As of March 1, the Harvard Libraries Web site features a new service to provide e-mail alerts based on the tables of contents (TOC) for new issues of approximately 15,000 print and electronic journals purchased or licensed by the Harvard Libraries. The new TOC service, powered by software from TDNet, may be accessed from a link under Conducting Research on the Harvard Libraries site at http://lib.harvard.edu
Its all in the packaging. How nature wraps and tags genes determines if and when they become active, according to researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). They did the largest, most detailed study to date of the protein structure that surrounds the human genome.
The prospect of an attack on the Internet has loomed large among the many nightmare scenarios considered since Sept. 11, 2001. But this concern is misplaced, Louise Richardson, executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, suggested Feb. 24.
At its ninth meeting of the year on March 2, a continuation of the meeting begun on Feb. 23, the Faculty Council continued its discussion of the February Faculty Meetings and possible next steps to address Faculty concerns. The Council also discussed the timetable for the Curricular Review.
March 23, 1639 – In recognition of John Harvard’s recent bequest, the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony orders “that the colledge agreed upon formerly to bee built…
Artist of the Year Jada Pinkett Smith performs with her band Wicked Wisdom at Sanders Theatre as part of Cultural Rhythms, an annual day-long festival celebrating the many talents of Harvard Universitys ethnically diverse and multicultural student body. Pinkett Smith was recognized for both artistic excellence and humanitarian commitment.
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending March 1. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.
Forty years ago, when he wrote The Secular City, Harvey Cox, the Hollis Professor of Divinity, had a hard time finding a publisher. The book was initially rejected, and when it was accepted, by Macmillan, it was on the condition that 5,000 copies – half the print run – be sold by the National Student Christian Federation, for whom Cox had written the book as advance reading for an upcoming conference. Today, on the 40th anniversary of its publication, the book has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into 14 languages. I only wish Id signed an escalation contract! Cox said, smiling ruefully at a symposium given in his honor on Feb. 23.
For the second straight year, the Office of the Provost will make funds available to faculty for University projects that promise to alter and improve teaching and learning through the use of technology. The Provosts Instructional Technology Fund is made up of two funds: the Innovation Fund and the Content Fund. The Innovation Fund is for large-scale projects that propose to introduce a novel approach to teaching and learning using information technology. The Content Fund is aimed toward creating online content for educational purposes.
Short-term downturns in criminal activity do not necessarily result in sustained crime reductions. That is a primary finding in a new research report co-authored by Kennedy School Assistant Professor Brian Jacob.
John Edwards to be visiting fellow at IOP during spring semester Former senator and Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards will be one of three visiting fellows at the Institute of…
Green Campus Initiative launches new Web site The Harvard Green Campus Initiative (HGCI) has launched a comprehensive new Web site highlighting green campus activities at the University. This online resource…
After beating Dartmouth goalie Kate Lane early in the first period this past Friday (Feb. 25) at Bright Hockey Center, Laura Brady 08 briefly paused, scanned the visitors cage, glanced at her teammates for confirmation, and only then proceeded to celebrate her third goal of the season. Against the fiery Big Green, such composure proved invaluable for the Crimson, who, despite building a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of hockey, withstood a late-surging Dartmouth club to capture the contest, 4-3, and their sixth Ivy League title to boot.
Crimson fencers capture six trophies at IFA Champs In a first for Harvard fencing, both the men’s and women’s teams captured the combined events of the ECAC-IFA Championships on Feb.…
A grant from Desmond Shum, chairman of Ocean Pacific Investment Management based in Beijing, will enable two Harvard graduate students to spend a year studying in China. These students, who will be studying in the fields of the contemporary Chinese social sciences, will receive a grant of $20,000 each. Students will apply to the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research and will be selected through a competitive application process, with award decisions made by a committee of faculty associated with the Fairbank Center. The winning students will be known as the Desmond and Whitney Shum Fellows.
It seemed clear in the lecture hall at Harvard Medical Schools Medical Education Center Tuesday (March 1) that doctors should help their patients – even when those patients are prisoners – and never, ever become their torturers.
Alexander F. Schier, a developmental biologist whose work has illuminated key embryonic molecules that shape masses of undifferentiated cells into complex organisms, has been appointed professor of molecular and cellular biology in Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
The Harvard Film Archive will welcome the father of Korean cinema, renowned director Im Kwon-Taek to the University on March 4 for a screening of Chunhyang at 7 p.m. The next evening (March 5), a reception in Ims honor will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Sert Gallery Café, and will be followed by a screening of Chihwaseon. A Q&A session with the director will be held after both films.
In February, the Harvard Archive of World Music at Loeb Music Library, a unit of Harvard College Library, and the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for Sound Directions: Digital Preservation and Access for Global Audio Heritage, a project to create best practices and test emerging standards in the digital preservation of endangered sound recordings.
Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree Jr. issued a call to arms for Americans, in particular African Americans, to reject the status quo in American politics and consider new options for moving forward. Speaking Feb. 23 at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Ogletree noted that in modern history African Americans have been largely loyal to the Democratic Party, but that loyalty is running thin and could prompt the creation of a third political party.
How can scientific research better inform education policy? That question is at the core of the three-part Burton and Ingles Lecture Series at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which…
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) report a surprising finding about embryonic development: The blood system begins to form not only in the embryo itself,…
A survey of mothers in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that obstetricians and genetic counselors are falling short when it comes to delivering…
McLean Hospital researchers have added yet another item to the cornucopia of evidence that “we are what we eat,” confirming that elements in our diet can affect not just our…
Detur Book Prize winners of the Class of 2007 were honored at a Feb.7 reception in the Faculty Room in University Hall. One of the oldest prizes at Harvard College, the prize is intended to honor and congratulate sophomores on the high GPAs earned their first year at the College.
Harvard senior Mike Blumberg (in rear) prepares to return a shot from Cornells Mike Delaney during first-round action of the mens College Squash Associations Championship at the Murr Center this past weekend. Blumberg won the contest, 3-0, as Harvard went on to blank the Big Red, 9-0. The Crimson later downed Yale, 8-1, before falling to Trinity, 7-2, in the title game on Sunday (Feb. 27) – to hand the Bantams its seventh straight national championship. Harvard, who captured the Ivy League title with a 6-0 record, wraps up its season at 11-2, with both losses coming from Trinity.
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