Anne T. and Robert M. Bass, leading philanthropists of American secondary and higher education, recently gave Harvard $7 million to endow two professorships in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Government scholar Michael J. Sandel will serve as the first Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor. The second professorship will be named in the near future.
Those looking for the Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) entered a nondescript stairwell and had to climb three flights to find what they were looking for.
In a classroom in Pound Hall at the Harvard Law School (HLS), HLS student Yael Bar-Ilan is making her case. The good faith doctrine, a fundamental maxim of American contract law, is a dynamic tool with no autonomous content, she says.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH), Trinity College, and the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland, examined the effect of a 1990 ban on coal sales and coal burning in Dublin on death rates in the city for six years before and after the ban was implemented. The study found that black smoke concentrations and nontrauma death rates were substantially reduced. The findings appear in the Oct. 19. issue of The Lancet.
The head of the Ford Foundations South Asia operation, Gowher Rizvi, has been selected as director of the new Institute for Government Innovation at the Kennedy School of Government, Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr. announced earlier this week. Rizvi is scheduled to begin his new duties this month.
William C. Kirby, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), announced at this Tuesdays faculty meeting plans to undertake a comprehensive review of the undergraduate curriculum. This review, the first such examination in almost 30 years, is designed to ensure Harvards continuing position of strength among institutions of higher education, said Kirby in a letter sent to FAS faculty preceding the faculty meeting.
Infectious bacteria that sicken species from worms to humans can be harnessed to clean up chemical spills. Floating microbes, which remove carbon dioxide from ocean air, might reduce the impact of global warming. To explore such capabilities, the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $15 million to researchers at the Harvard Medical School, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and two Harvard-affiliated hospitals.
Oct. 7, 1642 – By order of the Great and General Court, a reorganized Board of Overseers becomes a permanent part of College governance. Oct. 25, 1780 – The Massachusetts…
President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven Hyman will hold office hours for students in their Massachusetts Hall offices from 4 to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on the following dates:
A memorial service for David Riesman, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus, will be held at the Memorial Church on Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. Riesman, best known for his influential study of post-World War II American society, The Lonely Crowd, passed away on May 10, 2002.
A memorial service for Philippe E. Wamba 93, the former editor of Africana.com whose memoir, Kinship: A Familys Journey in Africa, dealt with culture, race, and his roots in the United States and Africa, will be held on Saturday (Oct. 19) at 2 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 3 Church St., in Cambridge. A reception following the service will be held at the Barker Center at 12 Quincy St. Wamba was killed in a car crash in Kenya on Sept. 11. He was 31.
Kuwait Fund accepting grant proposals The Kuwait Program Research Fund is accepting proposals for small one-year grants (up to $30,000) to support advanced research by University faculty members on issues…
Almost 30 years ago this Faculty undertook a comprehensive re-examination of undergraduate education. That multiyear review led to the introduction of the Core Program and to a number of significant changes in other parts of the curriculum.
Showing that its not how much time you have, but rather how you use it, the Harvard football team effectively KOd Cornell this past Saturday (Oct. 12) at the Stadium, 52-23. In just over 24 minutes of possession, the Crimson amassed a whopping 553 yards on their way to scoring seven touchdowns. The Big Red, on the other hand, who never took the lead despite controlling the ball for 35 minutes, collected 368 total yards. Still perfect in the Ivy League at 2-0, the win extends the Crimsons Ivy streak to nine games (matching the standing record set in the 1983-84 season), leaving the Harvard gridders non-too-shabby at 3-1 overall.
Widener Librarys cascade of granite steps, its tall oak doors guarded by Corinthian columns, and the classical serenity of its marble lobby will be off-limits for the next six months as phase two of the buildings renovation project gets under way. The grandeur of the buildings facade and entranceway will not change, however. It will merely emerge cleaner, spiffier, and ready to face the 21st century.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the symptoms of menopause, a hot topic since research found it more risky than beneficial this past summer, took center stage at the third annual Womens Health Research Conference of Harvard Medical Schools Center of Excellence in Womens Health on Oct. 9.
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) is the hub of the Kennedy School of Governments (KSGs) research, teaching, and training in international security affairs, environmental and resource issues, science and technology policy, and intrastate conflict prevention and resolution studies.
Maybe you thought Chekhovs Uncle Vanya was a play about bored, morose Russians whining interminably about their frustrating provincial existences, but here in the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) scene shop its all about the ceiling.
The identity of Harvard, the University, is known and renowned around the world. But can the same be said about Harvards identity in the digital world? Where does the University stand within the current framework of technology and new media?
The controversy over cloning and stem cell research has maintained a steady boil over the past few years, with politicians, religious leaders, editorial writers, and ethicists vying to stir the pot of public opinion.
Two co-hosts Paul Wylie 91 and Nancy Kerrigan, the 33rd An Evening With Champions was a homecoming of sorts: Both performed in the show several times before becoming Olympic medalists. Kerrigan enjoyed being back and contributing. Wylie, who has hosted the show for many years, said, What is wonderful is to see the new crop of skaters every year.
Members of the Radcliffe Womens Varsity Eights kibitz inside Weld Boathouse as they prepare for the upcoming Head of the Charles Regatta, which starts today (Oct. 17) and goes through Oct. 20. Liz OLeary (in red), head coach of the Radcliffe team, talks to Caryn Davies 04, the stroke of the Varsity Eight team. Davies recently returned from the World Championships in Seville, Spain, where she snagged a gold medal with the USA National Team. Staff photo by Justin Ide
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 12. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.
Eileen Jackson Southern, an authority on Renaissance and African-American music and the first black female professor to be given tenure at Harvard, died Sunday (Oct. 13) in Port Charlotte, Fla. She was 82.
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