Year: 2002
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New radio wave treatment corrects back disorders
Doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are using radio waves –- the same energy that sends signals to your car radio -– to gently dissolve small amounts of unwanted…
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Crimson baseball scores Ivy title
Harvard pitcher Mark Wahlberg ’03, left, receives a high-five from shortstop Mark Mager ’02 as Nick Carter ’02 , right, looks on, after Harvard won the Ivy league championship by…
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Spot of tea might help heart patients
Drinking tea on a regular basis may help protect patients with existing cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the May 7 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, which finds that tea consumption is associated with an increased rate of survival following a heart attack.
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AMD Program accepting applications
The Advanced Management Development (AMD) Program at the Harvard Design School is now accepting applications for its second class. The program is a long-term, high-level, international educational experience for successful real estate executives who want to expand their horizons and prepare to assume larger roles of leadership in their communities and in the industry.
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The road to Himalayas starts at GSE
Ashish Rajpals life journey has followed a meandering path. A native of India, he was launched on an international business career before a passion beckoned him to the Himalayas, then sent him to Harvard, where hes pursuing a masters in education at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) this year.
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Errata
An article that appeared on page 13 of the May 2 issue (Silbert, Farrell receive activist award at KSG), mistakenly reported the amount of the award as $10,000. The amount is $100,000, to be shared by the two recipients. The winners also received a commemorative sculpture designed by Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam…
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Harvard president visits People’s Republic of China
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers began a trip to the People’s Republic of China on May 10 and will visit the country through May 14. During his visit, Summers will deliver an address at Peking University, announce a joint Harvard/Development Research Center/Tsinghua University mid-career program, visit with various government and education officials, and speak with…
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Surgery under the knife
Between jolts from his pager and rings from his desk phone, Atul Gawande pulls up X-rays on his computer and confers with his officemate, a fellow resident, about how best to handle a patients internal laceration. They speak in a seemingly cryptic language run over with acronyms and words ending in -tosis and -itis. Its…
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History-making talk
History was made on May 6 as His Excellency President Stjepan Mesic was the first Croatian president to deliver a public address at Harvard. Mesics subject was Southeast Europe: From War to Stability.
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Samantha Power garners National Magazine Award
Samantha Power, lecturer in public policy and outgoing executive director of the Kennedy Schools Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, has been bestowed the National Magazine Award by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The award honors Power and The Atlantic Monthly magazine for her article, Bystanders to Genocide, which appeared in the September issue…
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Formal
Staff photo by Justin Ide Formal Young lovers take a break from dancing during their spring formal to enjoy the view from the Boston Bay Tower.
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Braunwald, Coller win Warren Alpert Prize
Two scientists whose cardiovascular research has been credited with saving thousands of lives were honored on Wednesday (May 8) with the 14th annual Warren Alpert Foundation Scientific Prize at a ceremony at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
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Talent stages a coup on campus
Fair weather, fanfare, food, and a certain amount of foppery were just the trimmings in the feast of arts events and exhibitions that marked this years Arts First celebration. Starting off on a rather raw Thursday, the festival was, happily, greeted by warm and sunny weather for the following few days as talent staged a…
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Stride Rite rewards community service
The Stride Rite Community Service Program hosted its 14th annual awards reception on Tuesday (May 7) in appreciation of undergraduates who are dedicated to community service. At this years reception – Public Service: A Lifetime Commitment – which included a public service panel and awards ceremony, four postgraduate fellowships and 10 senior recognition awards were…
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24 juniors are elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Twenty-four juniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the nations oldest undergraduate honors organization. Their names, concentrations, and Houses follow:
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HILR to sponsor concert
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (HILR) – a membership organization offering courses in a variety of liberal arts subjects to former professionals and academics – is presenting a concert on May 18 in Sanders Theatre featuring internationally renowned violinist Joseph Lin. A 2000 Harvard graduate, Lin will be…
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Zwick ’74 talks art, film, politics
Dressed in a T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, the youthful-looking Edward Zwick 74 was scarcely distinguishable from the Harvard undergraduates who came last Friday (May 3) to hear him speak.
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Conference looks at aging in America
As one of the largest population groups in history moves toward retirement, a Harvard colloquium has been organized to explore the ramifications of a phenomenon that will impact the economy, health care, politics, and culture in the United States and around the world. The Demographic Revolution: Prospects for a Maturing World will be held from…
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Lunch on the go
An adorable – well, not really – squirrel snacks on some garbage outside the Science Center. Despite a warm winter, Harvards squirrel population has grown accustomed to easy pickings.
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Mitchell to address KSG graduates
Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell (D-Maine), nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating the Good Friday peace accord in Northern Ireland, has accepted an invitation from Kennedy School Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr. to address graduates of the Kennedy School on Wednesday, June 5. Mitchells speech will begin at 10 a.m.…
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‘Parachute radio’ comes to campus
What the world needs now, according to former National Public Radio talk show host Christopher Lydon, is a really good chat.
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SPH takes aim at asthma
An unusual collaboration of academic, government, and citizen organizations including the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) is taking aim at the asthma epidemic raging in the United States by seeking solutions in Bostons public housing projects.
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KSG takes close look at terrorism
The link between terrorism and global poverty isnt as clear as many initially thought and may not exist at all, panelists said at a two-day conference (May 3-4) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government that sought real-world suggestions on how to cut terrorism off at the roots.
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The living streets of Havana
Mario Coyula takes pride in his countrys ability to survive.
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Four honored as College Professors
Four faculty members have been named this years Harvard College Professors in recognition of their outstanding work as undergraduate teachers as well as for their exceptional achievements in graduate education and research.
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Mellon Foundation awards grant to HUAM
The Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) has received a $705,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund two three-year postdoctoral fellowships in conservation science at the Straus Center for Conservation. The grant will enable scholars to pursue postdoctoral scientific research within an art museum setting. Fellows will draw upon the Straus Centers outstanding…
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Crew heavies head the Charles
The Harvard mens heavyweight crew won its 12th straight race on the Charles this past Saturday (May 4), edging Northeastern by 2.8 seconds to remain perfect on the spring. The win wrecked the Huskies hopes for an undefeated season.
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Close coverage
The Harvard baseball team scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat Brown, 2-1, in a one-game playoff contest held Wednesday (May 8) at ODonnell Field. With the victory, the Crimson clinched the 2002 Red Rolfe Division Championship. Harvard will host Princeton – the Lou Gehrig Division champs – in a best-of-three…
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Conference explores Latinos at the crossroads
Juan Flores of the City University of New York threatens to douse Columbia Universitys Rodolfo de la Garza with a bottle of water during a panel discussion on Latinos Remaking America Thursday (May 2) at the Graduate School of Educations Askwith Education Forum. Co-sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the…