How good are you at detecting a lie? Liars often give themselves away by facial expressions or changes in vocal pitch. But most people do no better than 50/50 at…
Everyone knows that time-honored habits die hard. So its no surprise that Daniel Federman, the outgoing dean for medical education, would find it difficult to leave Harvard after a half…
An unprecedented four Harvard seniors won the George Peabody Gardner Traveling Fellowship for 2000. Pictured are (left to right) Rosylyn Rhee, Luke Fischbeck, and Maxie Blue Rogers. Not pictured is…
The Navin Narayan Memorial Lecture has been endowed by the parents of Navin Narayan 99, a Rhodes Scholar and summa cum laude graduate in social studies who died of cancer…
Nearly 80 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2004 have chosen to enroll, the highest yield since the early 1970s, according to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Yield, the…
According to researchers at the School of Public Health (SPH), air pollution from two Massachusetts coal-fired power plants contributes to particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone exposure over…
Artists and performers in the Harvard community ushered in spring last week with the annual four-day arts extravaganza, Arts First 2000. Audiences had a wide variety of performances and exhibits…
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Irvin H. Blank will be held on Friday, May 19, at 5 p.m. in the Wellman 1 Conference Room, Department of Dermatology,…
Only 14 percent of patients treated for three common mental illnesses depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder received care that met with accepted standards, according to a…
Olivia walked in the room, one hand clutching three beer bottles by the neck. She handed the bottles to friends sitting around a cluttered coffee table and settled on the…
Being an athlete in college can win women a competitive edge against breast cancer, according to a new Harvard study. A 15-year follow-up of 3,940 female athletes and nonathletes revealed…
At its 15th meeting of the year the Faculty Council received the annual report of the Coordinating Committee on Sexual Harassment. Representing the Committee, Deans Garth McCavana (Student Affairs in…
Helping kids get fit for life is the goal of FitNut, a fitness and nutrition program run by Harvard students as part of Project HEALTH, a specal project of the…
Diana I. Williams 95, a doctoral candidate in the history of American civilization; Daniel S. Adler, a doctoral candidate in anthropology; and Jason Vigna, Harvard Law School Class of 2000…
Ira A. Jackson 70, former executive vice president of BankBoston Corporation, has been named director of the Center for Business an Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Dean Joseph…
They are bright and beautiful, aromatic, and full of life. For five weeks every spring, colorful lilacs dominate New England gardens, with a span of hues ranging from rich reds…
A virus that had never been seen in the Western Hemisphere until it killed seven people last fall in New York has re-emerged, and researchers from the School of Public…
Rabbi Whiman to preach ninth Judaic-Christian Dialogue Rabbi David A. Whiman, senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, will give this years Judaic-Christian Dialogue at the Memorial Church on…
Much has been said and written about Mens Heavyweight Crew Coach Harry Parker over the course of the near half-century he has been involved in crew. He is one of…
Twenty-four juniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Their names and houses are as follows: Andreea Simona Balan, Currier; Jennifer Belli, Winthrop; Emma Richardson Burbank-Schmitt, Quincy; Nadarajan Chetty, Pforzheimer;…
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 6. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…
Harrison E. Radford, a molecular spectroscopist who conducted research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (formerly the Harvard College Observatory) from 1969 until his retirement in 1992, died on May…
Former Harvard student Matt Damon and Cambridge native Ben Affleck added their voices and drawing power Saturday to the chorus of Harvard students, Cambridge City Councilors, and others…
While many Harvard graduates will seek their fortunes around the world, three of their classmates will remain in Boston next year living on $25,000 fellowships and pursuing community-based public service…
University Information Systems (UIS) is still working to assess the damage from last weeks pesky ILOVE YOU virus that struck e-mail systems worldwide. Disguised as an e-mail attachment, the virus…
Professor of History and African-American Studies Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is among 12 women who will be inducted into the YWCA Bostons Academy of Women Achievers Class of 2000 in a…
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeremy R. Knowles (center) speaks with Tim Cross (left) associate dean for finance and administration at the Divinity School, and Leonard Solomon, research program…
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