Year: 2005

  • Nation & World

    An existing diuretic may suppress seizures in newborns

    A diuretic drug called bumetanide may serendipitously help treat seizures in newborns, which are difficult to control with existing anticonvulsants, according to a study in the November 2005 Nature Medicine.…

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    Barrier found to nerve regeneration

    Scientists have long dreamed of prompting adult neurons of the central nervous system to regenerate. But these cells have the deck stacked against them in several ways. Molecules from the…

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    Sublethal force: New antibiotic aims to tame bacterial toxins

    Using an innovative screening approach, researchers in the lab of John Mekalanos have identified an entirely new class of antibiotics active against the cholera bacterium. While traditional antibiotics kill bacteria…

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    University wins award for green activities

    Harvard University received a 2005 Green Power Leadership Award Monday (Oct. 24) from the federal government and the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions for its commitment to using renewable energy.

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    Pastor, mayor, and ‘go to’ man at Otis

    You understand why he has been dubbed Mr. Mayor when you walk around the Otis Air National Guard Base with the Rev. Jeffrey L. Brown, who was appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to oversee the temporary base for more than 200 people evacuated from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

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    Barrington Moore Jr., 92, Harvard sociologist

    Barrington Moore Jr., a Harvard University sociologist, died in his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 16, 2005, at the age of 92. The cause of death was pneumonia.

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    Zuckerman welcomes inaugural fellows

    Mortimer B. Zuckerman LL.M. 62, chairman of the board of Boston Properties and editor in chief and publisher of U.S. News & World Report, visiting Harvard on Sept. 28, joined President Lawrence H. Summers in welcoming the inaugural class of Zuckerman Fellows. Twenty-five fellows were selected to pursue a graduate degree at the Kennedy School…

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    HMS center honors Al Gore for environmental work

    Former Vice President Al Gore was recently chosen as the recipient of the 2005 Global Environmental Citizen Award by the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Actress and center board member Meryl Streep presented Gore with the award at an Oct. 21 ceremony in New York City.

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    Allston room offers place for info, input

    The informational Harvard in Allston exhibit room will be opening in the Holyoke Center arcade later this month. The room will serve as a visual display of the initial conceptual framework of Harvards future in Allston, with illustrations and text showing how Harvards planning consultants see that future.

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    Bavarian Academy of Sciences honors King

    Ronold W.P. King, professor emeritus in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received a congratulatory letter from Heinrich Noth, the president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich. After offering congratulations to King for reaching his 100th birthday, the letter continued:

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    BWH will Webcast surgery

    Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) will host a live Webcast today (Oct. 27) demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to treating breast cancer. This approach will show how the Dana-Farber/BWH Cancer Center brings together pathology, radiology, surgical oncology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology to treat breast cancer. The Webcast will highlight a core needle biopsy and preoperative…

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    Sports in brief

    Bode, team swing to victory at ECAC Championships Paced by a first-place finish by freshman Ali Bode – and a team effort that saw five scorers place among the top…

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    Crimson collapse

    A back-and-forth affair marked by four lead swaps, this past Saturdays (Oct. 22) Ivy League showdown against Princeton offered little in the way of R&R for the host Harvard football team. Or, for that matter, much time to celebrate.

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    In brief

    GSD to open doors The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) will host its annual admissions open house for prospective students on Nov. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.…

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    Newsmakers

    Joan W. Miller named ARVO award recipient The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) recently announced that Henry Willard Williams Professor of Ophthalmology Joan W. Miller has been…

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    Princeton glides to ‘Head’ victory

    Following their 27-24 upset of the Crimson on the gridiron this past Saturday (Oct. 22), Princetons Tigers proved just as victorious on the Cambridge surf. In day two of the 41st Head of the Charles Regatta, the black and orange shocked the rowing world with a first-place finish in mens championship eights.

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    Food Project wins Boston, HSPH award

    The Food Project, a nonprofit organization that cultivates youth leadership and environmental sustainability, has won the 2005 Mayors Award for Excellence in Childrens Health. The award is given jointly by the city of Boston Mayors Office, the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), and Childrens Hospital Boston. The ceremony took place on Oct. 20 at…

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    Political scientist to give Tanner

    James Q. Wilson, a political scientist whose studies of crime, police work, marriage, and morality have had an important impact on public policy at all levels of government, will deliver this years Tanner Lectures on Human Values, Nov. 2-4.

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    Former UN refugee commissioner honored as ‘Great Negotiator’

    Harvard Law Schools Program on Negotiation awarded former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata its Great Negotiator Award for work done on behalf of refugees fleeing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and the Balkans.

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    ‘The caesura of civilization’

    As a young college student in West Berlin in the 1960s, Benjamin Buchloh noticed a disturbing dissonance between the art he saw in the citys galleries and museums and the attitudes of his professors.

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    President’s office hours for Nov. 17

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

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    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Oct. 24. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

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    Memorial services

    Memorial reception for Hurlbut upcoming A memorial reception for friends, family, and colleagues of Cornelius Hurlbut Jr., professor of mineralogy emeritus, will be held Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m. in…

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    This month in Harvard history

    Oct. 7, 1944 – The “Harvard Alumni Bulletin” tally of Harvard men known to have served in World War II reaches 23,400. October 1947 – The “Harvard Business Review” (reputedly…

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    Flu shots available thru mid-December

    It will not be too late to be immunized for the flu if one waits until November through mid-December. Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) expects immunization for all patients to be available in early November.

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    HapMap: First look at ‘order in variety’ of human genome

    The completion of the human genome sequence in 2003, though momentous, was only the first step toward grasping the core mechanisms of human biology and disease. This ultimate biomedical goal…

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    Ethics of stem cell research front and center

    A top Bush bioethics adviser kicked off a new series of discussions about the ethics of stem cell and other scientific research on Thursday (Oct. 20), tangling with Harvard faculty…

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    KSG prof starts earthquake relief Web site

    Assistant Professor of Public Policy Asim Khwaja, with collaborators Jishnu Das and Tara Vishwanath from the World Bank and Tahir Andrabi from Pomona College, has rushed to create a Web…

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    A tale of a venomous dispute

    Sea spiders as large as a foot across have been seen crawling along the deep ocean floor from the windows of submersible research vessels. Most of them, however, including those in a Harvard study, are a scant millimeter (.04 inch) in size. But big or small, they boast long snouts, on either side of which…

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    Wing color not just for looks

    Harvard and Russian researchers have documented natural selection’s role in the creation of new species through a process called reinforcement, where butterfly wing colors differ enough to avoid confusion with…

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