Year: 2003

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) have published a study that for the first time casts doubt on a widely held belief that larger hospitals that see more patients have better surgical outcomes.

With subzero temperatures and lingering snow, its hard to imagine surviving winter this year. But take heart. Long before spring arrives, hundreds of yellow bundles will be delivered to Harvards door, boosting spirits – and saving lives as well.

President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven Hyman will hold office hours for students in their Massachusetts Hall offices from 4 to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on the following dates:

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Jan. 31. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Harvard students organized a solemn ceremony of remembrance for astronauts of the space shuttle Columbia on Sunday (Feb. 2). About 60 students attended the ceremony at Harvards Memorial Church, including representatives of more than a dozen student groups.

Feb. 1, 1838 – An explosion rocks the chapel (now the Faculty Room) of University Hall in the first of several blasts in the building&’s history. Outsiders are deemed the…

At its ninth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council heard a report from Dean Michael Shinagel (Continuing Education and English) on current issues in the Division of Continuing Education, including its evolving distance education program, the residency requirement for its degree programs, and summer study abroad programs. Deans Peter Buck (History of Science) and…

The two buildings on either side of Cambridge Street comprising the new Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) will not be linked by a tunnel. Despite lengthy negotiations and even a momentary agreement, representatives of Harvard and Mid Cambridge community organizations could not reach a consensus.

Under the winter sun, the Carpenter Center stairwell is behaving how Le Corbusier had hoped.

A record 20,918 students have applied for entrance to the Class of 2007 next September. For the 12th time in the past 13 years the number of applications rose. Last year, 19,609 students applied for admission.

Franklin and Wendy Raines have made a generous gift to the Kennedy School of Government to support the library and other critical areas of the Schools public service mission, Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr. announced Monday (Jan. 27).

Snook’s ‘Friendly Fire’ wins AOM award Harvard Business School Associate Professor Scott A. Snook has received the Academy of Management’s (AOM) George R. Terry Award for his book “Friendly Fire”…

Unused launches sit on the snow-covered dock of Newell Boathouse during a frigid week that had sections of the Charles River iced over three to four inches thick.

Director/producer Martin Scorsese and actor/director Anjelica Huston will be in Cambridge next month. This year’s choices for the Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year awards keep company with…

In the first study to assess the role of high levels of dietary acrylamide (found in fried and certain other cooked foods) and risk of cancer in humans, researchers from the School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm found no association between the consumption of foods high in acrylamide and increased risk…

At the Kennedy School of Governments ARCO Forum Monday night (Jan. 27), syndicated columnist and political turncoat Arianna Huffington gave an opening nod to her former Comedy Central and Politically Incorrect sparring partner, Shorenstein Fellow Al Franken 75. During the 1996 presidential campaign, she was the conservative voice of their point-counterpoint segment Strange Bedfellows, and,…

Brenda Shaffer wants to shatter our stereotypes about Muslim societies.

Cardosa Abubaca of FMO steers three empty carts as he passes the Aiken-IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, a primitive computer inside the Science Center.

Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of health problems that includes high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, high blood sugar, and obesity, is a common condition that medical experts believe is caused by a combination of genes, lack of physical activity, and overeating. Now researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) have shown that even people…

Many Americans view government regulations as complicated edicts handed down by distant bureaucrats. But what if ordinary citizens from across the country could monitor rulemaking in Washington, D.C., and participate actively in the process of making new government regulations – all without ever leaving their offices or homes? Information technology may hold the answer.

When it comes to testing alternative fuel vehicles that could reduce the Universitys impact on the environment, Harvard is cooking with gas.

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) have found that both long and short sleep durations may be independently associated with an increased risk of heart disease in women. These findings are published in the Jan. 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Poster day registration Faculty and students of the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) are invited to participate in the 17th annual Poster and Exhibit Day, to be held March…

It took two years of negotiations after decades of steadily rising tensions for the Idaho Nez Perce Tribe and a coalition of 23 local non-Indian government groups to agree to sit down and talk to resolve their disputes.

Musician Larry Flint and the Rev. Dorothy Austin join others in song as approximately 450 friends, co-workers, and fans attended a memorial service for Brian Sinclair 62, longtime Harvard employee and co-host of the WHRB country music radio show Hillbilly at Harvard, on Friday (Jan. 24) at the Memorial Church. Friends, including Hillbilly co-host Lynn…

The Boston Theological Institute will convene at the Brattle Theatre on Feb. 7 and 8 for the third annual Boston Faith and Film Festival. Sponsored by the institute, which counts the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) among its members, this years festival will screen films that stimulate discussion about the nature of holiness and saintliness. Among…

As the nation remembered the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. last weekend, Harvards Civil Rights Project (CRP) released a report on Americas increasingly segregated schools that blew a chilling wind on the optimism of Kings I have a dream speech.

U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy continued his attack on President Bushs Iraq and domestic policies Friday (Jan. 24), calling the looming Iraq conflict the wrong war at the wrong time and assailing policies on education, health care, taxes, and affirmative action during a speech at the Kennedy School of Government.

An award-winning political satirist, a television news anchor, and a chief congressional correspondent are among the new fellows this semester at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvards Kennedy School of Government.

A proposal co-written by a research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government establishes the framework for the sale of low-cost generic HIV drugs in developing nations. The proposal is outlined in an article published in the Jan. 25 edition of The Lancet, and is co-authored by Amir Attaran, research fellow at the Kennedy Schools…