SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

  • In brief

    JOINT CENTER ACCEPTING GRAMLICH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS; ISRAELITE BREAD-MAKING DISCUSSION AT THE SEMITIC MUSEUM; KISSEL GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE

  • Sherwood-Randall establishes fund for undergrad opportunities

    The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard University recently announced the establishment of the Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Fund. The fund will be used to expose Harvard undergraduates to European public affairs and encourage them to pursue international experiences that include Europe.

  • Zellweger adds Hasty Pudding Pot to trophy shelf

    Academy Award-winning actress Renée Zellweger proves she is worthy of the shiny Pudding Pot that comes with being named the Woman of the Year by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

  • ‘Symbiotic’ Web archive launched

    A new Web archive created by faculty, students, and librarians at Harvard brings original research on Leonard Bernstein and his Boston roots to the public for the first time. The material, which went live on the Web on Jan. 23, was collected during undergraduate seminars and over the course of an international Bernstein Festival at Harvard.

  • José Ortiz new deputy director of Art Museum

    The Harvard Art Museum announced the appointment of José Ortiz as deputy director, effective March 2, 2009. Ortiz is currently deputy director/chief of finance and administration at the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. A skilled and innovative administrator, Ortiz has a strong record of managing world-class cultural institutions, combined with considerable business and private sector experience, including 13 years in financial services management.

  • Bridget Jones is on campus, James Dean on his way

    “You had me at ‘Renée!?????” Renée Zellweger and James Franco have been chosen as the 2009 Hasty Pudding Woman and Man of the Year.

  • This month in Harvard history

    Feb. 29, 1672 — President Charles Chauncy dies in office. Feb. 10, 1853 — Jared Sparks steps down as President; James Walker, Class of 1814, immediately succeeds him to become Harvard’s 18th President. Feb. 26, 1862 — President Cornelius Conway Felton dies in office. February 1900 — Through the efforts of the Cambridge Cantabrigia Club, the Radcliffe College Scholarship Fund reaches roughly $2,000.

  • Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Feb. 2. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

  • Lester Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics available to undergrads

    The Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics encourages Harvard College students to apply for Lester Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics to support research and writing that makes contributions to the understanding of practical ethics. A number of grants will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects to be conducted during the summer of 2009. The projects may involve research for senior theses, case studies for use in courses, essays or articles for publication, or similar scholarly endeavors that explore issues in practical ethics.

  • Harvard joins Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies

    Harvard University is the most recent member of the Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies (NCAIS). The NCAIS, inaugurated in June 2008 by the Newberry Library in Chicago, is composed of 10 research universities that have faculty expertise in the field of American Indian Studies. Harvard was inducted Dec. 1.

  • Eggan recognized by president

    Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientist Kevin Eggan was cited by President George W. Bush for his work in advancing the field of stem cell science on both scientific and educational levels.

  • Manela AAAS visiting scholar

    Erez Manela, Harvard’s Dunwalke Associate Professor of American History, is among eight individuals who have been awarded fellowships as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ (AAAS) Visiting Scholars Program for 2009. The fellowship program supports scholars and practitioners in the early stages of their careers who show leadership potential in the humanities, policy studies, and social sciences.

  • Hoja de Laurel de Oro Award to Barbara and William Fash

    Harvard professors Barbara Fash and William Fash have been jointly honored with the Hoja de Laurel de Oro, the prestigious lifetime achievement award given by the government of Honduras. The award, which recognizes the couple’s 30-plus years of service in preserving and documenting Honduras’ cultural heritage, was presented at the Casa Presidential in the capital city, Tegucigalpa. The award was conferred by the minister of culture and the arts, and the Office of the President. Other recipients ranged from poets, dance troupes, Miskito Indians, the Spanish Cultural Affairs office, and the board of the Honduran Museum of Man.

  • Four students to attend Clinton Global Initiative Conference

    Harvard University students Lizzy Majzoub ’10, Lucy Claire Curran ’11, Helen Strom ’11, and Elizabeth Powers ’10 are among 1,000 student volunteers selected to attend the prestigious Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) conference in Austin, Texas.

  • HSPH’s David Bloom chosen for global health research group

    Renowned health economist and demographer David Bloom, chair of the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard School of Public Health and Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, has been selected to join a group of 25 ambassadors in the Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research with Research!America.

  • Forum to learn about financial resources

    The Harvard Financial Resources Forum, sponsored by Harvard Human Resources and Harvard Medical School, is a chance for employees to learn about the financial resources provided by Harvard. Today (Feb. 5) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., financial advisers as well as representatives from Harvard’s retirement/TDA vendors, local banks, mortgage companies, and on-campus service providers will be available to answer questions.

  • Summer School’s revised calendar begins June 22

    In response to the impending changes to the Harvard academic calendar, particularly in light of the limited summer weeks in 2009, the Harvard Summer School has revised its calendar for 2009.

  • Truong new assistant director of Harvard Foundation

    Loc V. Truong has recently been appointed assistant director of the Harvard Foundation. Truong, a former administrative fellow in the Office of the Associate Vice President Administrative Fellows Program (AFC), has served as assistant director of employer relations at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) for the past three years. Truong will assist the director of the Harvard Foundation in conducting race relations programs throughout the College and will coordinate the foundation’s Race Relations Advisers and Tutors program in the Harvard College Houses.