Bradley Welch to play Harvard Organ Society’s celebrity series In association with Harvard University Art Museums and the Memorial Church, the Harvard Organ Society will present a recital by world-renowned…
The Task Force on Women in Science and Engineering is sponsoring two upcoming forums for female postdoctoral fellows of the Harvard community. All female postdoctoral fellows from the University are invited to attend, share their thoughts, and give concrete suggestions on how Harvard can improve the postdoctoral experience for women and better equip women for a successful and productive career in science.
In an effort to make Harvard the nations top university purchaser of renewable energy, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers announced a new renewable energy fund to promote the development of renewable energy on campus.
Women’s hoops edge Dartmouth, 70-67, for slice of Ivy title Junior Maureen McCaffery and senior Reka Cserny sparked a 29-6 second-half run to propel the Harvard women’s basketball team past…
Distance freestyler John Cole 05 closed out his final year as a member of Harvards swimming and diving team in dazzling, record-setting fashion this past weekend in Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) championship action at Blodgett Pool. Of course, after his latest string of victories (the upperclassman took first in the individual 500-, 1,000-, and 1,650-yard freestyle events on March 3, 4, and 5, respectively), Coles success in the EISL champs has become something of an old hat.
Gathering for what moderator Swanee Hunt, director of the Women and Public Policy Program, called a grim subject, a group of experts met in the Kennedy School Forum to talk about the trafficking of women and girls worldwide and what, if anything, can be done to stop it.
The Mark DeWolfe Howe Fund for Study and Research in Civil Rights-Civil Liberties and Legal History is now accepting proposals for either the coming summer or for the 2005-06 academic year. The annual income from the fund – approximately $20,000 to be distributed as either a single grant or in several grants – will be used to support proposals in civil rights or civil liberties, or Anglo-American legal history in the United States. Students, faculty, officers of administration, and recent graduates of the University are eligible.
Silvan Shalom, Israels deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, opened his address to a standing-room-only crowd at the Kennedy School Monday (March 7) by quoting John F. Kennedy: In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.
Heterophony, polyvocality, and sound diffusion are not terms that typically come up in casual conversations about music. But these elements are the stock in trade of contemporary music, a genre that was on dazzling display at Paine Concert Hall last weekend (March 4 and 5) as some of its most acclaimed composers and practitioners performed at the Fromm Concerts.
Baber Johansen – one of the worlds most eminent scholars of Islamic studies and a leading specialist, in particular, on topics of Muslim law – has accepted a tenured position at Harvard University as professor of Islamic religious studies in the Faculty of Divinity, effective July 1.
Thomas W. Lentz, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums, announced Friday (March 4) the appointment of Susan Dackerman as the new Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints at the Fogg Art Museum. Dackerman will assume the position on July 5, after the retirement of the incumbent, Marjorie B. Cohn, longtime curator and conservator and former acting director of the Art Museums.
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.
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