Year: 2006

This is the second in an ongoing Gazette series giving our readers and viewers a glimpse into the life of Harvard after dark. Here, photographer Kris Snibbe captures the ghostly…

Balancing protections for creditors and debtors is the goal of American bankruptcy law. Late last year, when the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) went into effect, it upset that delicate balance, according to members of a panel discussion on bankruptcy policy and the middle class held at Harvard Law School on Monday…

H. Richard (Dick) Nesson was born in Boston on May 6, 1932, and died on October 18, 1998. His parents were hardworking, and struggled to ensure that their children were educated. In the summers and part-time during the school year, Dick worked in his fathers store. The clientele were primarily blue-collar workers and their families.…

Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers led a faculty delegation to India this week to celebrate the Universitys ties to the worlds largest democracy and to emphasize Harvards important research initiatives in India.

A partnership between the city of Cambridge and Harvard University will bring a series of streetscape and other physical improvements to Harvard Square over the next 18 months.

Agassiz House, the grand, columned building that is the focal point of the Radcliffe Yard, will become the new home of Harvards Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid beginning in September. The Office of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) will also leave Byerly Hall, relocating to Holyoke Center.

Former Business School Professor Andrall E. Pearson, whose legendary business career and devotion to family served as a model to many, died at his home on March 11 in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 80 years old.

Noted mathematician Philip Uri Treisman was recently honored by the Harvard Foundation for his notable contributions to the teaching of mathematical skills to educationally disadvantaged youth at the annual Advancing Minorities and Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics science conference at Harvards Science Center. Treisman is a professor of mathematics and executive director of the…

The French Consul General in Boston M. Francois Gauthier conferred the insignia of Knight of the Legion of Honor on Charles L. Schepens, clinical professor of ophthalmology emeritus, in a special ceremony on March 21. Given on behalf of the French government, the prestigious award recognizes Schepens patriotic service to the Nazi resistance in World…

Campus-wide contest seeks artful, sustainable solutions Members of the Harvard community, including staff, faculty, students, alumni, and spouses and children of the aforementioned, are invited to submit work to this…

Royal Society of Edinburgh names Bailyn honorary fellow The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) recently elected Adams University Professor Emeritus Bernard Bailyn an honorary fellow. An independent, educational charity, the…

New research shows Pin1 enzyme key in preventing onset of Alzheimers A new discovery has found that Pin1, an enzyme previously shown to prevent the formation of the tanglelike lesions…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending March 20. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

March 29, 1872 – The Arnold Arboretum (the nations oldest arboretum) formally comes into existence when, at the discretion of three Boston trustees (George B. Emerson, John James Dixwell, and…

For those peering in the windows from the outside, the Carpenter Centers main gallery looks like a work in progress, or the studio of a frantic, grim, compulsive artist.

Acknowledging that demographics, not ratings, are now king in the media world, former CBS anchor Dan Rather told a Kennedy School of Government (KSG) audience that he could easily see Daily Show host Jon Stewart replacing Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes when Rooney retires.

Reflecting upon his own experience after returning from the Vietnam War, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said to a Kennedy School of Government (KSG) audience, We lived in a very complicated period of time when the war was confused with the warrior and vice versa, so that whatever normal proclivity there was in America to welcome…

Skilled and lucky 13 named All-Ivy fencers One month after capturing Ivy League championships, the Harvard men’s and women’s fencing teams placed 13 athletes on the All-Ivy squads, including seven…

Schlesinger Library archivist Kraft honored with ACRL award Katherine Kraft, archivist at the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for…

Closing the leadership gap between men and women is one of the central challenges of this century, said David Gergen, director of Harvard Universitys Center for Public Leadership (CPL), after two days of intense discussions at a Kennedy School conference on womens leadership.