Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 10. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
The Harvard Divinity School (HDS) Alumni/ae Association recently named the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, its 2006 Preston N. Williams Black Alumni/ae Award winner. Gomes was honored April 7 at A Time to Speak, a daylong event sponsored by the HDS Black Alumni/ae Network (along with the Harambee Student Organization at HDS) examining the power of African-American churches in responding to crisis.
One predicament per speaker seemed to be the rule at the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) as ministry and service leaders gathered to discuss African-American religious responses to crisis. This overflow of emergencies answered a – perhaps inevitable – question posed by a member of the audience. Q: Why dont people get involved? A: Theyre overwhelmed by the sheer number of crises.
Walking down a city block in the heart of New Orleans, it seems like Hurricane Katrina struck last week rather than half a year ago. Smashed and abandoned cars straddle sidewalks, body counts remain spray-painted on front doors, and toxic mold grows inside boarded and condemned homes.
Trio of Crimson paddlers elected All-American Harvard squash players Will Broadbent ’06, Ilan Oren ’07, and Ivy League Player of the Year Siddharth Suchde ’07 have recently been named First-Team…
Randall Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (HLS), was recently named one of 11 scholars and artists nationwide to join the 2006 class of Alphonse Fletcher Sr. Fletcher Fellows.
Ants are considerably older than previously believed, having originated 140 million to 168 million years ago, according to new Harvard University research that is the cover story in this weeks issue of the journal Science. But these resilient insects, now found in terrestrial ecosystems the world over, apparently only began to diversify about 100 million years ago in concert with the flowering plants, Harvard scientists say.
Career resiliency is the ability to remain employable in the midst of the constant changes in todays job market, said Devin Ryder, senior consultant for career management at Harvards Office of Human Resources. Its a persons ability to adapt and change in the workplace as needed, including a willingness to keep updating ones skills, she added.
Muslim rage over cartoons published in Denmark depicting the prophet Muhammad and the genocidal killings in Darfur, Sudan, may seem at first glance to have little to do with one another, but in a talk April 12, Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka used the two events to make a powerful case against Islamic territorial ambitions on the African continent.
Can you name your states senators? Can you list the original 13 Colonies? Do you know what the four parts of the first amendment are, or what freedoms are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
John Robinson Brooks, emeritus Frank Sawyer Professor of Surgery, died on October 15, 2001, at the age of 82. John, HMS 43, was a loyal and vital part of the Harvard community for the better part of sixty years. He was born in Cambridge and educated both at Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, graduating in one of the accelerated wartime classes when students drilled in the Quadrangle in uniform. After medical school graduation, John went on to a surgical internship and a year of residency at the New York Hospital before assuming active duty in the Army for two years, most of which was served as a surgeon on Guam in a station hospital.
Reinforcing its commitment to opportunity and excellence across the economic spectrum, Harvard announced on March 30 a significant expansion of its 2004 financial aid initiative for low- and middle-income families. Beginning with the class admitted this week, parents in families with incomes of less than $60,000 will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of their children attending Harvard. In addition, Harvard will reduce the contributions of families with incomes between $60,000 and $80,000.
World-class professional tennis team the Boston Lobsters is gearing up for another season at Harvards Bright Hockey Center, scheduled for July 6-26. The home of the Lobsters has been modified to include a new cooling system and improved sight lines for a more intimate seating venue than seasons past. This season, special guests and live entertainment are also planned.
A memorial service for retired Harvard Divinity School (HDS) Professor William Robert Hutchison will be held at the Memorial Church on April 28 at 2 p.m. An honorary associate and…
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 3. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
The Class of 2010 has set new records for economic, gender, and ethnic diversity. Following a 24 percent increase last year in the number of students eligible for Harvards new Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) for low-income families, the HFAI program grew an additional 10 percent this year. A record 51.8 percent of those admitted are women, compared to 49.5 percent last year. Records were also set for Latinos (9.8 percent), Native Americans (1.4 percent), and African Americans (tying last years record of 10.5 percent). Asian Americans increased their numbers slightly compared to last year, comprising 17.7 percent of the admitted students.
Neuroscientist Takao Hensch, whose pathbreaking work examines how sensory experience shapes brain circuitry during critical periods of early development, will join Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences as professor of molecular and cellular biology, starting in the 2006-07 academic year.
Many – if not most – people believe that prayer will help you through a medical crisis such as heart bypass surgery. If a large group of people outside yourself, your family, and your friends add their prayers, that should be even more helpful, or so such reasoning goes.
HHMI awards renewal grant to Harvard professor Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology Richard Losick recently joined seven other professors nationwide in receiving renewal grants from the Howard Hughes Medical…
Nearly a year to the day of the Harvard mens lacrosse teams 9-8 loss in the Mile High City, the Crimson squad – hosting the University of Denver on April 1 – avoided being cast the fool a second time around, clipping the Pioneers, 8-7. No small feat either, considering the Cambridge crew withstood 44 shots from the 14th-ranked visitors over four periods of regulation and 10:45 of overtime. All that in addition to having a handful of goals thrown out, including a controversial, near buzzer beater by attackman Greg Cohen 07 at the end of regulation.
Sluggers pour it on at Cornell Harvard baseball tallied 26 runs in a doubleheader against host Cornell this past Sunday (April 2) to capture its fourth- and fifth-straight victories. The…
Morning Exercises 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: •…
In an effort to address one of the worlds most pressing public problems – sustainable development – Harvards Center for International Development (CID) and the Ministry for the Environment and Territory of the Italian Republic will work together to create the Fund for Sustainable Development at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG).
The Gleitsman Foundation, the nonprofit organization that recognizes and encourages social activism, presented its 2006 Citizen Activist Awards this week at a ceremony hosted by David Gergen, public service professor at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and director of its Center for Public Leadership. The April 3 ceremony was held in the Taubman Building at KSG.
Anne Herbst leaned over the seawall in the town of Hulls Gunrock section. She raised her voice over the stiff wind blowing off the ocean, against which the small knot of four Kennedy School students pulled their overcoats tighter.
Professor John Coatsworth, director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), recently announced that the center will open an office in São Paulo, Brazil, on July 1. According to Coatsworth, the purpose of the office will be to strengthen ties between Harvard and Brazilian academic and research institutions, increase opportunities for Brazilians to study at Harvard, and facilitate the research and learning activities of Harvard faculty and students in Brazil.
Last week, in public schools across Massachusetts, students were racking their brains to show what they know on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test. The test results, which will be released in the fall, will provide data that show students proficiency in English language arts, mathematics, and science and technology.
With more than a billion people and an economy that has been growing at 7 percent or more for the past decade, India is poised to become an economic powerhouse. Indeed, the nations impact on global business is already being felt, as over 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies have outsourced a portion of their services operations to India.
It is the beginning of class and it is Nias turn to say what clay means to her. She glances around the ceramics studio at the circle of teenage girls. Theyre standing shoulder to shoulder in front of a table covered with pristine clay tablets just waiting for hands to mold them. What I like about clay is you can always start over when you mess up, and it can be anything you want it to be, she says.
In April 1775, minutemen and patriot troops began pouring into the Boston area to surround the British army and contain it in the city. In April 2006, Harvard Extension School students are poring over centuries-old documents to advance our knowledge of what has become known as the Siege of Boston.
Featured series 
