May 1638 – The College Yard expands as the Town of Cambridge grants the College a lot of land that today includes Harvard, Hollis, Stoughton, and Holworthy halls.
Representing a broad range of disciplines, from computer science to Yiddish literature, five distinguished members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been named Harvard College Professors.
Law School Dean Robert C. Clark has announced that the School has received a $10 million grant from the John M. Olin Foundation. The gift is the largest foundation grant in the Law Schools 186-year history.
Orchestra seeks players, to hold auditions The Harvard Summer School Orchestra is holding open auditions June 24-26 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Lowell Hall (Rooms B12 and B13). Viola,…
In a study of the possible association between phthalate exposure and human semen quality, researchers at the School of Public Healths (SPH) Occupational Health Program have found an association between select phthalates and low sperm count, low sperm motility, and an increased percent of abnormally shaped sperm among a group of men from couples seeking treatment at a fertility clinic in Boston. Low sperm count, low motility, and abnormal sperm morphology can affect the likelihood of conception but do not mean that a man is infertile.
At its 16th meeting of the year, the Faculty Council heard a report on the year now concluding from Dean William C. Kirby. The council also discussed with Dean Benedict Gross (mathematics and undergraduate education) the possibility of collecting data for the CUE Guide via an online questionnaire. In addition, the council discussed with Dean Harry Lewis (Harvard College and DEAS), and with Gross, the explanatory note provided for Item 2, the approval of Regulations and Standards of Conduct, on the agenda for the May 20 Faculty Meeting. Finally, the council reviewed the comments made at the May 6 Faculty Meeting concerning the Report of the Committee to Address Sexual Assault at Harvard.
Late May 1970 – Veteran football coach John M. Yovicsin announces that for reasons of health he will retire at the end of the 1970 season. After the gridiron, Yovicsin…
HBS installs solar panels Harvard Business School (HBS) has been awarded a grant for up to $172,800 from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) to install photovoltaic solar energy panels on…
“No!” “No!” “No! No! No! No!” Shouting in unison, the women gathered in an empty Gund Hall room to kick, punch, and shout in explosive, carefully choreographed moves, as if rehearsing some sort of angry, punk-rock chorus line.
In conjunction with the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTWs) recent online housing survey, an open house will be held Saturday (May 17) for members of the Harvard community to learn about affordable housing. The event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Middle East Restaurant in Central Square, marks the unions first housing-related open house and coincides with HUCTWs 15th anniversary.
On the corner of Brattle Street and James Street in Cambridge, just outside the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studys Gilman Gate, is a black sign on a black pole, naming the square in honor of Radcliffe recycling pioneer Scott Sandberg.
The Harvard mens heavyweight crew knocked off the favored University of Wisconsin by capturing its 22nd title at the Eastern Athletic Rowing Conference Regatta this past May 11 at Worcesters Lake Quinsigamond. The Crimson rowers conquered the blustery 2000-meter course in a time of 6:04.1, besting the Badgers by a length and a half. Dartmouth finished third at 6:10.61, followed by Navy (6:15.65), Brown (6:16.2), and Rutgers (6:31.45).
Based on the latest information from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Harvard University is adjusting its policies regarding travel by students, faculty, staff, and visitors to or from the SARS-affected areas of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. These particular changes will most immediately affect Commencement, reunions and upcoming Summer School and executive education programs. The University travel moratorium to these areas remains in effect. These policies have been adopted to help safeguard the health of everyone in the Harvard community while striving to provide pragmatic guidance.
For the past 10 years the Weissman International Internship Program, established by Paul (52) and Harriet Weissman in 1994, has provided nearly 170 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 internship program strives to enable students to develop a richer understanding of the global community in which they live and work, and provide an opportunity for them to share their experiences with the Harvard community when they return.
Teaching fellow Zahr Said changes the way her students think. Benjamin Friedman, a professor of economics, once visited a student in the hospital to help her catch up on class work. Mathematics preceptor Dale Winter makes sure all his students understand calculus, no matter how long he must stay after class.
The Program on Justice, Welfare, and Economics at Harvard University has announced its graduate student fellowship recipients for 2003-04. This interdisciplinary initiative promotes research that connects freedom, justice, and economics to human welfare and development. Dissertation fellowships and research grants seek to develop a new generation of scholars whose work encompasses ethical, political, and economic dimensions of human development.
Theres no shortage of college aspirations among low-income high school students. What distinguishes low-income kids from their middle class peers is follow through.
Drawing on the collection of the Loeb Music Library, the new exhibition In Her Own Hand: Operas Composed by Women, 1625-1939, features little-known scores by women composers, and follows the development of opera from the Italian courts in the 17th century, to the courts of the Holy Roman Empire and the German princely states in the 18th century, and finally to the public opera houses of postrevolutionary Paris and beyond. With many scores on display for the first time, the exhibition shines a light on a veiled world of female opera composers.
Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), the student-led public service agency at the University, has named Gene Corbin as its next executive director, PBHA President Rini Fonseca-Sabune 04 announced yesterday (May 14). Corbin, a senior research associate at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) with several decades experience in public service management and student leadership, assumes this position June 2.
At one point in his presentation at the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH), Joseph Henderson, associate director of the Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), asked his audience, How many of you are planning careers in public health?
This year, Dunster Houses spring formal boasted a record-breaking 400 students and tutors. As in the past, the ice moose and chocolate-covered strawberries were the hits of the evening. Beautifully attired ladies and gentlemen attested to the fact that, except for the annual Goat Roast, this evening was the most memorable event of the year.
Cambridge School Volunteers Inc. (CSV) honored approximately 1,000 of its volunteers who served in kindergarten through grade 12 of the Cambridge Public Schools during the 2002-03 school year at a reception hosted at the Harvard Faculty Club on May 7. Together, these volunteers provided more than 55,000 hours of individualized academic services to Cambridge youth. After a welcome by Andrew J. Bernstein, CSV board president, Mayor Michael A. Sullivan, and Cambridge Public Schools Valerie G. Spriggs, CSV Executive Director Jennifer Singh awarded certificates to those who had volunteered for four, 10, and 15 years.
The Womens Studies in Religion Program (WSRP) at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) has announced its five research associates for the 2003-04 academic year. They include Kecia Ali of Brandeis University Ana María Bidegain of National University of Colombia Kelly Chong of Yale University and Sharon Gillerman of Hebrew Union College. In addition, Hanna Herzog of Tel Aviv University has been named the programs Colorado Scholar for the 2003-04 academic year.
When he was a first-year student at Harvard Medical School, Alfred Goldberg, now a professor of cell biology, wondered why the body destroys its own proteins, which are so vital…
Continuing a recent trend, the yield on students admitted to the College has once again reached levels last seen in the early 1970s. Close to 80 percent of the students admitted to the Class of 2007 have chosen to enroll this coming September. The high yield means that very few applicants can be admitted from the waiting list this year. Currently the yield is slightly under 79 percent, and it may rise by the time the Admissions Committee has made its final selections in June.
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 10. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.
A memorial service for Annemarie Schimmel, professor of Indo-Muslim culture emerita, will be held May 23 at 2:30 p.m. at the Memorial Church. The service will be followed by a reception in the Thompson Room of the Barker Center. All members of the Harvard community are invited to attend.
University Disability Coordinator Marie Trottier hosted a breakfast for the business community and the Justice Department on May 9. The keynote speaker was the Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Department Ralph F. Boyd Jr. (right), J.D. 84. Beth Maclay, ASL interpreter with the Department of Justice, stands on the left.
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