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  • Immersing themselves in marine biology

    Local high school students looked at life in the deep sea as they explored the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s “Marine Life” exhibit. The visit was part of Cambridge Rindge and Latin’s Marine Science Internship Program.

  • Professors recognized for exceptional teaching in science

    Jene Golovchenko and John Johnson are the 2015 winners of the Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching.

  • The best stories of 2015

    A look back at some of the Gazette’s best stories of 2015.

  • Through a glass, brightly

    The constellations of stained-glass windows that grace Memorial Hall create a magical feeling above the building’s halls as they transform the space into a veritable museum of American stained glass, with a variety of designers, manufacturers, and techniques on display.

  • England beckons for trio of scholars

    Harvard Quincy House residents Rebecca Panovka and Bianca Mulaney were recently selected to receive Marshall Scholarships. They will be joined in the United Kingdom by Yen Pham ’15-’16, who recently received a Rhodes Scholarship in her native Australia.

  • 3 named to National Academy of Inventors

    Three Harvard professors and scientists have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

  • Renowned scholar joins Kennedy School and Radcliffe Institute

    Khalil Gibran Muhammad has been named professor of history, race, and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and appointed the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. He will begin at Harvard on July 1.

  • First admissions to Class of ’20

    Harvard College admits 918 under Early Action program to the Class of 2020.

  • Harvard’s Federico Capasso co-recipient of Rumford Prize

    Harvard physicist Federico Capasso is the co-recipient of the 2015 Rumford Prize, awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He shares the prize with Alfred Cho in recognition of their contributions to the field of laser technology.

  • Faculty Council meeting held Dec. 9

    On Dec. 9 the members of the Faculty Council heard a proposal to create a joint program in jazz with the Berklee College of Music.

  • Style by degrees: Harvard Graduate School of Design

    For the students, staff, and faculty at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, wearing black is an announcement of their craft. But increasingly, color has found its way back into vogue.

  • The less-traveled path

    Harvard’s Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony pays tribute to more than 100 seniors.

  • Harvard’s alumni impact

    Inaugural study shows that Harvard alumni worldwide create vast businesses and nonprofit organizations, accounting for millions of jobs, economic impact, and volunteering success.

  • ‘Bright Lights’ reflects well on Edison K-8

    Principal for a Day program allows local leaders, including Harvard Vice President Paul Andrew, to see the changes that have occurred in the way students learn. Andrew visited Thomas Edison K-8 School in Brighton.

  • Yale professor examines unconscious biases by whites

    “But I Don’t See Color! Consequences of Racial Color-Blindness,” was the topic of a talk by John Dovidio, the Carl Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology at Yale University. The discussion was part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Diversity Dialogue series.

  • Harvard honors its military past with tour

    The inaugural Official Harvard Military History Tours in November brought together 50 veterans who toured the many landmarks significant to Harvard’s distinguished military past.

  • Tilghman named to Harvard Corporation

    Shirley M. Tilghman, president emerita and professor of molecular biology and public affairs at Princeton University, will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation.

  • Q&A on changing House master title

    In a question-and-answer session, two Harvard deans sat down with the Gazette late last week to talk about the impending change to the House master title that was announced at the Dec. 1 faculty meeting, and to give the thinking behind the switch.

  • For Harvard professors, these are a few of their favorite things

    Harvard professors reflect on a few of their favorite things, and what makes them so.

  • Seeking global projects

    Harvard Global Institute seeks applicants for grants to help tackle international concerns.

  • Joint degree at Extension School

    A new joint degree program for undergraduates and graduates at Harvard Extension School is designed for students with strong business experience.

  • HackHarvard makes the majors

    Harvard sponsored its first hackathon, HackHarvard, drawing almost 500 students from around the world. The goal of the Nov. 13-15 event was to find solutions to real-life problems in just 36 hours.

  • The fight for equality in education

    A Your Harvard gathering in Atlanta probed the ways in which the nation’s educational system has fallen short in promoting equality in learning.

  • Student scholars, with dreams aplenty

    Five Harvard students are among the 32 Americans headed to Oxford as Rhodes Scholars. Their interests are diverse, but one thing Neil Alacha, Grace Huckins, Rivka Hyland, Garrett Lam, and Hassaan Shahawy share is a desire to leave a lasting, positive impact on the world.

  • A moment for gratitude

    Staff members from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences gathered at University Hall to see friends, enjoy cider and cookies, and write notes to co-workers, in the annual Giving Thanks open house.

  • Ann Blair named University Professor

    Historian Ann Blair has been named a University Professor, Harvard’s highest faculty honor. She will become the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor.

  • A national wave hits Harvard

    Issues of race and inclusion prompted fresh discussion across the University last week, and police probed an act of vandalism at the Law School.

  • Five from Harvard are Rhodes Scholars

    Five students from the Class of 2016 were named Rhodes Scholars on Saturday, and will begin their studies at Oxford next October.

  • Faculty Council meeting held Nov. 18

    On Nov. 18 the members of the Faculty Council approved the Harvard Summer School course list for 2016. They also heard a report on the legislated review of the Ph.D. program in Film and Visual Studies and a report on student diversity. Finally, they discussed proposed reforms to the General Education program.

  • Seeing through others’ eyes

    In a question-and-answer session, Jonathan L. Walton, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, discusses Harvard College’s approaches to diversity, makes recommendations, and reaffirms the College’s priorities to foster a culture of inclusion.