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  • Former dean of FAS wins Nobel Prize in Economics

    A. Michael Spence, Ph.D. &rsquo72, former dean of Harvard&rsquos Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), won the Nobel Prize for Economics yesterday, Oct. 10, for economic theories based on his doctoral thesis. Spence, Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus and former dean at Stanford University&rsquos Graduate School of Business, shares the award with economists George A. Akerlof and Joseph E. Stiglitz.

  • Writer Greer Gilman creates her own world

    If you like a challenge, youll love the work of Greer Gilman.

  • Gore calls for unity

    A relaxed, bearded Al Gore called for national unity in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings Thursday, praising the public servants who responded to the crisis and passing up a chance to criticize President George Bush before a packed Kennedy School crowd.

  • Omnipresent media hurts, helps children

    Movies, music, television, video games, and the Internet can warp the way children view sex, drugs, their bodies, and themselves, but they can also be a positive tool, educating and inoculating children against evils such as drunk driving and gang violence, according to participants at a Harvard School of Public Health symposium Friday (Oct. 5).

  • Lecture, forum shed light on Islam

    Like many Harvard schools and organizations struggling to make sense of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Graduate School of Education shuffled its Askwith Education Forums to include a new forum, &ldquoUnderstanding More About Islam,&rdquo on Wednesday evening, Oct. 3. The panelists at the well-attended forum included an Iowan, an Egyptian, a Christian Arab, and a self-described &ldquoAsian-African-American Muslim&rdquo not surprisingly, pluralism and diversity in Islam were major themes of the discussion.

  • Expert offers Arab point of view

    In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, many Americans are looking for answers. What could have motivated the hijackers to sacrifice their lives to kill thousands of innocent people? What is their hatred based on? Are these the acts of isolated extremists, or do the terrorists represent something larger to which the United States had best pay careful attention?

  • Inauguration at a glance

    Today, Oct. 11 7 p.m. “Segue!…” Student performance in Sanders Theatre (invitation only but waiting line for potential available seats). Overflow room for video simulcast in Loker Commons and Science…

  • Bells ring out for Installation

    A joyous peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge Friday, Oct. 12.

  • Student “superchoir” pitches in

    You might call it a &ldquosupergroup.&rdquo

  • Notes on the evolution of a ceremony

    Aug. 27, 1640* Civil and religious officials of the Bay Colony invite Henry Dunster to become “President of the Colledge.” He accepts. Harvard gains its first president. No formal installation…

  • An ‘imposing, ancient, and curious throne’

    At Cambridge. Is kept in the College there. Seems but little the worse for wear. That’s remarkable when I say It was old in President Holyoke’s day. – Oliver Wendell…

  • Venerable insignia to see light of day at Installation

    Rarely seen Harvard insignia of office will emerge from the vault of University Archives to bear silent witness to tomorrow&rsquos (Oct. 12) installation of President Lawrence H. Summers.

  • Events for the inaugural weekend

    The following is a partial list of events at Harvard over the inaugural weekend. See Calendar for times, locations, prices, etc.

  • Antique silver shines

    Company&rsquos coming, and Harvard is bringing out the good silver.

  • The science of bad taste:

    Jack and Rexella Van Impe won a prize for their discovery that black holes in outer space fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of hell.

  • Carr Center announces fellows, associates

    The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard&rsquos Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the arrival of the 2001-02 visiting fellows and associates. Each year, the center hosts leading scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights. The Carr Center welcomes 13 extraordinary individuals this academic year.

  • Minority candidates sought for CASE Fellowship Program

    The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard&rsquos Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the arrival of the 2001-02 visiting fellows and associates. Each year, the center hosts leading scholars and practitioners in the field of human rights. The Carr Center welcomes 13 extraordinary individuals this academic year.

  • Eat art!

    Sonja Alh&aumluser loves to cook. She loves the heightened awareness that cooking demands, loves to bring different ingredients together and come up with something new and, if all goes well, delicious.

  • Summers’ Installation 2001

    Lawrence H. Summers was installed as Harvard University’s 27th president on Friday (Oct. 12).

  • President holds office hours

    President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 13…

  • Art Museums sponsor new program

  • Greetings from the future

    When senior Paul Gusmorino steps to the podium on Oct. 12 to deliver his inaugural greetings to President Lawrence H. Summers, he will be speaking not only on behalf of Harvard&rsquos undergraduates &mdash he will be speaking on behalf of the future.

  • Vaccine prevents cavities

    Imagine never needing to have another tooth drilled and filled. Imagine a vaccine that prevents cavities in your children’s teeth for their entire lives. Furthermore, no injection would be necessary;…

  • Columbia’s Alan Stone named VP at Harvard

    Alan Stone, vice president for public affairs at Columbia University, an experienced professional in government relations and communications, has been appointed vice president for Government, Community, and Public Affairs at…

  • This month in Harvard history

    Oct. 6, 1642 – The times and order of their Studies, unlesse experience shall shew cause to alter, the earliest detailed Harvard curriculum, is preserved in writing. Harvard’s undergraduate course…

  • President holds office hours

    President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 26 Nov. 29 Dec. 13…

  • Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 29. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29…

  • Notice about campus security

    As the reverberations of Sept. 11 continue to be felt by individuals and institutions across the country, all Schools and departments at Harvard also have been evaluating their security procedures,…

  • Scholar without borders

    A fascination born of conflict led Sugata Bose decades ago to study the economic forces and motivations affecting South Asian rural areas. The often tumultuous lives of Indian farmers and…

  • NewsMakers

    Bestor joins Anthropology Dept. Theodore C. Bestor, a specialist in contemporary Japanese society and culture, has been appointed professor in the Department of Anthropology. Bestor, who has written extensively on…