Year: 2000

To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning: Degree candidates will…

Cambridge declares June 7 Michael Shinagel Day To honor Michael Shinagel, who will celebrate his 25th year as dean of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education and University Extension this year,…

The Mellon/Mentored Scholars Program at Harvard, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, aims to increase the number of under-represented minorities on college…

Mother Nature got her act together just in time for Mother’s Day. Bright sunshine greeted thousands of visitors at the annual Lilac Sunday on May 14 at the Arnold Arboretum…

Think of one of the great churches of Europe – St. Peter’s in Rome or England’s Canterbury Cathedral – a place of great beauty and solemnity filled with monuments to…

While examining the brains of hyperactive, inattentive boys with a new type of scanner, Harvard researchers found a reduced flow of blood into a specific area of the brain. Known…

Everyone knows that time-honored habits die hard. So it’s no surprise that Daniel Federman, the outgoing dean for medical education, would find it difficult to leave Harvard after a half…

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…

Vsevolod Setchkarev, the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures Emeritus, and a noted authority on Russian fiction and poetry, died at his home in Belmont, Massachusetts, on…

In his nearly half a century on the Harvard faculty Bartlett Jere Whiting established a reputation for great learning, influential teaching, and dangerous wit. He died at 90 on 24…

The Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History has announced the recipients of its 2000-01 fellowships. The fellows, who will come to Harvard to spend a sabbatical year writing…

Harvard University Police detectives are investigating the unarmed robbery of an undergraduate, which occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. According to police, the suspect approached the student…

Harvard sophomore catcher Brian Lentz has been selected to the All-Ivy League First Team for baseball. The team is voted on by the league’s eight head coaches. Lentz, who is…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 13. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the NeighborWorks Network of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation have named Sarah Karlinsky and Madeleine Pill as the two Harvard recipients of the…

Twelve U.S. journalists have been appointed to the 63rd class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University. They will be joined by approximately 12 international journalists to be named later this…

The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus (HGLC) has awarded its first-ever Public Service Fellowship to Anna Baldwin ’00. The HGLC Public Service Fellowship is a one-time grant of $3,000 made…

The Harvard Gazette

An interior view of the new British Library at St. Pancras, London. An exhibition, “Building the British Library: an architectural exhibition,” on display in the Corridor Gallery of Pusey Library…

If Woody Allen had been directing the scene, chances are he wouldn’t have left any of it on the cutting room floor. The legendary actor/director/comedian cracked a few jokes, told…

One hundred forty-four people, from dining service workers to deans, will be honored on Thursday, May 18, 2000, for reaching a milestone: 25 years of service to the University. The…

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…

Hedley-Whyte named to German Society of Anesthesiology John Hedley-Whyte, the David S. Sheridan Professor of Anesthesia and Respiratory Therapy at Harvard Medical School, was elected as an honorary life member…

This isn’t your ordinary student concert. Not that any of Harvard’s talented undergraduate musicians can be called ordinary, but even in such brilliant company the star of this event shines…

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…

Professor of History and African-American Studies Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is among 12 women who will be inducted into the YWCA Boston’s Academy of Women Achievers Class of 2000 in a…

University Information Systems (UIS) is still working to assess the damage from last week’s pesky ILOVE YOU virus that struck e-mail systems worldwide. Disguised as an e-mail attachment, the virus…

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…