The Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard received an award earlier this month from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for more than $18 million to support genomic studies aimed at unveiling the genetic variations that underlie common human diseases.
John Jack Douglas Crawford, II, had a stroke during the night after his 85th birthday on April 16th, 2005, and died three days later. Jack was known to many as one of the founders of pediatric endocrinology, as well as the developer of the electronic osmometer, and to his children and the neighborhood children in Lincoln, MA as the man who let them collect eggs and feed the geese.
Fred S. Rosen, M.D., a world leader in pediatric immunology and the first James L. Gamble Professor of Pediatrics, died on May 21, 2005, a few days short of his 75th birthday. His career was marked by his devotion to his patients, by his talent for converging seemingly disparate scientific and clinical information in developing novel therapeutic approaches to their diseases, and by his unwavering dedication to supporting the careers of young colleagues. His lifes work is measured not just by his remarkable intellectual contributions and service to his patients, but by the multitude of medical and graduate students, pediatric residents and fellows, and clinical and scientific colleagues whom he inspired. Indeed, his death occurred a day after an international symposium was held in Boston in his honor. Scores of his colleagues from around the world attended and many of them came to his bedside to bid him farewell. He knew they were there and why they had come. They knew it, also.
Poised to become the worlds most populous nation by 2040, India faces daunting challenges: huge burdens of disease, lack of needed medical care in many regions, and a dearth of public health professionals. In an attempt to deter a looming crisis, the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has collaborated with the Indian government, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other public and private partners to form the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).
The Universitys Presidential Search Committee, comprising the six members of the Corporation other than the president along with three members of the Board of Overseers, announced the membership of both the faculty advisory group and the student advisory group for the search on Friday (May 12).
Discrimination and racial injustice led James Sidanius to leave the United States for Sweden in the early 1970s. But instead of putting discrimination behind him, the move changed his perspective and prompted him to make the study of discrimination and group oppression his lifes work.
Undergraduate education at Harvard has improved significantly in recent years. The reason? A growing number of students are spending time away from Harvard.
Stavins co-editing new Journal of Wine Economics The Journal of Wine Economics, a new scholarly periodical published earlier this month for the first time, is co-edited by Robert Stavins, the…
Six Harvard College students have been awarded the first annual Lester Kissel Grants in Practical Ethics to carry out summer projects on subjects ranging from Indias market in human organs to the role of luck in legal responsibility. The students will use the grants to conduct research in the United States or abroad, and to write reports, articles, or senior theses. Three of the students will carry out their projects on internships or foreign study. Each grant supports living and research expenses up to $3,000.
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute at Harvard is now accepting submissions for its 2006 Noma-Reischauer Prizes in Japanese Studies, given to the undergraduate and graduate student with the best essays on Japan-related topics. The undergraduate award is $2,000 and the graduate award is $3,000. The deadline for submission is June 30. Papers written this academic year are eligible, including course and seminar works, B.A. or M.A. theses, or essays written specifically for the competition. Doctoral dissertations, however, will not be accepted for consideration.
What happens when the Kyoto Protocols first commitment period comes to an end after 2012? Twenty-five leading scholars, including economists, political scientists, legal scholars, and natural scientists, recently asked – and tried to answer – that question, examining alternative international strategies to address the pressing problem of global climate change after 2012.
Pleasurable experiences are more fun to relive than negative ones, but a new study by psychologists at Harvard University reveals that memories of good times can be less accurate than those of bad times.
Those of us who remember grammar-school geography lessons as a tedious affair involving a pink and green window shade map and a chalky wooden pointer would probably never guess that,…
Eighty percent of students admitted to the Class of 2010 will enter Harvard in September, a slight increase over last years 78 percent. Led by an 85.3 percent yield for admitted students eligible for the newly enhanced Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) for low- and middle-income families, the Class of 2010 will be the most economically diverse in Harvards history.
At its 17th meeting of the year on May 10, the Faculty Council discussed the structure of Harvard College and the review of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and…
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 8. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates: Today, May 11, 4-5 p.m. Sign-up begins one hour earlier unless…
Assistant Professor of Linguistics Cedric Boeckx and Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture Robin Kelsey have been awarded this years Roslyn Abramson Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching.
Susan Marine, director of Harvards Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR), has been appointed director of the Harvard College Womens Center. College Dean Benedict Gross made the appointment following the strong recommendation of the 13-member search committee. Marine will begin her new duties on July 1.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean William C. Kirby has appointed Diana Sorensen dean for the humanities in the FAS for the coming academic year while current Dean Maria Tatar is on sabbatical. Sorensen will assume her new duties on July 1.
In this past weekends best-of-three series for the Ivy title at ODonnell Field, the Princeton baseball team came, saw, and conquered. They also silenced the as-of-late cracking Crimson bats.
The prophets of the new abolitionism met in Austin Hall over the weekend, and one of them, Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project at the Cardozo School of Law in New York, predicted the end of the death penalty within our lifetimes. Considering the unanimity of opinion on this one main point – that capital punishment is a bad idea – the gathering was in some ways more a revival meeting for activists than a debate. But, the devils in the details and so the conference didnt lack for pyrotechnics.
Prominent theologian Letty M. Russell called for people to reach across national, religious, and ethnic boundaries Tuesday (May 9) and defeat attempts by world leaders to stay in power by dividing people against each other.
Free rides for blood drive givers For its spring blood drive, the Massachusetts General Hospital Blood Donor Center is providing free transportation to and from the Harvard campus (or back…
To the gentle strains of a bossa nova and the tangy aroma of salgadinhos, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) launched its new Brazilian Studies Program last week. In addition to the festive reception, the May 1 event was marked by a lecture by University of São Paulo historian Lilia Moritz Schwarcz, with more than 250 students, faculty, members of the Brazilian community, and friends attending. Director of DRCLAS and Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs John H. Coatsworth called the occasion a splendid mixture of Brazilian past, present, and future.
Merilee S. Grindle, the Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government, has been appointed the new director of Harvard Universitys David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, beginning on July 1.
Under the direction of guest conductor Jameson Marvin, the Masterworks Chorale will perform three cantatas by J.S. Bach in Sanders Theatre this Saturday (May 13) at 8 p.m.
The Harvard Foundation recently honored members of the Harvard community who are outstanding contributors to improving intercultural and race relations at the University. More than 40 students and one distinguished faculty member were presented with awards at the annual Harvard Foundation Student/Faculty Awards Dinner held April 28 in Quincy House in memory of David S. Aloian, former Quincy House master. Faculty, administrators, and House masters nominated the student award recipients, who were then chosen by the faculty and student advisory committee of the Harvard Foundation.
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