Campus & Community

It took a little artifice, but it came off. In honor of President Neil L. Rudenstine and his wife, Angelica Zander Rudenstine, an art historian and curator, the Harvard University Art Museums made a surprise announcement on May 4: The museums have acquired 29 drawings and one painting by leading contemporary American artists to celebrate Rudenstines tenure. Taken unawares, the Rudenstines were delighted with the announcement and the guests that accompanied it, including Jasper Johns and Ellsworth Kelly, two of the artists represented in the acquisition. The group also includes works by Roy Lichtenstein, Sol LeWitt, Brice Marden, Joel Shapiro, Richard Serra, and Ellen Phelan.

Gleevec, first known as STI571, was not developed for GIST, but to treat an often-fatal type of leukemia known as chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML. In one study 53 out of 54 patients in the early stage of CML saw their cancer go into remission. Cancerous cells in seven of the patients disappeared completely. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug on May 10 following the shortest review on record, a scant two-and-a-half months. Tests have of Gleevec have been expanded to include more than 3,000 patients worldwide.

May 1, 1775 – By order of the Committee of Safety, the College closes early. The Provincial Congress soon commandeers Harvard’s buildings and orders the library and scientific instruments to…

Since 1994, the Weissman International Internship Program has provided Harvard sophomores and juniors the opportunity to participate on an international internship in a field of work related to their academic…

IEEE to honor Frosch Senior Research Associate Robert A. Frosch will be awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Founders Medal on June 23. The medal recognizes…

Play the Chessmaster, $2 the sign reads. The chess master, as he calls himself, has been a fixture in front of Holyoke Center in Harvard Square ever since 1982, a year before Au Bon Pain arrived. For $2 he takes on all comers, giving them a good advantage in his game of street chess: six minutes for the challenger, and three minutes for the chess master, to complete their game. Most often he wins, as he should, for Murray Turnbull is indeed a master, having reached that certified level in 1981. His current rating, just beneath the 2,400 that designates a senior master (the top category for nationally rated players) puts him in the top 1 percent of all rated players.

Less than 24 hours after student protesters vacated Massachusetts Hall, Landscape Services supervisor Paul Smith and his team were spraying a thick carpet of grass seed and mulch where the protesters tent city had been.

350th Commencement Harvard confers 6,194 degrees and 395 certificates Today the University awarded a total of 6,194 degrees and 395 certificates. A breakdown of the degrees by schools and programs…

Having a face-to-face encounter with a painting by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) and looking at a reproduction are very different experiences.

In the Faculty Council notice that appeared in last week’s Gazette the Council’s discussion of a “Certification and Disclosure Statement” was reported. All individuals holding academic or research appointments in…

May 9, 1643 – Lady Mowlson (Ann[e] Radcliffe) creates Harvard College’s first scholarship fund with a gift of £100. The “Harvard Annex,” founded in 1879 for women’s education, formally adopts…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Saturday, April 28. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…

Aage B. Sørensen, professor of sociology at Harvard University and one of the world’s leading authorities on social stratification and the sociology of education, died on Wednesday, April 18, in…

French historical materials dating from the late 18th century have been reported stolen from Harvard’s Widener Library. Harvard College Library officials suspected theft when a number of empty book covers…

James Hankins wants to raise a sunken continent.

You can see its more like a junk store here, says Jimmy Randall of Ahab Books, the rare books store a few flights up from Curious George. See, we used to have this sofa where people could sit, but its all filled up with books now.

If a three-ring circus is too much of a good thing, then what would an 80-ring circus be?

Once every 20 seconds in the United States, someone goes to a hospital emergency room with worsening chest pain or a small heart attack. Doctors must quickly determine whether that person should be given medication and sent home, or whether he or she should undergo aggressive treatment such as a catheter threaded into the heart.

Last night [April 30] a Harvard security guard was assaulted by two men inside a freshman dormitory. While conducting a routine security check to ensure the safety of the dormitories,…

A new display, titled WSR Discovers: Addie F. Rowe, has been added to the Widener Stacks Renovation exhibition in the lobby of Widener Library. Inspired by a chance discovery in the recesses of Wideners stacks, the exhibit offers a glimpse of a dedicated woman who spent a lifetime aiding scholars at Harvard.

The Stride Rite Community Service Program was established in 1983 by the Stride Rite Foundation. The program’s goal is to provide training and skills development for students of diverse economic…

Boston Redevelopment Authority Director Mark Maloney brought his vision of a revitalized, energized, and still booming Boston to a crowd of about 100 who gathered at the Graduate School of Design (GSD) on Monday, April 30.

The size and mix of nurse staffing in U.S. hospitals has a direct impact on the outcome of patient health. The finding comes from the most comprehensive study to date on the topic and was led by Jack Needleman of the Harvard School of Public Health and Peter Buerhaus of Vanderbilt Universitys School of Nursing in Nashville, Tenn. The study, Nurse Staffing Levels and Patient Outcomes in Hospitals is available at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dn/staffstudy.htm.

A ceremony and reception to honor Harvard faculty and staff with 25 years of service to the University will be held on Thursday, May 17, in the Ropes-Gray Room at the Law Schools Pound Hall. One hundred forty-one faculty and staff will be honored at this years 25-Year Recognition Ceremony – the 47th annual event to recognize faculty and staff from across the University.

Five students from Harvard College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences have been named winners of the newly established Vincent Prize for outstanding suggestions on how to encourage depressed people to seek treatment.

Head Athletic Trainer Dick Emerson is big on feelings. The 30-year Harvard veteran – affectionately known as Emmo by both staff and students – is entrusted with the treatment, care, and physical rehabilitation of the Universitys 41 varsity and 23 junior varsity sports teams. And this is in addition to his traveling gig with the Crimson football and hockey teams.

President Neil L. Rudenstine has stated his intention to form a new University-wide committee that will further examine issues relating to the economic welfare and opportunities of lower-paid workers at Harvard.

The Harvard mens and womens track teams hosted a non-scoring meet with Boston College this past Sunday, April 29. Senior John Kraay doubled as winner in the shot put and discus, while sophomores John Traugott and Chris Antunes finished one and two in the mens 800-meter run with a winning time of 1 minute, 52.55 seconds.

At its 13th meeting of the year, the Council discussed a proposed new “Certification and Disclosure Statement” for researchers applying for or receiving support from the National Science Foundation and…