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In the 1930s and 40s, many European scholars fleeing Nazi persecution found refuge at American universities where they were able to continue their research and writing as well as contribute their knowledge and experience to the academic communities in which they found a home.

Some of the nations top female scientists will gather at the University today (April 7) for the third National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science. The sessions, organized by the student group Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe (WISHR), will run through April 10. The symposium will address opportunities available to female scientists, ways to foster scientific talent, and womens evolving role and leadership in science. The majority of events will be held in the Maxwell Dworkin Building, 33 Oxford St.

Professor of Cell Biology and Pediatrics Mark T. Keating has been selected to receive the 15th annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research for his discovery of genes involved in cardiac arrhythmias. Mutations in these genes can lead to abnormal heart rhythms, a major cause of death and disability. Keatings studies have greatly advanced the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of arrhythmias, as well as the understanding of cardiovascular physiology. The award, a $50,000 cash prize and a silver commemorative medallion, will be officially presented to Keating at the annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner to be held in New York City in October.

A two-year pilot program testing the use of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies and techniques is ready for University-wide distribution, the programs organizers say, in a move that could reduce waste and improve indoor air quality.

Hilles Library will close on May 27 and reopen in October as the Quad Library. To ensure a smooth transition, please note the following arrangements:

From Tom Paines Common Sense to Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin to the rap anthems of Tupac Shakur, protest literature has moved the masses, but generally left the critics cold.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, is the first Brazilian president to come from the working class. A former metalworker who left school at 12, Lula led strikes in the 1970s that caused some to call him the Lech Walesa of Brazil. With a group of fellow labor leaders and intellectuals, he founded the Workers Party and ran unsuccessfully for president three times before winning in 2002 with the largest margin of victory in Brazilian history.

John A. Lithgow, award-winning actor and tireless supporter of the arts at Harvard, will be the principal speaker at Afternoon Exercises during Harvard Universitys 354th Commencement, to be held on June 9.

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: Degree…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending April 4. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

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

Harvards new Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) has led to the largest applicant pool (22,796) and the most competitive admission rate (9.1 percent) in the history of the College. The Class of 2009 will also be Harvards most economically diverse.

It all started with a plastic Kodak camera bought with S&H Green Stamps when Mary Kocol was just 7.

The 2005 Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards have been presented to Edward Glaeser (Economics), Stephen Soumerai (Ambulatory Care and Prevention and Health Policy), and John Stauffer (English and History of American Civilization). The three professors received the awards, presented by the Graduate Student Council (GSC), at an event held in the Faculty Club on March 24.

MAC to host Family Fitness Night The Malkin Athletic Center is sponsoring an evening of exercise and fun for members of the University community and their families on April 29…

Roughly two weeks after the Harvard womens hockey team fell to the University of Minnesota, 4-3, in their third consecutive NCAA championship appearance, one might begin to wonder: Is there a new curse in town? While losing three straight games with the national title on the line might seem a little bit freaky (and certainly disappointing), getting to the Big Dance for three straight years – particularly this year – is also something quite extraordinary.

Students wishing to receive a medical degree as well as a doctorate in social science will be able to pursue their studies in the new M.D – Ph.D. social sciences track, headed by Allan Brandt, the Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine in the Department of Social Medicine and professor of the history of science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences March 15, 2005, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

With the snow gone, traffic makes its way through Harvard Square with renewed energy.

We are announcing today (April 4, 2005) the Harvard Corporation’s decision to direct Harvard Management Company (HMC) to divest itself of stock held by HMC in PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina).

The Harvard Corporation today (April 4, 2005) announced its decision to have Harvard Management Company divest its holdings of stock in PetroChina Company Limited.

Light from two worlds far from our solar system has been detected for the first time. The planets that emit it are too hot to be inhabited, at least by…

The puzzle of how lungs grow has been solved. Scientists watching the process in mice embryos have found that budding and branching of new air sacs is driven by the…

John F. Kennedy School of Government energy experts testified to the U.S. Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee this month (March 10) on ways to use clean coal technology to…

Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs Ellen Roy Herzfelder outlined Monday (March 21) what state officials hope will become the nation’s first ocean management plan to provide guidance for development projects…

Harvard researchers have found a new treatment for heart attack that provides greater hope for the roughly one in four patients whose heart arteries remain blocked even after standard drug…

Chemists David R. Liu and Xiaowei Zhuang of Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences are among 43 young researchers nationwide named new investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Monday (March 21). HHMI will collaborate with Harvard to fund the new investigators research for the next five years, with the possibility for funding renewal in 2010.

As its 11th meeting of the year on March 23, the Faculty Council discussed the work of the Task Forces on Women Faculty and Women in Science and Engineering. Dean Drew Faust and the chairs of the task forces, Professors Barbara Grosz and Evelynn Hammonds, were present for the discussion.

March 16, 1951 – Nieman Fellows produce an issue of “The Harvard Crimson” in which (among other things) the veteran journalists hand out “Oscars” (from the “Harvard Square Academy”) to…

A memorial service for Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology Emeritus Ernst Mayr will be held April 29 at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Church. Widely considered the worlds most eminent evolutionary biologist, Mayr joined Harvards Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 1953 and led Harvards Museum of Comparative Zoology from 1961 to 1970.