Golf struggles at Ivy champs Harvard’s men’s and women’s golf teams finished eighth and sixth, respectively, in Ivy League championship action this past weekend (April 16-17). The men turned in…
Alexis Martire 05 plays number three doubles against Boston College on April 19 at home. The Crimson, ranked 19th in the nation, downed the Eagles, 6-1, to capture their sixth consecutive victory.
Medical historian and Japanologist Shigehisa Kuriyama, who has brought an unusually broad perspective to the study of world medical history, has been appointed Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History in Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
Established in 1986, the annual Reischauer Lecture series is sponsored this year by the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. Renowned international scholar Takeshi Hamashita will present the two remaining lectures.
Hypnotic, energetic, vital, moving, amusing, and gravity-defying are just a few of the adjectives that need to precede the premier word describing a recent University dance premiere – original. Harvard Dance Programs Spring 2005 Dancers Viewpointe V made the stage look like a trampoline last Thursday (April 14) as works of talented local and national artists bounced off the original creations of students. All student works are mentored throughout the year by a panel of choreographers to bring them to their fullest potential for these spring performances. Dance Program Director Elizabeth Bergmann, who contributed a piece of her own to the show, blended original choreography, original music, and original costume designs, and came up with a daring, innovative, and original mix of brave new work.
Being an outstanding teacher requires talent, inspiration, experience, dedication, and hard work – a challenge for anyone, but a particularly daunting one for those who are also expected to stay on top of a complex and rapidly advancing field of knowledge and to make regular contributions to that field in the form of books and articles.
The Cambridge Police Department (CPD) received a report of an assault and battery that occurred on Bow Street near Adams House on April 6 at approximately 9 p.m. According to the report, a female undergraduate student was walking down Bow Street when a male suspect pushed her to the ground. The victim kneed the suspect in the groin and attempted to punch him, before fleeing the area.
Arts First volunteers are needed for May festivities Organizers of Arts First – Harvard’s four-day celebration of music, theater, dance, and visual arts – seek volunteers for the Performance Fair…
Crew champs cruise past Brown The defending national champion Harvard heavyweight crew opened its season in winning fashion, capturing its fifth consecutive Stein Cup opposite Brown on the Charles this…
Iraqi society today is working toward intertwined goals of development, security, and a new political order, each of which is dependent on the other and each crucial for the nations future, according to the United Nations chief envoy to Iraq.
Put 18 or 20 high school seniors in a science lab, and you can expect a little saunter, a little swagger, a lot of wisecracking. But you hope for the best. Are they excited to be at Harvard?
Ever been so close to a tarantula you can see the hair on its legs? Curious to know why some crystals grow large and others are like tiny jagged teeth? Wonder what a bees stinger looks like under a microscope?
At its 13th meeting of the year (April 13), the Faculty Council met with Provost Steven E. Hyman, as well as discussed the role and responsibilities of the Faculty Council. There was also a demonstration presented by the registrar, Barry Kane, on newly developed online tools for undergraduate registration and course enrollment.
April 17, 1928 – In Emerson Hall, Pierre Roland-Marcel, Director of the National Library of France (Bibliothèque Nationale), gives an illustrated public talk in French on the library he runs.…
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 11. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.
At the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School, an audience member listening to the proceedings of a conference is reflected in a portrait of President Kennedy.
Those who take for granted that Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Mass., had an opportunity over the past weekend to think differently: From the Indian perspective, Harvard is really situated in the heart of Wampanoag country, where the inhabitants had lived for 10,000 years before English settlers arrived to build a new world, and to Christianize the heathen.
Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture Jennifer Roberts and Assistant Psychology Professor Matthew Nock are this years winners of the Roslyn Abramson Award, given to faculty for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
KSG fellow named chair of New York Stock Exchange Marshall N. Carter, a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), was recently elected chairman of the New York Stock…
Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has begun construction of the Northwest Science Building at the north end of the Cambridge campus, laying a cornerstone for faculty growth in the coming years. Upon its completion late in 2007, the low-slung glass and wood structure is expected to house up to 30 faculty and their research groups.
Harvard softball continued its pattern of extreme highs and lows with a pair of losses on Tuesday afternoon (April 12) against a hot-swinging Boston College club in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The non-conference setbacks – a 5-1 loss followed by a 12-2 thumping in five innings in game two – amounts to a three-game losing streak for the Crimson (who also fell to Yale, 4-2, on April 10).
It may be presumptuous for a university that is a mere 369 years old to tell a 5,000-year-old city, Job well done. Nevertheless, that is what Harvard has said to the city of Aleppo, Syria, by awarding it the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design.
The U.S. Latino population has grown exponentially today Latinos are the fastest-growing group in the United States. U.S. Census Bureau estimates put the Latino population at more than 37 million. For the first time in this countrys history, Latinos are now the largest minority group. The census bureau estimates that by 2050, a full quarter of the U.S. population – about 100 million people – will be of Latino origin. That means that in just two generations, the United States will have the second-largest number of Latinos in the world, after Mexico.
The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health has announced the launch of a Spanish-language version of its popular risk assessment Web site, Your Disease Risk. The new site, Cuidar de su Salud (Take Care of Your Health), provides tailored prevention messages and health information for Hispanic/Latino Americans, as well as Spanish speakers worldwide.
Harvard Universitys Navin Khaneja, assistant professor of electrical engineering in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS), has received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
What traits will help the next generation of women scientists succeed? According to top female scientists from the nations universities, corporations, hospitals, research journals, and museums who spoke at a symposium held last week at Harvard, they include: zealous guarding of personal time, the ability to juggle numerous life tasks, and the willingness to sacrifice perfection.
Carla A. Harris, managing director, head of Equity Private Placements, Financial Sponsors and Retail Capital Markets Coverage for Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley in New York, has been named the recipient of the 2005 Harvard College Womens Professional Achievement Award.
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