Year: 2005

Forty years ago, when he wrote The Secular City, Harvey Cox, the Hollis Professor of Divinity, had a hard time finding a publisher. The book was initially rejected, and when it was accepted, by Macmillan, it was on the condition that 5,000 copies – half the print run – be sold by the National Student…

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 March 1. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Artist of the Year Jada Pinkett Smith performs with her band Wicked Wisdom at Sanders Theatre as part of Cultural Rhythms, an annual day-long festival celebrating the many talents of Harvard Universitys ethnically diverse and multicultural student body. Pinkett Smith was recognized for both artistic excellence and humanitarian commitment.

March 23, 1639 – In recognition of John Harvard’s recent bequest, the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony orders “that the colledge agreed upon formerly to bee built…

At its ninth meeting of the year on March 2, a continuation of the meeting begun on Feb. 23, the Faculty Council continued its discussion of the February Faculty Meetings and possible next steps to address Faculty concerns. The Council also discussed the timetable for the Curricular Review.

The prospect of an attack on the Internet has loomed large among the many nightmare scenarios considered since Sept. 11, 2001. But this concern is misplaced, Louise Richardson, executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, suggested Feb. 24.

Its all in the packaging. How nature wraps and tags genes determines if and when they become active, according to researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). They did the largest, most detailed study to date of the protein structure that surrounds the human genome.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences February 15, 2005, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Distinguished actor and singer Jada Pinkett Smith has been named the 2005 Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation of Harvard University. Pinkett Smith, the unanimous choice of the selection committee, will be awarded the foundations most prestigious medal at Harvards annual Cultural Rhythms ceremony on Saturday (Feb. 26).

A group of grassroots organizers from around the world spent last week at Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government, sharpening their skills and making connections with academic experts, Harvard students, and other grassroots leaders.

John Ribeiro, a ninth-grader at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (CRLS), listens in polite silence while Brian Murphy pitches him an idea for a science project.

Six entries have been chosen as finalists for the 2005 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, awarded each year by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). The winner of the $25,000 prize will be named at an awards ceremony on March 22 at the…

Nannerl Keohane, past president of Duke University and Wellesley College, and the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, offered an insiders guide to leadership when she delivered The Power of Leadership at this years Edward L. Godkin Lecture Feb. 16 at the Kennedy School of Government.

The dining halls in Dunster and Mather houses are slated for major renovations this summer. They are the last of the 12 House dining halls to undergo significant restructuring. Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) will begin renovations on June 13 the renovations are expected to conclude in late August, according to Robert Leandro, assistant director…

Grumet-Morris records fifth shutout Hobey Baker candidate Dov Grumet-Morris ’05 recorded his fifth shutout of the season this past Tuesday (Feb. 22) to help Harvard hockey to a 3-0 win…

Twenty-four hours after rallying to beat Columbia, 78-71, the Harvard mens basketball team found itself on the other end of a comeback against visiting Cornell this past Saturday (Feb. 19). The Big Red, down two buckets at the half after trailing by as many as eight points, recovered big time in the games final 10…

Researchers at Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Yale University have shown that routine screening for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, could increase survival, prevent transmission of the disease, and be done at reasonable cost.

Optic nerve regenerated for first time, brings hope to glaucoma sufferers For the first time, scientists have regenerated a damaged optic nerve – from the eye to the brain. This…

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Gill named Red Sox medical director Thomas J. Gill IV, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School (HMS), was recently named medical director of the Boston Red Sox.…

Poet Maxine Kumin, a 1946 graduate of Radcliffe College, will receive the 11th annual Harvard Arts Medal on May 7.

Philadelphias acclaimed Pig Iron Theatre Company will make its Boston-area debut with Hell Meets Henry Halfway at Loeb Drama Centers Experimental Theatre on March 18 and 19. Co-presented by Learning From Performers, a program of Harvards Office for the Arts, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC), performances of the show will be held on March…