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  • Weatherhead Center for International Affairs names 2000-01 fellows

    The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has named 21 international affairs practitioners from around the world as fellows for 2000-01. Established in 1958, with the founding of the Center, the…

  • Laying down the law: Zittrain wants to bring order to the Wild Wild Web

    You might say Jonathan Zittrain was way ahead of his time. When the recently appointed assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School (HLS) was all of 12 years old…

  • Black alumni will gather at HLS celebration

    More than 80 years after Harvard Law School (HLS) awarded a degree to the nation’s first black law school graduate, a group of defiant attorneys led by Harvard’s own Charles…

  • GSE leadership program gets $3.6 million Gates grant

    Giving many cause to celebrate the first day back to school in Boston, on Sept. 5 the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $3.6 million grant to the Harvard…

  • Police call beating of Harvard student a ‘hate crime’

    In what they are calling a “hate crime,” Cambridge Police are looking for two men who assaulted a Harvard undergraduate on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The assault occurred at approximately 8:35…

  • HLS students honored for community service

    Sixteen members of the Harvard Law School (HLS) Class of 2000 have received the inaugural HLS Student Community Service Awards in recognition of their service to the Harvard Law School…

  • Suspect wanted for assault near Leverett

    According to Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), a woman affiliated with the University was assaulted while walking on the pathway behind Leverett Towers on Saturday, Sept. 16, between 10:45 and…

  • Newsmakers

    Georgi wins Dirac Medal for contributions to physics Howard Georgi, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, has been awarded the Dirac Medal for his pioneering work in theoretical physics. Georgi shares the…

  • Giles named new Nieman curator

    Robert H. Giles has been selected as the next curator of the University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism, President Neil L. Rudenstine announced last month. Before coming to Harvard, Giles, 67,…

  • When canoes fly: move puts crafts in suitable environment

    It was a modest armada. Last week, Peabody Museum staff removed 28 canoes, kayaks, outriggers, and dugouts from the sixth floor of the Herbarium and Botanical Museum where they had…

  • Police Log

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Sept. 16. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…

  • A message from the Presidential search committee

    More information can be found on the web site: http://presidentialsearch.harvard.edu/

  • Society of Fellows welcomes its Junior Fellows

    Nine doctoral candidates of exceptional promise have joined the Society of Fellows as Junior Fellows. The Society gives scholars at early stages of their careers an opportunity to pursue their…

  • Summer workers are recognized for efforts

    Workers from the 2000 Summer Youth Employment Program were honored at an with a pizza party in August to recognize their efforts. In addition to lunch, the students were given…

  • Galbraith Receives Medal of Freedom

    Economist John Kenneth Galbraith was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, at a ceremony, August 9, at the White House. Galbraith, the Paul M. Warburg…

  • A class with character : Drama students are encouraged to act up

    Ceren Gurkan, a high school student from Rome, wasn’t exactly channeling Beatrice, an upper-crust British lady. She was Beatrice. Or Beatrice was she or — something. This summer in the…

  • It’s a hit: Baseball camp scores with kids

    More than 200 children were hitting, fielding, and rounding bases on Harvard’s baseball diamonds this summer during three weeklong baseball camps designed not just to keep the kids busy, but…

  • What’s your risk of cancer?

    To find out, look into http://www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu. The site provides personalized, interactive information about your chances of getting breast, prostate, lung, colon, bladder, melanoma, uterine, kidney, ovarian, cervical, stomach, and pancreatic…

  • Potential drugs from nature land researcher national award

    David A. Evans, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry, will be honored on Aug. 22 by the American Chemical Society for developing strategies for making potential drugs derived from…

  • New director named at Harvard Genomics Center

    Jeremy R. Knowles, Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), has appointed Andrew Murray, professor of molecular and cellular biology, director of the Faculty’s Center for Genomics Research.…

  • Giles named Nieman Foundation curator

    Robert H. Giles has been selected as the next curator of the University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism, President Neil L. Rudenstine announced last month. Before coming to Harvard, Giles, 67,…

  • GSE program stresses teamwork for educators

    “We’ve lost our focus. We think we’re in neutral,” admitted Faye Bradley, curriculum director at Ohio’s Madison Local School District. “As hard as we try to focus on one mission,…

  • Local groups receive grant money from Harbus Foundation

    Helping underachieving high school students raise their test scores to go to college. Buying books for a growing library at a pilot middle school. Providing support for an innovative job…

  • Hypnosis found to alter the brain: Subjects see color where none exists

    People have been hypnotized to see color where only shades of gray exist, and to see gray when actually looking at brightly colored rectangles. That result wouldn’t be so surprising…

  • Newman appointed executive dean at Kennedy School

    J. Bonnie Newman, former senior aide to President George Bush and currently a senior public affairs and government relations consultant, has been named Executive Dean at the Kennedy School of…

  • NewsMakers

    Beer elected to British Academy Samuel H. Beer, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government Emeritus in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was elected Corresponding Fellow of the British…

  • Notes

    Oldest U.S.-Japan student exchange program hosts forum The annual Japan-American Student Conference (JASC) is being held for the 52nd time in the organization’s 66-year history; it began July 21 and…

  • Oliver Oldman receives National Tax Association Medal

    The Law School’s Oliver Oldman has received the National Tax Association (NTA) Daniel M. Holland Medal. Founded in 1907, NTA is the leading association of tax professionals dedicated to advancing…

  • Oxford Street will be closed for at least four weeks

    The city of Cambridge is nearing completion of its evaluation of pipe conditions under Oxford Street and may have a plan of action by Labor Day. The preliminary recommendations include…

  • Police Log

    The following is a portion of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Aug. 12. The official log is located at police headquarters, 29…