Year: 2010

  • Campus & Community

    It’s title No. 13

    Harvard women’s hockey team wins its 13th Beanpot title, 1-0, over the Northeastern Huskies.

    2–3 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Drinking Milk While Pregnant May Lower Kids’ MS Risk

    Children born to mothers who drink lots of milk and have a high dietary intake of vitamin D during pregnancy have a much lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, researchers say…

    1–2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    HLS creates public service fund

    Harvard Law School today (Feb. 9) announced the creation of the Public Service Venture Fund, which will start by awarding $1 million in grants every year to help graduating students pursue careers in public service.

    3–4 minutes
  • Health

    Memories are made of this

    In a lecture, neuroscientist Eric Kandel ’52 said that researchers have learned that short-term memory, the ability to recall things for minutes or hours, is fundamentally different from long-term memory, which holds information for weeks, months, even a lifetime.

    2–4 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    ‘Frame by Frame’

    An exhibit called “Frame by Frame” tells the story of animation’s pioneers at Harvard and reveals the present state of an art that encourages both dreaming and exposition.

    5–7 minutes
  • Health

    Report from Haiti

    Nearly a month after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, paramedic Anthony Croese looked into the crowd outside a destroyed orphanage near Port-au-Prince and spotted an emaciated baby cradled in his father’s arms.

    4–5 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Crimson unable to fight off Huskies

    The Harvard Crimson men’s hockey team faced Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation game on Feb. 9, but couldn’t avoid the Huskies’ bite, losing 4-1.

    1–2 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Harvard doctors in the field in Haiti

    In the mountains east of the Haitian capital, a field hospital established by two Harvard Medical School doctors is treating hundreds of victims of the Haitian earthquake. The field hospital in Fond Parisien, near the border with the Dominican Republic, is part of a broader emergency effort in Haiti by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, building…

    1–2 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Paul Farmer, Haiti’s One-Man Health Organization

    Farmer, a Harvard-educated medical doctor, operates a clinic in rural Haiti…

    1–2 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    Havana, then and now

    A new exhibit at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies pairs historic postcards with visions of current Havana.

    3–5 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    David Souter to speak at 359th Commencement

    David H. Souter, a native New Englander and Harvard alumnus who served nearly two decades on the U.S. Supreme Court before stepping down in 2009, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 359th Commencement.

    2–4 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Two landmark events

    In recognition of his exceptional commitment to fostering broad appreciation for classical music, Boston Landmarks Orchestra conductor Charles Ansbacher was presented with the centennial medallion by Harvard Extension School Dean Michael Shinagel.

    1–2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hospital rises in the grass

    Sandwiched between mountains and a large lake, a field hospital has sprung up amid the thorny trees and dried grass at Fond Parisien, near the border with the Dominican Republic. The site has become an oasis of medical care and hope in this still-reeling nation, where many thousands died and many more have been injured.

    4–6 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Rating the ratings system

    Revised FAS student course evaluation system draws strong 96 percent participation.

    2–3 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Bringing sexy back to Harvard

    Looking dapper under the bright lights of New College Theatre, Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year Justin Timberlake took his roast like a man, like only a sexy man can: In pink heels and a platinum blonde wig.

    2–4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    In the clutches of the Taliban

    New York Times reporter David Rohde discusses the seven months he was held captive by the Taliban on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan.

    3–5 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Global warnings

    Harvard Kennedy School panelists say that the slippage in mainstream media outlets means more voices argue about environmental issues, prompting the public to have difficulty sorting out the cacophony and even to doubt global warming.

    4–6 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    National Institute on Aging funds two new “Roybal Center” programs at Harvard

    Harvard Medical School professor Nicholas Christakis, whose work focuses on social networks, and economics professor David Laibson, who examines how and why people make the decisions they do regarding savings…

    2–3 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Art for students’ sake

    With an assist from the Graduate School of Design, student art exhibit brightens Mass Hall corridor.

    3–5 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making

    The Harvard Business School’s Marco Iansiti teams up with Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky to disclose collaborative knowhow on strategizing and mobilizing large-scale operational projects, using 2009’s unleashing of Windows 7 as a prime example.

    1–2 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    The Trauma Myth: The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children — And Its Aftermath

    Susan Clancy controversially bucks the norm with new research on child sexual abuse, which suggests that well-meaning professionals’ assumptions about abuse are wrong, and can actually do more harm than good.

    1–2 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    New Heroes in Antiquity: From Achilles to Antinoos

    Those marvelous ancient Greeks. Thousands of years later, Christopher P. Jones uncorks even more of their allure, probing how mortals became demigods, and why these ancient heroes and heroines were idolized after death.

    1–2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Listen to the people

    Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says the public has turned on both political parties in the last three years, in each case because it thought it was being ignored. When politicians do that, he said, they will suffer the consequences.

    2–3 minutes
  • Arts & Culture

    Red hot for bluegrass

    Harvard hosts one-day symposium on bluegrass music, past and present on Saturday (Feb. 6).

    2–3 minutes
  • Health

    A molecule that destroys normal metabolism is found

    Overeating in mice triggers a molecule once considered to be only involved in detecting and fighting viruses to also destroy normal metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and setting the stage…

    2–4 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    FAS continues greening its scene

    With a sweeping program in place to reduce energy use, FAS is making major inroads in savings, both in power and money.

    3–4 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    The Cynthia Wight Rossano Endowed Prize Fund

    A new endowed prize fund, established by Daniel Pierce ’56, has been named in honor of Cynthia Wight Rossano for her services to Harvard University and to commemorate Harvard’s history.

    1–2 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Not afraid to switch focus

    IT technician Jeff Mayes tries and masters new fields, from computers to photography.

    2–3 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    HRES establishes 2010-11 rents for Harvard University Housing

    In accordance with the University’s fair market rent policy, Harvard Real Estate Services has announced the proposed rent for Harvard University Housing for 2010-11.

    5–7 minutes