Campus & Community

Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush may have been across town, on Dorchester Bay rather than the Charles River, but Harvard was interested,…

Virtually all the biological processes that keep us alive are controlled by proteins in our bodies. Therefore, most, if not all, of our diseases can be traced to faulty proteins.…

A new publication created by the Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs provides a treasury of information to the local community about on-campus activities, programs, special events, and exhibitions.…

A homeless man has been arrested this week in connection with an alleged hate crime attack on a Muslim Harvard student last month. Twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Bargeil was taken into custody…

At its second meeting of the year, the Faculty Council continued its discussion of the possibility of an expanded program of faculty-led limited-enrollment seminars for freshmen. Deans Susan Pedersen (Undergraduate…

According to the Cambridge Police Department, an unarmed street robbery occurred on Kirkland St. at Quincy St. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at approximately 10:40 p.m. The victim, a Harvard affiliate,…

Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc. (CSV), is a private, nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, places, and provides support services for volunteers in kindergarten through grade 12 in the Cambridge Public School…

Martin Whyte remembers vividly that day in 1973, during his first trip to mainland China, when he and a small group of fellow scholars climbed atop the bell tower in…

Bosnia, Kosovo, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Angola, the Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are among the areas of contemporary conflict to be discussed in an upcoming symposium. Sponsored…

In response to new regulations from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Office for Sponsored Research (OSR), in conjunction with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) offices of the Faculty…

The Asia Center has announced the results of its spring 2000 funding for faculty-led research projects. The primary purpose of these faculty grants is to encourage research on topics that…

The Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees will be meeting during the fall and spring to consider nominees for honorary degrees in 2002. Members of the Harvard community are invited to…

Dave Rennard ’03 looks comfortable enough on the floor of the Science Center as he finishes up some homework prior to class. Staff photo by Justin Ide

Recent statistics reveal that more women than men use the Internet. At a time when the exploding Web culture is changing the face of society, this datum is significant. Some…

Introduced by economist and Women’s Studies director Juliet Schor, Nader strode to the podium amid thunderous applause from the largely student audience, their enthusiasm stirred perhaps by the knowledge that…

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…

On Sept. 18, the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission approved the redesign of Harvard’s new Center for Government and International Studies. Project architect Henry N. Cobb ’47, MAR ’49 created…

It’s only early October, but we have what must be considered a key Ivy League showdown as Harvard hosts Cornell Saturday, Oct. 7, with first place on the line. The…

George Buckley to deliver coral reef lecture The Harvard Extension Alumni Association is sponsoring a lecture on coral reef ecology by underwater photographer, biologist, and Extension School lecturer George Buckley…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Sept. 30. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…

The Rockefeller Center exhibit “Of Reflections and Ceremonies: Meeting With a Mazatec Shaman” features a collection of photographs by Montreal-based artist Dominique Pepin that is the result of three years…

More than 300 students and community members attended a big-screen showing of the presidential debate Tuesday night at the ARCO Forum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Although…

Eight visting Wasserstein Fellows and one fellow-in-residence have been named at Harvard Law School. The program brings outstanding public interest attorneys from across the country to campus for one or…

Rising to 265 feet, the church has the honor of being the tallest in New England. Its height includes the metal spire, culminating in a weather vane in the form…

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards were established in 1990 to recognize alumni who provide outstanding volunteer service to Harvard through alumni activities. This year’s recipients will be honored on…

Michael Armini has been appointed director of communications at Harvard Law School, a newly created position designed to support the Law School’s current strategic planning initiative. Armini served most recently…

James Cuno, the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums, and Susan Flannery, director of the Cambridge Public Library (CPL), recently agreed to forge “a…

Celebrating the acquisition of a stately 1920’s-era apartment building using funds from Harvard’s 20/20/2000 initiative, Cambridge City officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday at the site of its latest…

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) announced the 2000-01 Carr Center visiting faculty and fellows. The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy…

Mark Twain knew darn well what he was doing when he wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”: he was pokin’ at a beehive. And for more than one hundred years,…