Year: 2006

The Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) held its fifth annual Public Service Celebration this past Monday (May 8) in Lowell House dining hall. Two hundred students deeply committed and involved in public service activities attended the event, along with faculty, staff, and PBHA supporters.

For young women, the way into engineering may begin with a celebrity sighting (of the academic kind), a face-off with a busted pinball machine, or even a casual crush. While math and science remain the sine qua non of a field most readily defined by hard hats, pocket protectors, and Dilbert-like characters, chance encounters, passion,…

The Harvard University Center for the Environment recently announced the recipients of its inaugural Environmental Fellowship for postdoctorate candidates. Among the research these seven fellows plan on conducting over the next two years: the development of new materials for fuel cells, the distribution of vegetation in arid landscapes, and an examination of the role of…

Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology honors HBS professor Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration emeritus Michael Beer has received the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award from the Society of Industrial and…

Three Harvard faculty members were recently elected to the 2006 class of the American Philosophical Society (APS). The new members from the University include Howard E. Gardner, John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education Stephen Owen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, professor and chair, Department of Comparative Literature and Victor S.…

Crimson lacrosse tourney bound Within 24 hours of the men’s lacrosse team’s heartbreaking, triple-overtime loss to Dartmouth on Saturday (May 6), the Crimson were named one of 10 teams to…

A Nobel Prize-winning professor, renowned for his research on the psychological elements of economic decision making, and the founder of an innovative microfinance lending institution are recipients of the 2006 Thomas C. Schelling and Richard E. Neustadt Awards. The winners were announced at a May 4 event hosted by the Kennedy School of Government (KSG).

Political scientist Claudine Gay, a scholar whose work has illuminated how race informs political behavior, has been appointed professor of government in Harvard Universitys Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.

Seth MacFarlane, who is creator and executive producer of televisions Family Guy, as well as the voice of the shows major characters, will be the 2006 Class Day speaker, the Harvard College Class of 2006 Senior Class Committee and the Harvard Alumni Association announced. He will address the senior class and guests on Class Day,…

May 30, 1901 – Memorial Day. The Harvard Lampoon distributes its first parody of The Harvard Crimson (which never publishes on Memorial Day). May 25, 1905 – On Ralph Waldo…

The Harvard Foundation recently honored members of the Harvard community who are outstanding contributors to improving intercultural and race relations at the University. More than 40 students and one distinguished faculty member were presented with awards at the annual Harvard Foundation Student/Faculty Awards Dinner held April 28 in Quincy House in memory of David S.…

Under the direction of guest conductor Jameson Marvin, the Masterworks Chorale will perform three cantatas by J.S. Bach in Sanders Theatre this Saturday (May 13) at 8 p.m.

Christopher Durang 71, this years recipient of the Harvard Arts Medal, wrote his first play – an episode of I Love Lucy – at age 8.

Merilee S. Grindle, the Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government, has been appointed the new director of Harvard Universitys David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, beginning on July 1.

To the gentle strains of a bossa nova and the tangy aroma of salgadinhos, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) launched its new Brazilian Studies Program last week. In addition to the festive reception, the May 1 event was marked by a lecture by University of São Paulo historian Lilia Moritz Schwarcz,…

Free rides for blood drive givers For its spring blood drive, the Massachusetts General Hospital Blood Donor Center is providing free transportation to and from the Harvard campus (or back…

Prominent theologian Letty M. Russell called for people to reach across national, religious, and ethnic boundaries Tuesday (May 9) and defeat attempts by world leaders to stay in power by dividing people against each other.

The prophets of the new abolitionism met in Austin Hall over the weekend, and one of them, Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project at the Cardozo School of Law in New York, predicted the end of the death penalty within our lifetimes. Considering the unanimity of opinion on this one main point – that capital…

In this past weekends best-of-three series for the Ivy title at ODonnell Field, the Princeton baseball team came, saw, and conquered. They also silenced the as-of-late cracking Crimson bats.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean William C. Kirby has appointed Diana Sorensen dean for the humanities in the FAS for the coming academic year while current Dean Maria Tatar is on sabbatical. Sorensen will assume her new duties on July 1.

Susan Marine, director of Harvards Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR), has been appointed director of the Harvard College Womens Center. College Dean Benedict Gross made the appointment following the strong recommendation of the 13-member search committee. Marine will begin her new duties on July 1.

Assistant Professor of Linguistics Cedric Boeckx and Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture Robin Kelsey have been awarded this years Roslyn Abramson Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates: Today, May 11, 4-5 p.m. Sign-up begins one hour earlier unless…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 8. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

At its 17th meeting of the year on May 10, the Faculty Council discussed the structure of Harvard College and the review of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and…

Eighty percent of students admitted to the Class of 2010 will enter Harvard in September, a slight increase over last years 78 percent. Led by an 85.3 percent yield for admitted students eligible for the newly enhanced Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) for low- and middle-income families, the Class of 2010 will be the most…