To create a sanctuary to honor an entire, complex culture – one rich in history and language and lore – that flourished for thousands of years on this continent before being virtually annihilated in just a few decades: that is the challenge for W. Richard West, founding director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) at the Smithsonian Institution, who spoke at Harvard last week.
When it comes to the Beanpot, winning games in overtime has become something of a tradition for the Crimson womens hockey team. And its junior standout Jennifer Botterill who has proved to be the teams resident stickler for tradition.
Flashing an infectious grin and displaying a gracious humility, 25-year-old actress Drew Barrymore charmed her Harvard hosts on Thursday, Feb. 8, during festivities honoring her as Hasty Puddings 51st Woman of the Year.
Facing the challenges of tomorrow: Dean Jeremy R. Knowles cites space, how to apply resources, as key issues January 24, 2001 Dear Colleagues: As I begin this year’s report on…
Facing the challenges of tomorrow Jeremy R. Knowles, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences prevPage 2next The Faculty At a time when we are aiming to increase the…
Most people dont think of evolution as very dynamic. If they think of it at all, they see it as something that happened in the deep past. But all species possess chromosomes, coiled strands of genes in every one of their cells, and these genes are constantly changing.
Volunteer at the Peabody The Peabody Museum at the University is looking for a volunteer to help with public relations activities for at least three hours per week. Duties will…
At its ninth meeting of the year, the Council discussed with Dean Harry Lewis his “Five-Year Report on Harvard College.” The Council also met with professors Dale Jorgenson (economics) and…
Feb. 28, 1942 – In the Yard, Houghton Library is formally opened and dedicated as the new home of Harvard’s rare books and manuscripts. It is the nation’s first academic…
Emily B. McCarthy, a 30-year employee at Harvard, passed away on June 20, 2000. She was 80. McCarthy worked at the Herbarium, the Department of Sociology, Harvard Business School, and…
Next Wave, a weekly electronic journal dedicated to the career development of graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty, is now accessible from any computer within the University. Produced by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Science magazine, the site features scientific news, discussion forums, career profiles, and career advice.
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Feb. 3. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…
Harvards research mission will be featured on the Science Coalitions Web site (http://www.sciencecoalition.org) for the next week. The Science Coalition is a group of universities and other organizations – more than 400 in all – with the goal of expanding and strengthening the federal governments investment in university-based scientific, medical, engineering, and agricultural research.
Born on a Louisiana cotton plantation in 1867, orphaned at 7, married at 14, and widowed at 20, Madam C.J. Walker eventually became the nations first self-made female millionaire. A legendary figure in African-American economic history, the former laundress made her fortune by building a business empire based on hair products for black women.
Of the many publishing houses and little magazines that sprang into existence in the 1920s and 30s, none was as adventurous or influential as New Directions, founded by James Laughlin in 1936 while he was an undergraduate at Harvard. New Directions published, among others, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Tennessee Williams, and brought quality translations of the work of foreign writers to the American public (including Hermann Hesse, Jorge Luis Borges, and Yukio Mishima). The publication also revived the work of neglected authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Henry James.
Michael Levine, adjunct professor of law at Harvard Law School (HLS), has testified twice in the past week before key congressional committees examining possible mergers in the airline industry. On Thursday, Feb. 1, Levine testified as an expert witness before the Senate Commerce Committee – chaired by Sen. John McCain of Arizona – during a hearing on the proposed acquisition of Trans World Airlines (TWA) by American Airlines. Levine also testified before the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, a key panel investigating the general issue of airline mergers.
Colon cancer kills approximately 48,000 men and women every year in the United States. In addition, more than 97,000 people in this country will be diagnosed with the disease this…
With cold winter winds still blowing up and down the Charles River, it may seem far too early to begin thinking about summer. Not for Amy Meyer, Community Outreach manager in the Office of Human Resources and program manager for Harvards new Summer Teen Employment Program (STEP).
Holdren wins 2000 Heinz Award for Public Policy John Holdren, professor of environmental science and public policy in the department of earth and planetary sciences, and the Teresa and John…
Upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the President approved and announced the following Standing Committees at the F.A.S. Faculty Meeting of Oct. 17, 2000. Standing Committees of the Faculty are constituted to perform a continuing function. Each committee has been established by a vote of the Faculty, and can be dissolved only by a vote of the Faculty or, with the agreement of a particular Committee, by the Dean and Faculty Council. The Dean recommends the membership of each committee annually.
In their second encounter this season, the Harvard mens hockey team (10-10-1, 9-5-1 ECAC) was unable to avenge an early-season overtime loss against the Boston College Eagles (21-6-1, 13-3-1 Hockey East) – a game the Crimson let slip away – falling 4-1 this past Monday night in the first round of the 49th annual Beanpot Tournament at the FleetCenter.
Senior Tammy Shewchuk and sophmore Kalen Ingram each registered a hat trick as the Harvard womens hockey team defeated Boston College 8-1 in the first round of the 23rd annual Womens Beanpot Tournament held at Boston College this past Tuesday night.
Lifting the heavy wooden trap door and peering down into the dark, dusty secret room beneath the floorboards at the top of the stairs, Larry Hall appears entranced. Its as if he can feel the ghosts of his hidden past, shrouded beneath a veil of silence for generations and now exposed for all the world to see.
Brett Cook-Dizneys artwork stinks. The spray-paint fumes wafting through Gutman Library this week are proof of that, but whats really happening inside the glassed-in, makeshift studio demands appreciation far beyond a single sense – or category.
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