Year: 2004

A vision of Harvard a half-century from now is beginning to emerge with preliminary ideas and options proposed by nearly 70 faculty members serving on four Allston task forces.

The task force reports require additional analysis and discussion among stakeholders before the University can move forward with some of the many options suggested:

While the faculty task forces have been considering the Universitys academic program, another working group of faculty and administrators has been working to identify a world-class planning firm to help translate the Universitys academic aspirations into physical reality.

Thomas OConnor was handing back some unclaimed blue books when the drumming began. He looked up quizzically for a moment, then returned to his task. A teacher with as much classroom experience as OConnor was not about to be distracted by a little noise.

Two laptops are in use in the audience as Howard Stevenson, the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, talks about participant-centered learning in the context of teaching the case method to a large audience. Stevenson was one of several presenters Tuesday (May 18) at the Workshop on the Use of Technology in…

Last December, Plan B, the emergency contraceptive or morning after pill, which prevents pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, was approved for over-the-counter sale by the Federal Drug Administrations (FDA) expert advisory panel. But the FDA, contrary to its usual practice, ruled against the panels decision and turned down Plan B for…

Six professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) have been honored for their achievements in history, literature, or art, as broadly defined by the Cabot Fund. This years Walter Channing Cabot Fellows are David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History Giuliana Bruno, professor of visual and environmental studies Daniel Donoghue, John P. Marquand Professor…

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is a monument to preservation. The librarys extensive collections of books and manuscripts, from Julia Childs recipe files to Amelia Earharts baby book to oral histories of black women, preserve and perpetuate an understanding of womens lives for future generations of scholars.

From pornography to privacy, domain names to Napster to iTunes, Harvard Law Schools Berkman Center for Internet and Society grappled with the complex legal issues of the cybercourtroom at its three-day Internet Law Program (iLaw) last week (May 13 – 15). Some of the leading thinkers in cyber law, including Harvard Law School (HLS) faculty…

On the long road to the 2004 NCAA tennis championships, the Harvard mens and womens teams encountered a fair share of potholes and roadblocks. And success. Ultimately, the women got lost somewhere against visiting Ohio State, while the Crimson men cruised past Tulane to advance to Tulsa – the site of this years Sweet 16.

Directory artwork sought The Harvard Directory Project seeks artwork to be considered for the front cover of the 2004-05 Faculty & Staff Telephone Directory. Entrants must be faculty or staff…

Green Campus Initiative named GoGreen awardee The Harvard Green Campus Initiative (HGCI) was recently selected as a co-recipient of the GoGreen Award in the large business/institution category for energy (a…

Instead of buying a boat or a vacation house on Cape Cod, we decided to invest in a racehorse.

For the past 11 years, the Weissman International Internship Program, established by Paul (52) and Harriet Weissman in 1994, has provided nearly 200 sophomores and juniors with the opportunity to participate in an international internship in a field of work related to their academic and career goals. The Weissman program enables students to develop a…

Harvards new financial aid initiative aimed at students from low and moderate economic backgrounds helped support close to an 80 percent yield on students admitted to the College Class of 2008 entering in September. Announced in February by President Lawrence H. Summers in an address to the American Council on Education, the new financial aid…

In recognition of their dedication to teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate students, four distinguished members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been named Harvard College Professors.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending May 15. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

A memorial service for Elizabeth (Betty) M. Furdon, assistant cataloger in the Property Information Resource Center of Harvard Real Estate Services, will be held on Sunday (May 23) at 2:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Place. Furdon died April 20 of breast cancer.

May 13, 1941 – At the Harvard Forest (Petersham, Mass.), the University dedicates Shaler Hall and the Fisher Museum as working and living quarters for Forest staff and students.  May…

Sun shining through a window of the Weld Boat House paints a row of boats a watery blue. (Staff photo Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office)

Preterm babies are born with preterm brains. They need to learn in the harsh world outside the womb what normal babies learn inside the comfort of their mothers bodies.

Alcock comes to the CfA from the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy.

Four Harvard-affiliated artists and scholars have recently been named among this years field of Rome Prize recipients by the American Academy in Rome. Now in its 108th year, the prize is a residential fellowship lasting from six months to two years. It includes room and board, a stipend, and studio at the academy facilities in…

The Harvard Alumni Association and the Board of Overseers have announced the recipients of the 2004 Harvard Medal: William J. Cleary Jr. A.B. ’56, Joan Morthland Hutchins A.B. ’61, Minoru Makihara A.B. ’54, A.M.P. ’77.

Nearly 30 years ago, John Womack and a team of research assistants began interviewing retired industrial workers in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. The interviewees, who had worked in textile mills, breweries, cigar factories, and other manufacturing operations from the 1920s to the 1940s, were eyewitnesses to the industrialization of Mexico in the early 20th…

John Singleton Copleys portraits of 18th century Bostons grim-visaged elite are as integral a part of the image of the Colonial city as the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, or Paul Reveres house.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 16, 2003, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Harvard environmentalists made sure Arts First was clean behind the scenes Saturday (May 8) by powering the Arts First stage for the events kickoff performances entirely with solar power.

Introducing this years Arts First Medalist Yo-Yo Ma 76 at Sanders Theatre Sunday night (May 9), host and actor John Lithgow 67 described the ensuing interview as a private moment with about 1,100 eavesdroppers. Ma, ever the generous performer, delivered on Lithgows promise, sharing secrets that revealed his easygoing humanity and privileged the sold-out audience…

The following minute was read at the annual Harvard Medical School Emeritus Faculty Event on May 7, 2004.