At its fourth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council reviewed the Oct. 17 Faculty Meeting and discussed the agenda for the Nov. 14 Faculty Meeting. The Council also heard…
However the U.S. presidential race turns out for Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, it’s looking like a winner for Elaine Kamarck. Kamarck, a lecturer in…
Robert Stickgold caused 17 different people to have the same dream. In doing so, he added to evidence that the purpose of sleep is to process information — to take…
At its fourth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council reviewed the Oct. 17 Faculty Meeting and discussed the agenda for the Nov. 14 Faculty Meeting. The Council also heard…
The Harvard University Gazette is making changes. In addition to the new nameplate, we’ve added an expanded promo box that points you to stories of special interest inside. In the…
Wiliam H. “Bill” Tobey, 77, a photographer and filming coordinator at the Harvard University News Office starting in 1956, died on Oct. 5 at Mid Coast Hospital in Maine. Born…
Try not to think about a white bear. Really try. Try not to think about a white bear. You’re thinking of one, aren’t you? Dan Wegner, who just joined the…
The Harvard College Social Enterprise Club announced a new program that will provide comprehensive support to undergraduate social purpose start-ups. Beginning in November, the Social Enterprise Incubator Program will offer…
Examining a fundamental yet, until recently, understudied element of the human experience is the intent of a new concentration at the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Gender Studies is an…
The ambiguities of gender captured the spotlight on Monday night at the Askwith Education Forum, sponsored by the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Transgendered playwright and performance artist Kate Bornstein,…
James G. Stockard Jr. curator of the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Design School (GSD), has announced the selection of the Loeb Fellows for 2000-01. The Loeb Fellowship is a…
On-campus crime appears to be decreasing in several categories at Harvard University according to newly released crime statistics posted on the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Web…
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 21. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…
A maxim that the Harvard women’s soccer team both championed and cursed during a busy away weekend against Princeton and Penn State. After defeating rival Princeton 2-0 on Friday night…
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced the successful completion of an eight-year quest to secure $100 million in gifts from donors. At a gala dinner, Acting Dean Mary…
The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a new issue that pays tribute to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. The journal,…
Nieman fellows and alumni from around the world have raised more than $22,000 for the newly named Kovach Library at Lippmann House. The donations honoring former Curator Bill Kovach will…
Waging a peaceful celebration In celebration of Women Waging Peace, a Kennedy School program, there will be a concert on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. With…
In December 1999, Harvard women’s basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer. In March 2000, the Gazette chronicled Delaney-Smith’s fight. Today, we revisit her to see how she’s…
People may think of Harvard students as models of cool, as intelligent, sophisticated youths well able to handle the pressures of academic work and social life at an elite university.…
Women are naturally monogamous. Men tend to rove. That assumption is not only part of popular belief, it has also been enshrined by science. Darwin, writing of animal mating habits,…
According to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), a University student was the victim of assault and unarmed robbery on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 10 p.m. While walking down Holyoke…
Eight medical professionals were recently recognized for extraordinary service — locally and globally — by the Medical School/School of Dental Medicine Office of Community Outreach Programs. Joseph Martin, Dean of…
If you had been walking along Memorial Drive early one particular morning during the summer of 1975, you might have seen a group of strapping young women expertly lowering a…
Crimson field hockey is rolling right along this year, with (at press time) an 8-3 record on the season and a perfect 4-0 in the Ivy League. A week ago…
Eleven new fellows have been selected for the 2000-01 Administrative Fellowship Program. Of the 11, six are visiting fellows and five are resident fellows. The Administrative Fellowship Program, coordinated by…
From “social efficiency” to “curriculum integration” to “open classrooms,” the history of American education is littered with failed school reform efforts that mobilized support and generated momentum for fits and…
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) is the hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs; environmental and…
It takes a village to raise a child, but if there’s no village handy, try Harvard Neighbors. Two groups, one for babies up to 12 months, the other for toddlers…
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