Year: 2006

Here’s a story to cool you off on a hot summer day. One of the major mysteries of ice ages may have been solved by a Harvard climatologist.

College science instructors from around the country met at Harvard June 15 to see how technology can help retain freshmen interested in science, many of whom switch majors before completing introductory courses.

The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University has announced the recipients of the 2006 Norman Podhoretz Prize in Jewish Studies and the 2006 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies.

Betsy Lincoln felt pregnant all the time. Loss of muscle tone in her face, arms, and legs made her look so bad, she didn’t want to leave her apartment. She had little strength or endurance. Lifting one of her children or climbing a flight of stairs exhausted her.

One might have expected Linda Greenhouse 68, the Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times and recipient of the 2006 Radcliffe Institute Medal, to devote her keynote address at the annual Radcliffe luncheon June 9 to an analysis of recent court decisions or predictions about the courts future course under its…

Education, Irene Maxwell told her five daughters, is the only thing that you can take all you want and theres plenty left for everyone else. So make sure you take your share.

Harvard University announced on June 13 that it will enter into an agreement with the town of Hulls municipal light department to purchase the renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by the 1.8 megawatt Hull wind turbine for a 10-year period.

The Class of 2006 recipients of this years Elliot and Anne Richardson Fellowships in Public Service will be serving others in locations from Massachusetts to the Middle East, and in areas ranging from assisting immigrants to advocating for human rights.

With the goals of making Harvard the leading center of Chinese studies in the United States, supporting China-related activities University-wide, and supporting University activities in China, Provost Steven E. Hyman has announced the launch of the Harvard China Fund (HCF), to begin operation July 1. William C. Kirby, currently dean of the Faculty of Arts…

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) has announced the creation of the Richard Reinhold Niebuhr Professorship of Divinity, which is made possible by a gift from alumnus Thomas M. Chappell. A 1991 graduate of the School, Chappell is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Toms of Maine, one of the nations leading manufacturers of natural personal…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending June 12. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

Harvard University Tuesday (June 13) released the inaugural report of its newly created Office for Faculty Development and Diversity, along with the announcement of $7.5 million in enhancements to its work-life programs. These enhancements are designed to better support faculty, doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff as they balance the demands of work and family.

Austin L. Vickery, Jr., M.D., Professor of Pathology, emeritus, at Harvard Medical School and a leader in Surgical Pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital for over 50 years, died March 2, 2005, at his home in Westwood, Massachusetts. Dr. Vickerys contributions to medical science place him in the top tier of pathologists of his day.…

Thirty-four undergraduate students, selected by Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics (IOP), will begin prestigious paid summer political internships this month, the institute recently announced. In addition, the IOP is providing financial assistance to more than 100 current Harvard undergraduates for help in securing public service summer jobs, to rising seniors conducting summer thesis research, and…

The Asia-related centers and institutes at Harvard University have announced the recipients of awards and fellowships for research, language study, internships, and volunteer work for students in all stages of their academic careers at the University. The Asia Center, the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, the Korea Institute, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of…

Even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) faces proposed budget cuts, the agencys director, Julie Gerberding, reminded Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) graduates of a long list of concerns, such as health disparities and chronic diseases, that need continued attention – and she reminded them as well of their particular power…

The Committee of the Howard T. Fisher Prize in Geographical Information Science (GIS) recently announced this years prize recipients.

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs recently announced that it has awarded 60 student grants and fellowships amounting to nearly $200,000 for the 2006-07 academic year. Twenty-four grants will support Harvard College undergraduates, and 36 will support graduate students. In recent years the Weatherhead Center has significantly expanded its support for Harvard students, by increasing…

The rain poured, drizzled, sprinkled, slowed, drizzled, and poured again

In speeches delivered during afternoon Commencement Exercises (June 8), Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and journalist Jim Lehrer called for change at Harvard and across the nation.

Daniel Steiner, who had a long and distinguished career as vice president and general counsel at Harvard University, and later became president of the New England Conservatory of Music, has died at age 72.

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) has awarded a record number of grants for research and internships in Latin America for summer 2006. DRCLAS made a total of 193 awards that resulted in support for 160 Harvard students from across the University.

David Rockefeller 36, who recently returned to Cambridge to join classmates for his 70th Harvard reunion, has designated $1 million of his recent $10 million gift to the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies to create a doctoral fellowship program in honor of the centers founding director, John H. Coatsworth, the Monroe Gutman Professor…

Omeljan Pritsak, co-founder and longtime director of Harvards Ukrainian Research Institute, died May 29. He was 87.

Summer orchestra, pops seek players The Harvard Summer School Orchestra is open to classical musicians from both Harvard and the Greater Boston area. Composed of approximately 60 players, the orchestra…

Slavic Languages awards essays on Russian literature The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures recently awarded Hui En Joanna Yeo ’06 and graduate student Emily van Buskirk the V.M. Setchkarev…

A little over a year ago, students petitioned the Harvard Medical School (HMS) administration requesting a student lounge that would give Ph.D. and M.D. students and postdocs a place to mix, mingle, and share ideas. On June 6, the Joseph Martin Student Lounge, the renovated and repurposed common room of Vanderbilt Hall, was officially commemorated…

The president of the Harvard Alumni Association announced on June 8 the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers. The results were released at the annual meeting of the association following the Universitys 355th Commencement. The five newly elected Overseers are as follows:

Less than a month after the 203rd anniversary of Ralph Waldo Emersons birth, Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) have announced the completion of funding for the Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Professorship of Divinity at HDS. In recognition of the historical importance of Harvard Divinity School in preparing ministers…