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 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.
Proteins gone wrong cause most human diseases. Find these mutated proteins, scientists reason, and they are on the way to predicting who will get what disease. They would also learn…
Actor David Hyde Pierce made an emotional plea for increased activism around Alzheimer’s disease Monday (Oct. 17), saying that federal funding has leveled off despite scientific progress in understanding and…
A comparison of the risks and benefits of fish consumption suggests that government advisories warning women of childbearing age about mercury exposure should be issued with caution. The study warns…
At its third meeting of the year on Oct. 19, the Faculty Council received a report from the Educational Policy Committee on curricular review recommendations related to concentrations, a presentation from the Office of Institutional Research on undergraduate student satisfaction data, and an update on the report of the Committee on General Education.
Oct. 7, 1642 – By order of the Great and General Court, a reorganized Board of Overseers becomes a permanent part of College governance. Oct. 7, 1915 – Librarians finish…
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 the auditorium of Brookhaven at Lexington (1010 Waltham St., Lexington, MA.). Hurlbut passed away Sept. 1 at the age of 99.
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Oct. 17. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
Harvard Law School will hold a memorial service for Suzanne Richardson on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Church. Richardson, the Schools Dean of Students, died this past June.
The Board of Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced on Oct. 14 that it has appointed Mohamed A. El-Erian president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company, commencing early in 2006.
Harvard, like universities throughout the country, is facing unprecedented change and new challenges brought about by the growth of new interdisciplinary fields, the explosion of information technology, the desire of students and faculty to engage globally, and a spate of new government regulations. In an effort to take advantage of the growing number of opportunities and to manage new risks, the Office of the Provost has undergone a strategic reorganization over the past several months.
Emily Arkin wanted a tattoo. But since tattoos are forever, she didnt want one shed regret later on. So she started doodling on napkins, trying to come up with an original design.
Harvard goalkeeper Katie Shields 06 seems to take her last name to heart. Over the Crimsons past 13 games, the senior has been responsible for 10 shutouts, win or draw, to help the womens soccer team to a 7-3-3 record (1-2-1 Ivy). In her past two outings against Brown and Holy Cross, she tied, and then surpassed, Harvards single-season record for shutouts – a record dating back to 1987.
Scherf’s strong finish drives Crimson at pre-nationals Sophomore cross country runner Lindsey Scherf placed fifth in the blue race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet this past Saturday (Oct. 15) in…
The annual Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lecture was initiated in 1993 in memory of Myrto Lefkopoulou, a former faculty member and student in the Department of Biostatistics. Lefkopoulou tragically died of cancer in 1992 at the age of 34 after a courageous two-year battle.
In recognition of innovation and excellence in American Indian tribal governance, the Honoring Nations awards program recently selected 14 finalists. The finalists will make public presentations to the Honoring Nations advisory board on Nov. 1 in Tulsa, Okla. The advisory board then selects up to seven programs to receive high honors and $10,000 to share their success stories with others. They also designate up to seven honors programs that will receive $2,000.
Kennedy School of Government (KSG) Dean David T. Ellwood has announced that Ricardo Hausmann, professor of the practice of economic development, has been named director of Harvards Center for International Development (CID). Hausmann, the CIDs first director from a developing country, assumed the post immediately.
What is the blues? The music can be described in terms of scales, harmonic progressions, song structure, but to really understand what the blues is, youve got to hear it, preferably live. Its even better if you can get an experienced practitioner to talk about the music, how he got into it, how it makes him feel.
Thirteen new fellows have been selected for the 2005-06 Administrative Fellowship Program. Of the 13 fellows, nine are visiting fellows – talented professionals drawn from business, education, and the professions outside the University – and four are professionals currently working at Harvard who are identified by their department and selected by the fellowship review committee to have the leadership potential to advance to higher administrative positions.
Calling the U.S. Supreme Court the most powerful branch of government, conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly said that grassroots conservatives who have focused on family and social issues are setting their sights next on reforming Americas imperial judiciary.
Harvard-Yenching Institute Director Weiming Tu recently welcomed 32 visiting scholars and fellows to the institute for the 2005-06 academic year. HYI offers a unique opportunity to create a learning community of scholars in the humanities at Harvard each year, benefiting both the scholars themselves and Harvard, Tu noted. The scholars are faculty members in the humanities and social sciences from selected universities in Asia, and will spend one year conducting research at the institute.
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