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  • The Big Picture

    When Steven Riel talks about his life, much of what he relates sounds like poems waiting to happen.

  • Kokkalis Program calls for fellowship applications

    The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) strives to provide individuals committed to invigorating the public sector in Southeastern and East-Central Europe with educational opportunities to explore effectual and pioneering means of governance. The program awards fellowships to enable individuals from the region to pursue one of the following masters degrees at KSG: masters in public policy (M.P.P.) masters in public administration (M.P.A.) masters in public administration/mid-career (M.P.A./M.C.) and masters in public administration in international development (M.P.A./I.D.).

  • Newsmakers

    HBS profs awarded paper prize Harvard Business School (HBS) Associate Professors Lee Fleming and Jan W. Rivkin, with co-author Olav Sorenson, have won a 2005 European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary…

  • In brief

    RMO workshop to cover electronic recordkeeping Harvard’s Records Management Office (RMO) is offering one of its fall workshops on electronic recordkeeping Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. in Pusey Library. The…

  • Fresh faces beat Colonials

    With five key skaters from last seasons squad either gone for good due to graduation (national scoring leader Nicole Corriero and top defender Ashley Banfield), or out for the year chasing Olympic gold (U.S. national team hopefuls Julie Chu 06 and Caitlin Cahow 07, and Canadian Sarah Vaillancourt 08), the Harvard womens hockey team looked to its new flock of freshman – eight in all – to soar past Robert Morris University (RMU), 7-0, in the Crimsons season opener this past Saturday (Oct. 29) at Bright Hockey Center.

  • Sports in brief

    Dawson wows, plows Dartmouth to reset Harvard bar for yards Junior tailback Clifton Dawson finished off the visiting Big Green this past Saturday with 223 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns…

  • George Widmer Thorn

    George Widmer Thorn (GWT) was born in Buffalo, NY, January 15, 1906. He was the son of George W. and Fanny Widmer Thorn. George senior was involved in the food industry and retired early at the height of the depression. However, in 1923 he was able to send GWT, age 17, to Wooster College, Ohio.

  • Iraq’s ambassador to UN hopeful about democracy

    Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi, Iraqs ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, provided an inside look at the writing of the Iraqi constitution and the future of the democratic process Monday (Oct. 31) at the Kennedy School of Government.

  • GE’s senior VP becomes fellow at KSG, HLS

    General Electrics (GE) Senior Vice President for Law and Public Affairs Ben W. Heineman Jr. will become a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government this coming February. At that time, Heineman will also become the first Distinguished Senior Fellow at Harvard Law Schools Program on the Legal Profession.

  • Harvard wins Global Innovator Award

    Harvard has won a CoreNet Global Innovator Award for its success in managing capital projects and controlling risk.

  • IQSS, HSPH welcome four visiting scholars

    Harvards Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) and the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have announced the arrival of four new visiting scholars as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program. This is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship program for outstanding new Ph.D.s in economics, political science, and sociology who wish to advance their understanding of health policy research.

  • Six receive Hunn Award for outreach

    Six alumni/ae were recognized for their outstanding Schools and Scholarships work during an awards ceremony on Oct. 28.

  • Gingerich to take up ‘God’s Universe’ at Noble Lectures

    Owen Gingerich, professor of astronomy and of the history of science emeritus at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and author of The Book Nobody Read, the story of Nicholas Copernicuss great work De revolutionibus, will deliver Harvards prestigious William Belden Noble Lectures in three parts, Nov. 14, 15, and 16 at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Church.

  • Weissman interns celebrate with benefactors

    The big day finally arrived, and Paul and Harriet Weissman couldnt have been happier.

  • Du Bois Institute announces 19 fellows for 2005-06

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., director of Harvards W.E.B. Du Bois Institute and chair of the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, has announced the appointment of 19 new fellows for the 2005 – 06 academic year.

  • Robert Turner: From sea to photogenic sea

    The Harvard Museum of Natural History is presenting Robert Turner: Rare Places in a Rare Light. This traveling exhibition, which opens on Saturday (Nov. 5), features the richly detailed images of wild American landscapes by fine art landscape photographer Turner. Drawing upon 20 years of experience in film, Turner has assembled a stunning collection of images.

  • Bulyk searches for DNA on-off switches

    Martha Bulyk held what looked like an ordinary glass slide up to the large window that is much of one wall of her Harvard Medical School office. The slide seemed…

  • HapMap reveals roots of common diseases

    The genes that everyone inherits contain coded information that influences which diseases any individual is most at risk of getting. Countless studies show that small variations in genes play a…

  • Armenia’s remarkable alphabet

    Armenians pride themselves on being the first nation to adopt Christianity, an event that is supposed to have occurred in the early fourth century when St. Gregory the Illuminator succeeded…

  • Questions remain about China in space

    Two Chinese astronauts spent five days in space in early October, boosting national pride and the reputation of China’s high-tech industry, but leaving experts scratching their heads about China’s military…

  • President’s office hours for Nov. 17

    President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates:

  • Stowers Medical Institute names Eggan investigator

    Kevin Eggan, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard and a principal faculty member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, has been named an assistant investigator by the Stowers Medical Institute (SMI), which is based in Cambridge. Eggan and several members of his lab have become employees of SMI, but will continue to conduct their research at Harvard, where Eggan remains a member of the faculty.

  • Beinart sees new life for liberals on Web

    A new generation of liberals, galvanized by Howard Deans 2004 presidential campaign, are using the blogosphere to generate support and formulate tactics, and may soon make their impact felt on national politics.

  • AAAS recognizes six for efforts in advancing science

    The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced that six Harvard affiliates have been elected fellows.

  • Tibetan artist creates ‘Wheel of Life’

    The Venerable Losang Samtens hands had to be steady as a surgeons as he engaged in the painstaking process of creating a Wheel of Life sand mandala. This masterful accomplishment took place during a weeklong residency recently at the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard Divinity School (HDS). The mandala was created in celebration of the centers 45th anniversary and to inaugurate its programming theme for the year: Religion, Place and the Environment.

  • Flu shots available thru mid-December

    It will not be too late to be immunized for the flu if one waits until November through mid-December. Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) expects immunization for all patients to be available in early November.

  • This month in Harvard history

    Oct. 7, 1944 – The “Harvard Alumni Bulletin” tally of Harvard men known to have served in World War II reaches 23,400. October 1947 – The “Harvard Business Review” (reputedly…

  • Memorial services

    Memorial reception for Hurlbut upcoming A memorial reception for friends, family, and colleagues of Cornelius Hurlbut Jr., professor of mineralogy emeritus, will be held Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m. in…

  • Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Oct. 24. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

  • President’s office hours for Nov. 17

    President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates: