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.
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.
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.
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 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…
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/.
As a young college student in West Berlin in the 1960s, Benjamin Buchloh noticed a disturbing dissonance between the art he saw in the citys galleries and museums and the attitudes of his professors.
Harvard Law Schools Program on Negotiation awarded former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata its Great Negotiator Award for work done on behalf of refugees fleeing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and the Balkans.
James Q. Wilson, a political scientist whose studies of crime, police work, marriage, and morality have had an important impact on public policy at all levels of government, will deliver this years Tanner Lectures on Human Values, Nov. 2-4.
The Food Project, a nonprofit organization that cultivates youth leadership and environmental sustainability, has won the 2005 Mayors Award for Excellence in Childrens Health. The award is given jointly by the city of Boston Mayors Office, the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), and Childrens Hospital Boston. The ceremony took place on Oct. 20 at the Parkman House in Boston.
Following their 27-24 upset of the Crimson on the gridiron this past Saturday (Oct. 22), Princetons Tigers proved just as victorious on the Cambridge surf. In day two of the 41st Head of the Charles Regatta, the black and orange shocked the rowing world with a first-place finish in mens championship eights.
Joan W. Miller named ARVO award recipient The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) recently announced that Henry Willard Williams Professor of Ophthalmology Joan W. Miller has been…
GSD to open doors The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) will host its annual admissions open house for prospective students on Nov. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
A back-and-forth affair marked by four lead swaps, this past Saturdays (Oct. 22) Ivy League showdown against Princeton offered little in the way of R&R for the host Harvard football team. Or, for that matter, much time to celebrate.
Bode, team swing to victory at ECAC Championships Paced by a first-place finish by freshman Ali Bode – and a team effort that saw five scorers place among the top…
Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) will host a live Webcast today (Oct. 27) demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to treating breast cancer. This approach will show how the Dana-Farber/BWH Cancer Center brings together pathology, radiology, surgical oncology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology to treat breast cancer. The Webcast will highlight a core needle biopsy and preoperative chemotherapy, and will demonstrate – live – the use of regional anesthesia (para-vertebral block) – a technique frequently used at BWH for breast and axillary surgery (removal of lymph nodes under the arms).
Ronold W.P. King, professor emeritus in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received a congratulatory letter from Heinrich Noth, the president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich. After offering congratulations to King for reaching his 100th birthday, the letter continued:
The informational Harvard in Allston exhibit room will be opening in the Holyoke Center arcade later this month. The room will serve as a visual display of the initial conceptual framework of Harvards future in Allston, with illustrations and text showing how Harvards planning consultants see that future.
Former Vice President Al Gore was recently chosen as the recipient of the 2005 Global Environmental Citizen Award by the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Actress and center board member Meryl Streep presented Gore with the award at an Oct. 21 ceremony in New York City.
Mortimer B. Zuckerman LL.M. 62, chairman of the board of Boston Properties and editor in chief and publisher of U.S. News & World Report, visiting Harvard on Sept. 28, joined President Lawrence H. Summers in welcoming the inaugural class of Zuckerman Fellows. Twenty-five fellows were selected to pursue a graduate degree at the Kennedy School of Government, the Graduate School of Education, or the School of Public Health. Each is also pursuing a graduate degree in business, law, or medicine. The fellowship program, supported by Zuckermans $10 million gift, aims to combine the expertise and perspectives of the various fields for the benefit of the public sector. Zuckerman recently gave Harvard an additional $500,000 to support the Harvard University Debate Council, noting that the skills developed in debate are particularly useful in terms of developing, framing, and articulating positions on a variety of important topics that leaders face throughout their professional careers.
Barrington Moore Jr., a Harvard University sociologist, died in his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 16, 2005, at the age of 92. The cause of death was pneumonia.
You understand why he has been dubbed Mr. Mayor when you walk around the Otis Air National Guard Base with the Rev. Jeffrey L. Brown, who was appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to oversee the temporary base for more than 200 people evacuated from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
Harvard and Russian researchers have documented natural selection’s role in the creation of new species through a process called reinforcement, where butterfly wing colors differ enough to avoid confusion with…
Sea spiders as large as a foot across have been seen crawling along the deep ocean floor from the windows of submersible research vessels. Most of them, however, including those in a Harvard study, are a scant millimeter (.04 inch) in size. But big or small, they boast long snouts, on either side of which grow pincerlike claws.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy Asim Khwaja, with collaborators Jishnu Das and Tara Vishwanath from the World Bank and Tahir Andrabi from Pomona College, has rushed to create a Web…
A top Bush bioethics adviser kicked off a new series of discussions about the ethics of stem cell and other scientific research on Thursday (Oct. 20), tangling with Harvard faculty…
The completion of the human genome sequence in 2003, though momentous, was only the first step toward grasping the core mechanisms of human biology and disease. This ultimate biomedical goal…
Harvard University received a 2005 Green Power Leadership Award Monday (Oct. 24) from the federal government and the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions for its commitment to using renewable energy.
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