Featured series 
Year: 2011
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Nation & World
National Academy of Engineering elects Narayanamurti
Venkatesh (Venky) Narayanamurti, Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been elected as a foreign secretary of the National Academy of Engineering.
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Prostate Cancer Risk May Be Reduced by Drinking Coffee, Harvard Study Says
Drinking coffee, regular or decaffeinated, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.
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Coffee tied to lower prostate cancer risk
Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers.
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APS elects four from Harvard
The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, recently elected four new members from Harvard into this year’s class of scholars.
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Kavanagh receives grant for HIV research
Daniel G. Kavanagh, a member of the faculty at the Ragon Institute, is one of the winners of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative.
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Memorial Church search committee
President Drew Faust has announced the appointment of a search advisory committee for the next minister of the Memorial Church.
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Student essays honored
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures recently awarded three V.M. Setchkarev Memorial Prizes of $500 each at its spring reception in May.
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Gardner wins accolade for research
Howard Gardner has been bestowed with the 2011 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences.
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Using medical technology wisely
A former White House official says health care technologies are ready to serve medicine, but the challenge will be ensuring that such innovations do not deepen existing disparities in care.
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Journalism society awards Harvard Crimson
The Society of Professional Journalists named The Harvard Crimson the national winner in the editorial writing category as part of its Mark of Excellence competition.
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BSC presents Barrett Award to senior
David Gootenberg ’11 was presented with the Joseph L. Barrett Award at a special ceremony May 2.
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Farmers markets to return in June
The popular Harvard Farmers’ Market will return to campus on June 14.
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Parenting in context
In her Fellows’ Presentation, Nancy E. Hill, the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute, discussed her research into socialization and cultural development in relation to parents’ interaction with children and how this interaction varies across geography, income levels, and ethnicity.
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Arne Duncan named chief marshal
The Harvard Alumni Association announced that Arne Duncan ’86 has been elected by his classmates to be this year’s chief marshal for Commencement.
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New app connects alums
Harvard and Radcliffe College alumni/ae returning to campus for this spring’s reunions will be able to connect in more ways than ever, thanks to the new Harvard/Radcliffe Reunion app for smartphones.
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The battle of the butts
Gregory Connolly and the HSPH Center for Global Tobacco Control conduct research around the world to illuminate ongoing health problems caused by tobacco.
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A look inside: Dunster House
Of Dunster House’s three major yearly events, those being its “Messiah” sing, the Dunster House opera, and the spring goat roast, it is the tradition of the roast that sets it apart from the other Houses.
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Rescuing ancient languages
Harvard Linguistics Professor Maria Polinsky and her lab team work to understand and preserve ancient Mayan tongues, with the help of native speakers.
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Making the ‘ride’ choice
Two start-up companies have partnered with Harvard’s CommuterChoice Program to make auto use — for long trips, quick jaunts, or daily commutes — easier.
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Reinhold Brinkmann
Reinhold Brinkmann, a distinguished scholar whose writings on music of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made an indelible mark on musicology in Germany and the United States, taught in the Department of Music at Harvard University from 1985 until his retirement in 2003, serving, after 1990, as James Edward Ditson Professor of Music and, from…
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Radcliffe welcomes 2011-12 fellows
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has selected 51 fellows for the 2011-12 year.
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Truth, beauty, goodness
In his latest book, prolific Professor Howard Gardner insists that the enduring values of truth, beauty, and goodness remain humanity’s bedrock.
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Barrington Moore Jr.
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 3, 2011, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Barrington Moore, Jr., retired Senior Research Fellow in the Russian Research Center and Senior Lecturer on Sociology, was placed upon the records. Moore was a leader in comparative historical sociology and…
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Hail fellows, well met
The Harvard College Fellowship Program has proven to be a boon to students, academic departments across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the fellows themselves, many of whom have gone on to land tenure-track faculty positions in a tough job market.
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Committing to customer services
The new Campus Service Center has merged Harvard University Housing, ID Card services, and the Parking Office in one convenient Holyoke Center location.
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Tocqueville’s Discovery of America
Ernest Bernbaum Research Professor on Literature Leo Damrosch retraces the nine-month journey through America by historian Alexis de Tocqueville, author of “Democracy in America,” who cannily predicted the growing social unrest toward slavery in America.
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Old specimens, fresh answers
A project details changing levels of mercury in endangered albatrosses and highlights the importance of museum specimens in understanding past conditions.
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HAA announces Harvard Medalists
The Harvard Alumni Association will award the Harvard Medal to Albert Carnesale ’78 (hon.), Frances Fergusson ’66, Ph.D. ’73, and Peter Malkin ’55, J.D. ’58, on May 26.
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Andrew Johnson
Professor of Law Annette Gordon-Reed tackles one of the worst presidents in American history, claiming that his own racism was to blame for his shoddy performance during the Reconstruction era.
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The Aging Intellect
In this important book, Douglas H. Powell, a clinical instructor in psychology, discusses lifestyle habits and attitudes linked to cognitive aging, and provides evidence-based strategies to minimize mental decline.