Campus & Community

The 2003 Community Gifts Through Harvard campaign raised nearly $900,000 for more than 650 agencies in Massachusetts.

In a photo caption that appeared on page 4 of the May 6 Gazette, incomplete information was provided. The third author of Harvard A to Z is Robert Shenton, now deceased. He is the former secretary of Harvards Govering Boards. The Gazette regrets the omission.

At its 13th meeting of the year, the Faculty Council discussed with Joseph Badaracco, John Shad Professor of Business Ethics (HBS) and master of Currier House, chair of the Committee to Address Alcohol and Health at Harvard, the work thus far of that committee. Also present for this discussion were Grace Chang, Associate Professor of Psychiatry (HMS), and Thomas Dingman, Associate Dean of Harvard College and Allston Burr Senior Tutor in Dudley House, members of the Committee.

May 1904 – Harvard and MIT take a third stab at joining forces, but negotiations come to a halt in October 1905, after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules unfavorably…

John Kelleher service May 17 A memorial service for John V. Kelleher, professor of Irish studies emeritus in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, will be held on Monday…

The government of Japan, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Relationship, awarded a special Minister of Foreign Affairs Commendation to Yori Oda, senior preceptor in Japanese at Harvard, in a ceremony at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Boston May 6. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the promotion of cultural exchange between the two countries.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 8. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Leaders cannot impose democracy and human rights on people by force, any more than Lenin, Stalin, or Hitler were able to achieve their political ends through violence and oppression, according to Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize.

‘Where She Always Was’ wins 2004 Swenson Poetry Award Utah State University Press (USU Press) has selected “Where She Always Was,” a volume of poems by Frannie Lindsay, graduate coordinator…

José Hurtado, a doctoral student in music, is reflected in an oval window as he studies outside Paine Hall.

The University will honor 134 people today (May 13) for reaching a milestone: 25 years of service to Harvard. Celebrating its 50th year, the 25 Year Recognition Ceremony – which recognizes both faculty and staff from across the entire University – will be held at the Ropes-Gray Room, Pound Hall, Harvard Law School.

To meet Phyllis Fallon – to crunch budget numbers or process invoices with her – is to share her love of jazz, blues, and swing. Her office on the second floor of Phillips Brooks House brings a nightclub aura to her daytime business as an accounting assistant, with jazz standards flowing out of her computer and a postcard gallery of jazz and blues pioneers decorating her bulletin board.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced earlier this week the election of 178 new fellows and 24 new foreign honorary members. The 2004 class, comprising world-renowned leaders in scholarship, business, the arts, and public affairs, includes 10 Harvard faculty members.

David Luberoff has been appointed executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston as of June 1. He will replace Charles C. Euchner, who has served since the institutes founding in 2000, and is leaving to pursue writing opportunities.

Faculty, students, and fellows interested in disparities in health care due to ethnic and racial differences convened at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Friday (May 7) for a symposium seeking to translate research into practice.

The Starr Foundation is giving Harvard $5 million to support the Colleges new initiative to attract students from families with low and moderate income. The gift, made possible by the efforts of Starr Foundation Chairman Maurice R. Greenberg, will provide scholarships to college students and support the recruiting and outreach efforts designed to eliminate economic barriers to attending Harvard. The Starr Foundation has been supporting scholarships at Harvard since 1999 through the C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund.

The Harvard Club of Australia (HCA) has announced a new award for senior Harvard researchers who may be planning collaborative work with Australian research organizations. Known as the Australia-Harvard Fellowship, this award aims to support learned exchange between the University and Australia.

Sophomore slugger Zak Farkes connects for a deep drive during Harvards 12-6 season-finale loss against visiting Northeastern on May 5. Despite the teams setback, Farkes closed out the season with gusto, blasting four homers in two outings against Dartmouth May 1-2 to earn Ivy League Player of the Week honors and break Harvards single-season and career home run records. The Boston native hit 14 homers on the season to give him 22 in his two-year Harvard career. The Crimson, meanwhile, ends its 2004 campaign at 21-18-1 (13-7 Ivy).

Lightweight crew captures Eastern Sprints Radcliffe lightweight crew captured its first Eastern Sprints crown since 1997 with a time of 6:38.6 in the grand finals Sunday afternoon (May 9) in…

Kyle Clark 04, an engineering sciences concentrator at the Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS), received praise and awe from faculty and students alike when he presented his senior design project, Design and Construction of a Dynamic Flight Simulator, at the Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Thirty high school freshmen from 14 Boston and Cambridge high schools – the inaugural class of Crimson Summer Academy – were welcomed into the Harvard family at a May 9 reception celebrating the new academic enrichment program for talented, low-income students from Boston and Cambridge.

Cambridge School Volunteers Inc. (CSV) honored approximately 1,000 of its volunteers who served in kindergarten through grade 12 of the Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) during the 2003-04 school year at a reception hosted by Harvard University at the Faculty Club on May 5. Together, these volunteers provided more than 60,000 hours of individualized academic services to Cambridge youth. After a welcome by CSV board President Andrew J. Bernstein CPS superintendent Thomas Fowler-Finn Cambridge Mayor Michael Sullivan and Manuel Davis, son of Mack I. Davis, longevity certificates were awarded by CSV Executive Director Jennifer Singh to those who had volunteered for four, five, 10, and 15 years.

Shirley Ann Jackson is alarmed by what she calls a confluence of negative factors – or a perfect storm – that is progressively making the United States lose ground in scientific development.

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is taking steps to dramatically advance the field of sleep medicine through the simultaneous establishment of three endowed chairs all devoted to this emerging field of medicine.

Caffeine is the worlds most widely used stimulant, yet scientists still do not know exactly how it staves off sleep. Researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and other institutions have now discovered that caffeine works by thwarting one of two interacting physiological systems that govern the human sleep-wake cycle. The researchers, who report their findings in the May issue of the journal Sleep, propose a novel regimen, consisting of frequent low doses of caffeine, to help shift workers, medical residents, truck drivers, and others who need to stay awake get a bigger boost from their tea or coffee.

The following minute was read at the annual Harvard Medical School Emeritus Faculty Event on May 7, 2004.

Introducing this years Arts First Medalist Yo-Yo Ma 76 at Sanders Theatre Sunday night (May 9), host and actor John Lithgow 67 described the ensuing interview as a private moment with about 1,100 eavesdroppers. Ma, ever the generous performer, delivered on Lithgows promise, sharing secrets that revealed his easygoing humanity and privileged the sold-out audience with an intimate glimpse into his musical life.

Harvard environmentalists made sure Arts First was clean behind the scenes Saturday (May 8) by powering the Arts First stage for the events kickoff performances entirely with solar power.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 16, 2003, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

John Singleton Copleys portraits of 18th century Bostons grim-visaged elite are as integral a part of the image of the Colonial city as the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, or Paul Reveres house.