Year: 2005

  • Nation & World

    Harvard University announces Task Forces on Women Faculty and Women in Science and Engineering

    Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers has announced the establishment of two University-wide task forces to develop concrete proposals to reduce barriers to the advancement of women faculty at Harvard and in academic careers more broadly.

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  • Nation & World

    Dingman, Herschbach take on new College roles

    FAS Communications

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    New college theater planned for shell of Hasty Pudding building

    The stately Georgian Revival building that has served as the home of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals for more than a century will undergo a major renovation that will transform it into a modern, up-to-date facility with a new theater, rehearsal rooms, and classroom and meeting spaces. Construction of the New College Theatre, designed by Leers…

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    Zeta-Jones, Robbins, chosen ones

    The Hasty Pudding Theatricals have announced that Tim Robbins and Catherine Zeta-Jones are the recipients of the 2005 Man and Woman of the Year awards. This years choices join a starry elite that includes Ella Fitzgerald, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, and Jack Lemmon.

    3 minutes
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    Reaching out to talented high school students

    Rather than dialing for dollars, a recent (Jan. 10) telethon at Harvards Office of Admissions and Financial Aid aimed to give money away. Emily Haigh 05 was one of 10 Harvard College students who reached out to approximately 150 high school students admitted to the College through Early Action to alert them to the Harvard…

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    Schlesinger Library reopens for business

    After an extensive renovation, the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America reopened to the public yesterday (Feb. 2). The renovation, completed at a cost of approximately $7 million, by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates with Nancy Rogo Trainer as principal-in-charge and Richard White Sons as construction managers, enhanced the…

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    IOP announces seven spring fellows

    Located at the Kennedy School of Government, the Institute of Politics (IOP) recently announced its selection of a diverse and experienced group of individuals for spring fellowships.

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    V-ball hits skid row

    Victory remained elusive for new mens head volleyball coach Chris Ridolfi and his charges as the Crimson dropped their third consecutive match at home, 3-1, against Rivier College on Feb. 1. Harvard falls to 0-3 with the loss, staying winless on the season.

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    Sports in brief

    Swimming and diving cruise to perfection Harvard’s swimming and diving teams continued their glide toward a perfect season this past weekend, as the men and women upset the Princeton and…

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    In brief

    Program on aging seeks research proposals With funding provided by the National Institute of Aging at the National Institutes of Health, the Program on the Global Demography of Aging, led…

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    Overseer, HAA Elected Director candidates

    Appearing below are the Harvard Alumni Associations (HAA) candidates for the 2005 election to the Harvard Board of Overseers and the HAA Elected Directors. The election this spring will determine five new Overseers and six new HAA Elected Directors.

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    Snow scrolling

    The wrought-iron cold of a New England winter is evoked gracefully and dramatically in this portion of a gate at the Science Center.

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    This month in Harvard history

    Feb. 17, 1879 – With approval from President Charles Eliot, the newly formed committee on women’s education (chaired by Elizabeth Cary Agassiz) writes to several Harvard professors to solicit their…

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    The Big Picture

    After getting facial surgery with no anesthesia, Wrestler X not only had scars, she had a grudge against Nurse Agony, who messed up the operation.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Ten years after apartheid

    Until 1995 when apartheid ended in South Africa, the government spent 12 times more on the education of white children than on black children. This blatantly discriminatory policy has left a troublesome legacy.

    4 minutes
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    Shorenstein Center names ‘rich brew’ of spring fellows

    A foreign correspondent, an opinion editor, and a political communications scholar are among those recently named fellows at the Kennedy School of Governments Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy for the spring 2005 semester.

    4 minutes
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    Weekly walk for peace undeterred by snow

    Snowflakes dusting the shoulders of his overcoat and filling the brim of his brown Homburg, Peter J. Gomes, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, joined the small group that had gathered in front of the John Harvard statue last Wednesday (Jan. 26).

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Two views on the conflict in Iraq

    On Jan. 13, Steven Bloomfield moderated a symposium on the war in Iraq hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. It featured two distinguished Harvard scholars whose views on the war differ in significant ways.

    3 minutes
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    Radcliffe novelist reads, shares insights into writing

    For her Radcliffe Fellowship presentation last month (Jan. 12), novelist Julia Glass strayed from the expected reading of a work-in-progress followed by questions for a format she thought more appropriate to an audience of curious Radcliffe colleagues. With witty insights and foam-core illustrations – a sort of paupers PowerPoint – she invited the audience into…

    4 minutes
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    The 2004-2005 Standing Committees for Faculty of Arts and Sciences

    Upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), the President approved and announced the following Standing Committees at the FAS Faculty Meeting of Oct. 19, 2004. Standing Committees of the Faculty are constituted to perform a continuing function. Each committee has been established by a vote of the Faculty,…

    21 minutes
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    Harvard community responds to tsunami

    The Harvard community responded to the tsunami disaster with grand gestures – as well as very personal ones. Numerous faculty members lent their expertise to the media and to policy-makers. The effort has drawn an as yet unknown number of students and faculty members to the region, including Harvard Medical School Professor of Medical Anthropology…

    9 minutes
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    Who’s got the power?

    Blogging versus journalism is over, announced media critic and blogger Jay Rosen in the title of his introductory speech at the Jan. 21-22 conference on Blogging, Journalism and Credibility: Battleground and Common Ground. It was a bold premise, but, as the conference confirmed, a bit premature.

    6 minutes
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    Director’s Internship Program names host organizations

    Under the leadership of Institute of Politics (IOP) Director Phil Sharp, the Directors Internship Program annually arranges summer internships for Harvard undergraduates interested in pursuing careers in politics or public service. The institute provides stipends for living expenses.

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    Subramanian joins tenured faculty

    Following a vote of the Harvard Law School (HLS) faculty, Guhan Subramanian has been promoted from assistant professor to professor of law – a tenured faculty position. A corporate law expert who specializes in deal making and corporate governance, Subramanian joined the HLS faculty in 2002 as the Joseph Flom Assistant Professor of Law and…

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  • Nation & World

    Barenboim named Charles Eliot Norton Professor

    World-renowned conductor, pianist, and recording artist Daniel Barenboim has been appointed the 2006 Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University, it was announced today (Feb. 3). He joins a list of distinguished arts scholars and professionals who have received the Norton honor since its establishment in 1925. Barenboim will deliver the Charles Eliot…

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    Longtime rivals team up to help those in need

    A spirit of teamwork from one of the nations oldest rivalries will take shape next week when the Harvard and Yale communities hold a blood drive challenge to see which University can raise the highest number of donations. The friendly contest is scheduled for Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,…

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    Blizzard of student support for HUDS staff

    The snow was as high as an elephants eye. Every restaurant in the Square was closed. And Harvard students were getting a bit peckish. General manager of the dining hall at Leverett House Arthur Robins worried about his charges: Four hundred kids stuck here with nothing but Ramen noodles and peanut butter and jelly. Not…

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    Fineberg professorship established

    Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Associate Dean of Public Health Practice Howard K. Koh has been named the inaugural recipient of the Harvey V. Fineberg Professorship of Public Health, established to honor the former dean of the School and former Harvard provost. The appointment became effective Jan. 1.

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    Research in brief

    Dramatic gains for American Indians Identified for decades as the poorest group in the United States, American Indians living on reservations made substantial gains, both economically and socially, during the…

    6 minutes
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    Fed Ex wins KSG Roy Award

    The Kennedy School of Government (KSG) recently announced that the 2005 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership will be given to the FedEx-Environmental Defense Future Vehicle Project.

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