Year: 2004

The federal government has awarded Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) a $20.5 million biodefense grant to study the immune system response to pathogens. The grant, which will span a 4.5-year period, is the largest grant to date to the School for biodefense research. HSPH is also receiving federal funds for leadership training for public…

The Joint Center for Housing Studies is offering its John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellowship award for the academic year 2004-05 to Harvard doctoral candidates who are engaged in writing a dissertation on a housing-related topic consistent with the centers research agenda.

With bragging rights on the line, the Harvard men and womens hockey teams will compete next week for Best in Boston in the famed Beanpot Tournament. Both Crimson squads will square off against the Boston College Eagles in the first round, with the winner advancing to the championship game a week later to take on…

When George Dominguez was 13, a mysterious stranger moved into his Jamaica Plain neighborhood and opened a kung fu studio. The strangers name was Yang Jwing Ming, and the young Dominguez was intrigued.

The Entrepreneurship Program at Harvard Business School (HBS), which has offered courses in entrepreneurship for more than a half century and counts some 65,000 graduates, won the top award for MBA programs nationwide from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). Devoted to entrepreneurship education and development, the association cited HBS as…

He was an Antarctic explorer who never got near the South Pole. A mariner whose ship sank miles from its destination in some of the worlds most hostile seas.

Upcoming info session for Stride Rite grants Graduating seniors are eligible to apply and receive grants up to $25,000 through the Stride Rite Post-Graduate Public Service Grants. Funded programs should…

Gioia to lead OFA discussion Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Dana Gioia will participate in “Perspectives from the National Endowment for the Arts: An Informal Discussion”…

The memorial service for John Shearman, Adams University Professor Emeritus, will be held in the Faculty Room, University Hall, on April 4 at 2:30 p.m.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates:

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Jan. 24. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Jan. 9, 1950 – Freshman Dean Delmar Leighton issues the following notice to his charges: All occupants of non-fireproof dormitories living above the ground are expected to report at the Indoor Athletic Building (now the Malkin Athletic Center) for practice on the fire ropes. Instruction will be given by the University Safety Patrol. [. .…

At the Carpenter Center, branches dance in the wind, perhaps inspiring the children passing by to break into a spontaneous dance of their own.

As part of its ongoing series, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) will host the decidedly offbeat Sci-Fi Camp-o-Rama on Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St. Rescheduled from this past December following one of the months snowstorms, CfA will screen two of the worst sci-fi movies (or just movies?) ever…

Two busloads of Harvard students joined the political scrum in New Hampshire last weekend, heading north for an intensive, daylong experience campaigning in the Granite States first-in-the-nation primary.

The first update of the most comprehensive assessment ever developed on the state of the nations ecosystem has just been issued by the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. The State of the Nations Ecosystems: Annual Update 2003 features new data for 26 indicators of the condition of the countrys…

Peabody Museum Director William Fash announced Friday (Jan. 16) that a rare American Indian bear claw necklace acquired by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during their epic exploration of the American West was discovered in a storage room at the Peabody Museum. Everyone at the Peabody feels a sense of awe at the power and…

The dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows in the passageway in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) block a travel corridor for migratory birds – but it was only a few months ago that anyone noticed. The mute evidence showed up on the ground several mornings this fall, and Christie Riehl 05 realized that birds had been flying…

A group of approximately 40 top and midlevel government officials from throughout Mexico listened intently Thursday (Jan. 15) when the discussion in a Kennedy School classroom turned to how to improve performance at City Hall. Jose Luis Diaz, a government lobbyist, reflected on the applicability of the analysis for many countries. Diaz noted that in…

Vacation program teachers sought The Harvard School Vacation Program is looking for experienced teachers or teacher assistants. The program, which enrolls 25 children of Harvard faculty and staff in grades…

After establishing an early 15-point lead against visiting Lafayette on Jan. 15, the Harvard womens basketball team suddenly plunged into a deep freeze. Shooting 0-for-13 from behind the arc and 33 percent from the field, the Crimson stood by as the winless Leopards went on a 15-4 run to claw their way back within two…

With Krispy Kreme doughnuts, hot chocolate, and triple-axels, Harvard Law School (HLS) launched its most visible effort to boost student morale Wednesday (Jan. 22): an outdoor ice skating rink smack in the middle of its campus.

The Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) and computer giant IBM are teaming up through an applied research award to create a pilot computer grid that, if successful, could one day provide researchers access to greatly increased computing power.

The Codex Sinaiticus is the earliest manuscript of the complete New Testament and the earliest and best witness, according to Bible scholars, for several books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Dating from the middle of the fourth century, the manuscript was originally written by hand on vellum (calfskin or sheepskin). Now, having endured into…

In the class Computer Aided Machine Design, students dont just talk the talk, they walk the walk – and race the race. This introductory course in the design and construction of mechanical and electromechanical devices peaks with students designing and constructing a small fleet of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) that compete with each other on a…

John V. Kelleher, professor of Irish studies emeritus in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, died Jan. 1 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a brief illness. He was 87.

John Dearden, a professor at Harvard Business School (HBS) for more than 30 years, died on Jan. 9, at a nursing facility near his home in Woodstock, Conn., after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. He was 84.