The Harvard Gazette

Year: 2010

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The scientists say that the cholera bacterial strain introduced into Haiti probably came from an infected human or contaminated food or other item from outside of Latin America. It is highly unlikely, they say, that the outbreak was triggered by ocean currents or other climate-related events.

Cholera strain tied to South Asia

HMS researchers aid effort to trace origin of outbreak

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DateDecember 9, 2010July 8, 2019

Laura Farwell Blake receives national award

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DateDecember 9, 2010March 19, 2019

Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt described the physical and mental torment of spending more than six years in captivity. “I was thrown, like the snap of a finger, from civilization to prehistoric living,” she said during her talk at Harvard’s Center for Government and International Studies.

Six years a hostage

Colombian political leader recounts her ordeal as a rebel captive

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DateDecember 9, 2010March 18, 2019

Arnold K. Ho (right), a Ph.D. student in psychology at Harvard, and James Sidanius, a professor of psychology and of African and African-American studies at Harvard, researched the "one-drop rule." They say their work reflects the cultural entrenchment of America’s traditional racial hierarchy, which assigns the highest status to whites, followed by Asians, with Latinos and blacks at the bottom.

‘One-drop rule’ persists

Biracials viewed as members of their lower-status parent group

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DateDecember 9, 2010July 8, 2019

GSAS to offer career prep, skill-building workshops in January

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DateDecember 9, 2010July 8, 2019

HIO seeks international art

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DateDecember 9, 2010March 21, 2019

At last, the edible science fair

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DateDecember 8, 2010

Cody Evans (left) and Sophie Wharton (center) explain to chefs from the Alicia Foundation in Spain about their project, "Parmesan Noodles." The trick was making pasta out of cheese.

At last, the edible science fair

Harvard students use imagination to stretch the limits of cuisine

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DateDecember 8, 2010March 19, 2019

Larry Lucchino (seated at table, right), president and chief executive officer of the Boston Red Sox, has helped to push the idea of the American ballpark as civic focal point since the 1980s. His talk on “Ballparks, Politics, and Public Policy,” hosted by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, drew on his experience navigating local and state politics to build and manage baseball stadiums. Moderating the discussion was Graham Allison (left), director of the Belfer Center and the Kennedy School’s Douglas Dillon Professor of Government.

The politics of ballparks

Red Sox CEO says there’s no substitute for local involvement

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DateDecember 8, 2010March 20, 2019

New York Times reporter David Rohde and his wife and co-author, Kristen Mulvihill, discuss their new book, "A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping from Two Sides," at Harvard Kennedy School, saying they hope their book will serve as an inspiration for others struggling through difficult times.

Inside a kidnapping

Reporter, wife recount his seven months held captive by the Taliban

World|

DateDecember 8, 2010March 21, 2019

Harvard Provost and Professor of Neurobiology Steven Hyman delivers a lecture titled "Drugs and the Brain: From Neurobiology to Ethics." Hyman is the latest speaker in a lecture series designed to open Harvard’s academic workings to neighbors in nearby communities. The lectures are held at the Harvard Allston Education Portal.

How we get hooked

Harvard provost maps pathways to addiction

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DateDecember 8, 2010

Ellen Galinsky (left) signs her book for Cynthia Jacobs-Tolbert, assistant principal of John Marshall Elementary School in Dorchester.

Learning better

Author visits Harvard to talk with educators, parents about ways to help children excel

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DateDecember 8, 2010March 29, 2019

Autism research fellowship open for applications

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DateDecember 8, 2010March 20, 2019

It is important to keep the dialog about care giving broad, said Arthur Kleinman, the Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology at Harvard. That means talking about care of the body, mind, children, and family — in both the long and the short term. Kleinman was among the panelists at a three-day conference that focused on caring giving.

Caring for caring

Conference investigates humanistic, technical dimensions of care giving

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DateDecember 8, 2010March 15, 2019

Executive director of Harvard Center Shanghai named

Jeffrey R. Williams accepts inaugural position

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DateDecember 8, 2010July 19, 2019

Professor David I. Laibson, Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics: "Research shows that there’s a high rate of discounting in the short run, then virtually no discounting as people look further into the future."

Of two minds

Economics professor describes a brain in conflict with itself

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DateDecember 7, 2010March 18, 2019

Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow (at podium) said she set out to write a book that acknowledged the limitations but celebrated the achievements of the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The result was “In Brown’s Wake: Legacies of America’s Educational Landmark," which was the cornerstone of a two-panel discussion at Harvard on Dec. 4.

The ripples of Brown v. Board

Analysts discuss checkered legacy of ruling that targeted school segregation

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DateDecember 6, 2010March 18, 2019

“President Obama has insisted that the choice between our economy and our environment is indeed a false choice,” says EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. “We’ve been more than happy to prove him right.”

The EPA at 40

GOP election gains don't mean voters support weaker environmental laws

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DateDecember 6, 2010

Governance Review Culminates in Changes to Harvard Corporation

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DateDecember 6, 2010April 16, 2020

Harvard President Drew Faust (left) and Robert Reischauer, the Corporation’s senior fellow, discuss the changes within the Corporation, including its first expansion since its creation 360 years ago.

Q&A on Harvard’s changing Corporation

Faust, Reischauer explain outcomes of governance review

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DateDecember 6, 2010November 20, 2019

New SEAS institute sponsors ComputeFest in January

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DateDecember 6, 2010March 19, 2019

Asking the unanswered questions

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DateDecember 6, 2010May 21, 2019

From Watergate to WikiLeaks: Nieman conference on secrecy and journalism

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DateDecember 6, 2010March 18, 2019

Dunster/Mather kitchen wins 2009-10 Green Skillet

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DateDecember 6, 2010March 20, 2019

Community building

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DateDecember 6, 2010

The panel, led by Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Kathleen McCartney (far left), included former Bush Education Secretary Margaret Spellings (center) and former Washington, D.C., schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.

Heading for Congress

Incoming legislators attend HKS sessions on the top issues ahead

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DateDecember 3, 2010April 1, 2019

Rhee speaks at Ed School’s Nexus Series

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DateDecember 3, 2010

Dozens of staff, faculty, and students — along with local business owners and President Drew Faust (left) — turned out at Forbes Plaza to kick off Crimson Shops Local, an annual effort by the University and the Harvard Square Business Association to encourage shopping nearby for the holidays. Among the performers, Harvard's LowKeys (right).

Shopping in, and for, the Square

Crimson Shops Local brings businesses to holiday shoppers, including Faust

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DateDecember 3, 2010April 8, 2019

Suzanne Vega (right) is collaborating with director Kay Matschullat ’77 and musician Duncan Sheik (left) on a musical theater piece about Carson McCullers, who died in 1967. The three talked about their work and the collaborative process during a discussion Thursday (Dec. 2) at Harvard’s newest art space Arts @ 29 Garden.

Channeling Carson McCullers

Artist Suzanne Vega crafts show about famed novelist

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DateDecember 3, 2010

Q&A with Tony nominee Gavin Creel at OBERON

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DateDecember 3, 2010

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