Campus & Community

Its that time of year again! Against the imposing pillars of the Memorial Church, Alan Young works on a giant supporting beam for the Commencement tent as it is hoisted up by a crane. See Commencement Exercises guidelines.

A professor of government and a professor of English and American literature and language have won this years Roslyn Abramson Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching.

Who among us hasnt appreciated the convenience of filling a prescription at 10 p.m., pleading with tech support when our computers freeze the night before a big deadline, or enjoying a midnight burger at a highway rest stop? As our lives fill to overflowing and families increasingly send two parents into the workplace, weve grown accustomed to taking care of business around the clock. Even bankers hours are no longer sacrosanct some branches now write mortgage applications following Sunday afternoon open houses.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 20, 2004, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

The Chayes International Public Service Fellowship program provides Harvard Law School (HLS) students with an opportunity to work in international public service for the summer. Students work within governments of developing nations making difficult transitions to peace and democracy, as well as with the intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that support them.

The new wing on the Nieman Foundations home at Harvard University was dedicated Monday (May 24) in honor of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its long-standing support of the Nieman mission to elevate the standards of journalism.

Each year, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) selects a number of distinguished scholars and professionals, many from Latin America, to spend a minimum of one semester at Harvard. While in residence, visiting scholars and fellows spend time working on their own research and writing projects, making use of the Universitys extensive library resources, participating in the centers conferences and seminars, and interacting with faculty and students. Many of the DRCLAS Visiting Scholars and Fellows are supported by endowed fellowships named in honor of the donor. In April 2004, the executive committee of the center selected visiting scholars for the 2004-05 academic year from a pool of 80 applicants.

Matthew S. Meselson, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, has received the Pauling Legacy Award and the Dart/New York University (NYU) Biotechnology Achievement Award. Each award honors his five decades of pioneering molecular genetics research and his 40 years of work to eliminate biological and chemical weapons.

Specially designed college savings plans that offer tax-free savings can actually cost low- and middle-income families more than they save by reducing their eligibility for financial aid, according to a researcher at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Memorial Hall and Memorial Church have long been luminous nocturnal landmarks of the Cambridge campus. Now, the Adolphus Busch Hall clock tower has joined the dignified beacons of their neighbors. Four years ago, the clock mechanism underwent a major restoration. Now the exterior clock faces have become illuminated. All four clock faces shine with the correct time throughout the night. The light fixtures run on photo cell batteries and go on automatically when it gets dark, turning off just as automatically when daylight creeps back.

Two receive Killam Fellowship Awards The Killam Fellowships Program, an undergraduate scholarship and exchange program between Canada and the United States, recently granted Nassira Nicola ’04 and Christopher Doucette ’06…

Sacha Baron Cohen, worldwide TV personality and comedy phenomenon who currently hosts HBOs Emmy Award-nominated late-night comedy series Da Ali G Show, is the 2004 Class Day speaker, announced the Harvard College Class of 2004 Senior Class Committee and the Harvard Alumni Association. Baron Cohen was selected after months of secret negotiations. Baron Cohen will address the senior class and guests on Class Day, June 9, at 2 p.m., in Tercentenary Theatre.

Over the past several years, corporate scandals have made the headlines. Last week (May 19 and 20), leaders from business, government, and law joined with University experts at the Kennedy School to discuss government responses to the current corporate crisis.

Young Women’s Conference seeks participants Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership encourages young women (18-24 years of age) to apply for consideration to the Young Women’s Leadership Conference – a nonpartisan…

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has announced that it has awarded 48 student grants and fellowships amounting to over $100,000 for the 2004-05 academic year. Twenty grants will support Harvard College undergraduates, and 28 will support graduate students. In recent years the Weatherhead Center has significantly expanded its support for Harvard students, both increasing financial resources and the number of student awards available, and establishing new programs and seminars for students.

Juniors Darren Morris (left) of Mather House and Gina Bruno of Adams House have been chosen by the Harvard Alumni Association to receive the 2004 David Aloian Memorial Scholarships. The award recognizes special contributions to the quality of life in the Houses and thoughtful leadership that makes the College an exciting place in which to live and study. Each House community nominates one House resident for the award.

For the third consecutive year a piece from Harvard Review has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Series (Houghton Mifflin), a showcase for the years finest fiction and nonfiction writing since 1915. Yarn, by Kyoko Mori, was chosen for the 2004 edition of The Best American Essays and was selected by guest editor Louis Menand, a critic, essayist, and Harvard professor of English and American literature and Language. It originally appeared in Harvard Review 24 (spring 2003). Contributors to Harvard Review have also been selected for The Best American Poetry 2002, The Best American Essays 2003, and The Best American Short Stories 2003.

Thirteen U.S. journalists and 12 international journalists were recently appointed to the 67th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University. Established in 1938, the Nieman program is the oldest midcareer fellowship for journalists in the world. The fellowships are awarded to working journalists of accomplishment and promise for an academic year of study in any part of the University. More than 1,000 U.S. and international journalists have studied at Harvard as Nieman Fellows.

Alcock comes to the CfA from the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy.

Preterm babies are born with preterm brains. They need to learn in the harsh world outside the womb what normal babies learn inside the comfort of their mothers bodies.

Sun shining through a window of the Weld Boat House paints a row of boats a watery blue. (Staff photo Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office)

May 13, 1941 – At the Harvard Forest (Petersham, Mass.), the University dedicates Shaler Hall and the Fisher Museum as working and living quarters for Forest staff and students.  May…

A memorial service for Elizabeth (Betty) M. Furdon, assistant cataloger in the Property Information Resource Center of Harvard Real Estate Services, will be held on Sunday (May 23) at 2:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Place. Furdon died April 20 of breast cancer.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending May 15. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

In recognition of their dedication to teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate students, four distinguished members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been named Harvard College Professors.

Harvards new financial aid initiative aimed at students from low and moderate economic backgrounds helped support close to an 80 percent yield on students admitted to the College Class of 2008 entering in September. Announced in February by President Lawrence H. Summers in an address to the American Council on Education, the new financial aid initiative requires no contribution from parents with incomes below $40,000 and reduces expectations from families with incomes between $40,000 and $60,000. The yield on students from families with incomes below $60,000 is just under 84 percent.

For the past 11 years, the Weissman International Internship Program, established by Paul (52) and Harriet Weissman in 1994, has provided nearly 200 sophomores and juniors with the opportunity to participate in an international internship in a field of work related to their academic and career goals. The Weissman program enables students to develop a richer understanding of the global community in which they live and work, and provides an opportunity for them to share their experiences with the Harvard community when they return.

Instead of buying a boat or a vacation house on Cape Cod, we decided to invest in a racehorse.

Green Campus Initiative named GoGreen awardee The Harvard Green Campus Initiative (HGCI) was recently selected as a co-recipient of the GoGreen Award in the large business/institution category for energy (a…

Directory artwork sought The Harvard Directory Project seeks artwork to be considered for the front cover of the 2004-05 Faculty & Staff Telephone Directory. Entrants must be faculty or staff…