Year: 2004

As they wind down their doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Education (GSE), Susan Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu, and Heather Peske leave an impressive body of work. Each has been lead author on an academic article and collaborator on a published book theyve delivered conference talks, conducted quantitative and qualitative research, written grant…

…united we are forever invincible….

I got the name Knowledge from my mother, says South African Knowledge Rajohane Raji Matshedisho. One reason was because it was a unique name, and the other is that she always wanted me to be one of those clever kids. Those are the two reasons she gave me.

Security screening will be taking place at the entry points to Harvards Commencement today (June 10). All Harvard participants in the ceremony, including faculty, should bring their Harvard IDs. Both participants and guests are strongly advised not to bring bags as searches will delay entrance to the event.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending June 5. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Summer orchestra to hold open auditions The Harvard Summer School Orchestra will hold open auditions June 28-July 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Lowell Hall (rooms B12 and B13).…

Gomes receives five honorary degrees this spring The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes was awarded five honorary degrees this spring, including that of doctor of music from Westminster Choir College…

One of the worlds foremost constitutional scholars and a chemist whose groundbreaking work in nanotechnology has had far-reaching impact will become Harvards newest University Professors, President Lawrence H. Summers announced Monday (June 7).

Kofi Annan Doctor of Laws Kofi Annan is the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations and the first to be elected from the ranks of UN staff. Born in Kumasi,…

Three Harvard students are among the 13 winners of this years 2004 J.W. Saxe Memorial Prize for Public Service. The $1,500 prize is awarded annually to help enable college students to partake in public service internships or no-pay/low-paying jobs during the summer.

The light sustains me. The light and the view, smiles Betty Comden as she looks from her 26th-floor apartment across the rooftops of Lincoln Center toward the Hudson River. Up here in the pink apartment, traffic noise and the jumble of buildings that are the Upper West Side are muted. Comden – Tony- and Grammy…

Gamze Dinckok 04 and Ryan Brown 04 practice their ballroom dance routine at the MAC.

If, as many researchers contend, the future of academic science lies in breaking down the barriers between traditional disciplines, a stunning new building beginning to take shape along Oxford Street may become the most forward-looking to grace the Harvard campus – both in form and function.

Leading up to its 353rd Commencement, Harvard University will host the following events.

New England Conservatory (NEC) and Harvards Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) have agreed to establish a new degree program allowing exceptional students to earn both a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard and a master of music degree from NEC, beginning in the 2005-06 school year. The initiative will benefit those students who are…

At a time when there is intense scrutiny of Harvards undergraduate curriculum, the College is fortunate to have received a gift that addresses one of the key goals that has emerged from the ongoing curricular review.

Chorus auditions to kick off June 27 The Harvard Summer School Chorus will hold open auditions for its 2004 season on June 27-28 (from 2 to 5 p.m. on both…

Slavic Languages and Literatures names winners The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures recently awarded Seth Kleinerman ’04 and graduate student Alex Spektor the V.M. Setchkarev Memorial Prize for their…

Stress has been thought to be a risk factor in the development of breast cancer, but little empirical evidence exists about the link between chronic stress and this disease. To examine a possible link, researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) evaluated the number of hours middle-aged women devoted to caregiving for a disabled and/or…

A peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge next week, on June 10. For the 16th consecutive year a number of neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells in celebration of the city of Cambridge and of Harvards 353rd Commencement Exercises.

Brown sinks competition at NCAA Rowing Championships Radcliffe’s heavyweight crew finished 10th out of 12 schools at the NCAA Rowing Championships this past weekend (May 28-30) in Rancho Cordova, Calif.…

Success in fencing requires balance, timing, preparation, and sacrifice. Achieving this elusive combination is as rare as it is impressive. Gregory Chang has done it.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 18, 2004, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) have found new evidence that suggests that women and men with similar smoking histories have the same risk of developing lung cancer. The large-scale analysis of more than 85,000 men and women shows that the nations top cancer killer strikes male and female smokers at similar rates -…

Author and Extension School writing instructor Joan Leegant has been named the 2003 recipient of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for her book An Hour in Paradise (W.W. Norton, 2003) by the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford. Earlier this spring, Leegants book was the co-recipient of the 2004 L.L.…

The Broad Institutes Brad Bernstein and Vamsi Mootha have each received a Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Career Award in the Biomedical Sciences.

By their nature, sheds are small and unpretentious structures, typically built for storing lawnmowers and shovels and such. The red shed that had been affixed to the side of Lyman Laboratory of the Department of Physics for almost 70 years appeared to be no different – a minor wood building that seemed uncomfortably out of…

Harvard astronomers determined last month that a pair of celestial titanic twins are the heaviest stars ever measured by scientists, with each one tipping the scales at 80 times the mass of Earths sun.

Harvard University has been awarded a GoGreen business award by the city of Cambridge during the citys annual May celebration that promotes environmental action and awareness.

Professor Emeritus Archibald Cox, former Watergate special prosecutor and solicitor general, died Saturday (May 29) in his home in Brooksville, Maine. He was 92.