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‘Material Design: Informing Architecture by Materiality ‘
Material Design is authored by Thomas Schroepfer, associate professor of architecture at the GSD. Architects, landscape architects, and other designers discuss the state of the art and project emerging trends…
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Dean David T. Ellwood takes ‘Acting in Time’ message to Asia
The vast and varied countries of Asia are key cultural and economic drivers for the 21st century and, as a recent sojourn by Dean David T. Ellwood affirmed, they have…
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When light speed is too slow
Alex Wissner-Gross says the future isn’t coming fast enough. Consider the predictions of the 1950s, he says. Here we are, 10 years past the millennium, and what do we have…
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HEAA’s FREETHINK@HARVARD: The challenge of corporate climate change
FREETHINK@HARVARD, a new series of free interactive global e-learning discussions on relevant topics led by Harvard faculty, will hold its first online event Friday, Nov. 19, beginning at 6 p.m.…
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Radcliffe Institute appoints Alison Franklin director of communications
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has named Alison Franklin director of communications. A 1990 graduate of the College, she brings to the Radcliffe Institute 20 years…
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SEAS students sweep 2010 Collegiate Inventors awards
Graduate students and alumni affiliated with Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have won first, second, and third prizes in the graduate student division of the 2010 Collegiate…
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Undergrads design ‘sweet’ catapults
“I think we need a higher ceiling!” Harvard College senior Colin Saintangelo ’11, his arms outstretched, ran a victory lap around the top floor of the Hemenway Gym as his…
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Prejudice and violence against people with albinism: An international concern
Individuals with albinism face discrimination in societies around the world. Reports of attacks and mutilation occur daily, with thousands of albinos living under threat or at risk. The Harvard Foundation…
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Harvard receives A- on 2011 Sustainability Report Card
Harvard University has been recognized by the Sustainability Endowment Institute as an overall college sustainability leader having received an A- in the organization’s 2011 College Sustainability Report Card. Due to…
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Moving the needle on adolescent literacy: Ed School hosts 6th annual Jeanne Chall Lecture
In secondary schools around the nation, the achievement gap among adolescent readers is wide and growing. Motivation is often low, instructional time is insufficient, and campus environments are rarely conducive…
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Film sparks discussion of children’s lit at Askwith Forum
The value of children’s literature in our society was examined by a panel of experts ― including creators of the new documentary Library of the Early Mind and several prominent…
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Faculty debates “Superman” at Askwith Forum
The Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty members participating in an Askwith Forum panel discussing the controversial documentary Waiting for “Superman” expressed mixed emotions about the film’s emphasis on charter…
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Uniting against domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but chances are you didn’t realize that. That’s because women who have been battered or sexually assaulted are an underserved community; immigrant victims even…
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NASA and Harvard team up to form NASA Tournament Lab (NTL)
Researchers at NASA and Harvard University have established the NASA Tournament Lab (NTL), which will be housed at the Institute of Quantitative Social Science under the leadership of Professor Karim…
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HKS students, Harvard football team host Special Olympics event
As part of the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Public Service Week (Oct. 12-17), HKS’ Student Public Service Collaborative (SPSC) and its Special Needs Caucus joined forces with the Harvard Football…
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Harvard Art Museums announce traveling exhibitions of works by Lyonel Feininger
The Harvard Art Museums present two traveling exhibitions devoted to underexplored aspects of the work of Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956), one of the major figures of European modernism. Lyonel Feininger: Drawings…
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Your Student @ Lamont
Woodcut images of flowers from Harvard-Yenching library, a 1920s-era catcher’s mask (a late-19th century innovation developed at Harvard), and a letter written by John Hancock to his sister – parents…
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International journalism and the global water crisis
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard will host an evening discussion on how news media collaboration and innovative online tools can bridge the foreign…
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Joseph Nye receives honorary doctorate from Japan’s Keio University
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Joseph S. Nye Jr. has received an honorary doctorate from Keio University, the oldest institute of higher education in Japan, in recognition of what the…
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SEAS computer science faculty to teach short courses for execs
Working professionals and executives can now enroll in one- and two-day intensive programs exploring cutting-edge topics in information technology thanks to a collaboration between Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education and…
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Hanspeter Pfister honored with visualization award
Hanspeter Pfister, professor of the practice of computer science and director of visual computing at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), was awarded the 2010 Visualization Technical…
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Sheena Iyengar: Choosy about choosing
Sheena Iyengar is here to tell you that, when it comes to choice, more is not better. Iyengar, the S. T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, is…
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Study calls for Obama to deepen U.S.-India ties
A new report by a study group from the Center for a New American Security is calling for a dramatic and ambitious expansion of ties between the U.S. and India.…
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Africa’s women turn 50!
This year, many African countries are celebrating 50 years of independence from their European colonizers. In celebration of the contributions of African women both during and after the independence struggle,…
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Millennial generation’s enthusiasm waning as election draws near
A new national poll of America’s 18-29 year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds waning enthusiasm for participation in the…
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Harvard Community Garden Hosts First Annual Harvest Festival
Pumpkin carving, face painting, and pressing cider were just a few of the activities enjoyed at the first annual Harvest Fest held Oct. 16 in the Harvard Community Garden. The…
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Iraqi rowers compete with Harvard military veterans
Although the United States is winding down its military operations in Iraq, it is ramping up its bilateral engagement in less dangerous and more convivial pursuits. One example was on…
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Rappaport Institute marks 10th anniversary
In 2002, after her first year as a master in public policy student at Harvard Kennedy School, Amy Dain, HKS ‘03, spent the summer as a Rappaport Policy Fellow in…
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Harvard receives sustainability award for PBHA weatherization
On Oct. 11, Harvard University received a 2010 Campus and Student Sustainability Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in the “Best Campus Case…
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Federico Capasso wins 2010 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics
Federico Capasso, Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering, has won the 2010 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics. He will…