Campus & Community
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Dustin Tingley named vice provost for advances in learning
He will lead University efforts in pedagogical innovation, digital education, and ways tech can support teaching, lifelong learning, research
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‘Our University is, at its heart, an affirmation of humanity’
Garber reminds faculty, students at Morning Prayers that AI is powerful technology but human intelligence, values remain in charge
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‘Very excited to start this new chapter of my life’
Scenes from the Yard on move-in day
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Hope, joy, heavy lifting
Bittersweet goodbyes and jitters make way for excitement as Class of 2030 settles in on move-in day
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One answer but with more than one way to get there
Jon Star, professor of teaching and learning, finds flexibility is key to helping students master math
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Don’t mince words, Radcliffe told scholars. It worked.
Participants in intellectual diversity initiative navigated deep disagreements on path to consensus
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Not too late to get flu shot
With the flu season often lasting through April, there is still plenty of time and good reason to get immunized if you have not already. Following immunization, it takes approximately 10 days to develop antibodies and be protected.
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Stewart memorial set for March 7
A memorial service for distinguished American classicist Zeph Stewart will be held Friday (March 7) at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Church. A reception will follow from 3 to 5 p.m. at Loeb House, 17 Quincy St.
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Commencement Exercises ’08
To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning.
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Hammonds named dean of Harvard College
Evelynn Hammonds, the University’s senior vice provost for Faculty Development and Diversity and the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed dean of Harvard College, effective June 1, 2008.
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Memorial Church holds annual charity auction to assist nonprofits
The Memorial Church will hold its third annual charity auction to benefit the grants committee on April 17. The event will be held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel (across from the Cambridge Common) beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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The three green ‘r’s: Reduce, reuse, recycle
On a snowy Friday morning last week (Feb. 22), a truck pulled up in front of 90 Windom St., a two-story brick building on the site of Harvard’s new Allston Science Complex. The former commercial space is the last of the structures to be cleared before construction begins.
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This month in Harvard history
Ca. February 1960 — As Harvard and Radcliffe expand their joint activities, Radcliffe students achieve several firsts for women: — Sarah Fuller ’61 becomes President of the Organ Society and the first woman to head a Harvard-Radcliffe organization. — Linda Greenberg ’62 defeats David Hemmendinger ’62 for the presidency of the Liberal Union.
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Police reports
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Feb. 25. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online athttp://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
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In Brief
SCHLESINGER LIBRARY TO SPONSOR SUMMER SEMINAR ON GENDER HISTORY GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE TO HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL MEMBERS
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Commencement Exercises ’08
To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning:
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Sports briefs
Squash capture fifth at Howe Cup; Two Harvard icers score Kazmaier consideration; ECAC honors sophomore
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New York, New York, New York
A steadfast New York University men’s volleyball team withstood a 2-1 deficit to serve up a 3-2 victory over Harvard this past Friday (Feb. 22), handing the Crimson its only five-game setback of the season thus far. With the loss, Harvard also suffered its first three-match skid of the 2008 campaign, while falling to 4-5 overall (3-2, Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association [EIVA]).
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Flu shots still available at HUHS
With the flu season currently at its peak (and the season often lasting through April), there is still plenty of time and good reason to get immunized if you have not already. Following immunization, it takes approximately 10 days to develop antibodies and be protected.
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Spring auction to benefit local nonprofits
The Memorial Church will hold its third annual charity auction to benefit the grants committee on April 17. The event will be held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel (across from the Cambridge Common) beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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Pilot program offers grants to defray child care costs
The Research Enabling Grants program (REG) — a pilot program administered through the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity — offers tenure-track faculty and benefits-eligible postdoctoral fellows financial support to enable research that would otherwise suffer due to significant child care or adult dependent care obligations.
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Charles William Dunn
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 12, 2008, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Charles William Dunn, Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Dunn had an impeccable sense of dramatic timing and an inimitable laugh.
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President Faust appoints task force on Harvard greenhouse gas emissions
Harvard University President Drew Faust today (Feb. 27) announced the formation of a task force comprised of faculty, students, and administrators charged with examining Harvard’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and recommending a University-wide greenhouse gas reduction goal.
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Man of Year Walken tours the Yard
Actor Chistopher Walken walked the walk through Harvard Yard Friday afternoon (Feb. 15), touring campus with a guide from Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
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This month in Harvard history
February 1950 — A capacity Sanders Theatre crowd hears Eleanor Roosevelt discuss “The World Struggle for Human Rights,” as guest of Harvard’s United Nations Council. She urges the U.S. to ratify the U.N. Covenant of Human Rights, the legal underpinning to the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights.
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Police reports
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Feb. 18. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
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E.J. Corey, Harvard affiliates honored with AAP book award
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) recently selected “Molecules and Medicine” — co-authored by Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry Emeritus E.J. Corey and postdoctoral fellows in chemistry and chemical biology Barbara Czako and Laszlo Kurti — as the recipient of its 2007 award for best book published in the field of the physical sciences and mathematics.
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Faculty Council
Faculty Council’s seventh meeting
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Flu shots still available at HUHS
With the flu season currently at its peak (and the season often lasting through April), there is still plenty of time and good reason to get immunized if you have not already. Following immunization, it takes approximately 10 days to develop antibodies and be protected.
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George Francis Carrier
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 12, 2008, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late George Francis Carrier, T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Carrier was one of the world’s leading applied mathematicians.
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Everett honored with 2008 Vosgerchian Teaching Award
Thomas G. Everett, director of bands at Harvard University and jazz adviser to the Office for the Arts at Harvard (OfA), has been named the recipient of the 2008 Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award. The award, which offers an honorarium of $10,000 to a nationally recognized educator, is administered by the OfA.
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Gift to establish Sheikh Suhaim Bin Hamad Al Thani Fellowship at HKS
The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University has announced a $2 million gift establishing the Sheikh Suhaim Bin Hamad Al Thani Fellowship Fund.
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Sports in brief
Runners, throwers, jumpers take second, third at HYP meet, Men’s squash takes fourth at CSA National Team Championships, Operation playoffs: Mission getting accomplished for Crimson hockey
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Spring auction to benefit local nonprofits
The Memorial Church will hold its third annual charity auction to benefit the grants committee on April 17. The event will be held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel (across from the Cambridge Common) beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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Papers, workshops, tours light up energy meeting
Harvard is already famous for its experts in languages, law, medicine, government, and literature. Now you can add heating and cooling.
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Daffodil orders being taken until Feb. 29
The first flower of spring, the daffodil has long been a symbol of hope and renewal. It has also become a powerful tool in the American Cancer Society’s efforts to treat patients.