Tag: 375th anniversary

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    Breakthrough

    In science and medicine and across the humanities, Harvard has a legacy of transformative intellectual breakthroughs.

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    Rethinking the Classics

    David F. Elmer Assistant Professor of the Classics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    Surgical Anesthesia

    Allan M. Brandt Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor of the History of Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    Designated Drivers

    Barry R. Bloom Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health

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    First Programmable Computer

    Michael D. Smith Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences John H. Finley Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, SEAS

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    Case Method

    Todd Rakoff Byrne Professor of Administrative Law, Harvard Law School

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    Sports Helmets, Catcher’s Mask

    Thomas J. Gill IV Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School Chief, MGH Sports Medicine Service

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    The Power of Theater

    Diane Paulus Artistic Director, American Repertory Theater Professor of the Practice of Theater, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    Reinforcement Theory

    Mahzarin R. Banaji Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    The Invention of GIS

    Charles Waldheim Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture John E. Irving Professor of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Design

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    Multiple Intelligences

    Tina Grotzer Associate Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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    The Cognitive Revolution

    Steven Pinker Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Harvard College Professor

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    Leading Business Education

    Nitin Nohria Dean, Harvard Business School Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration

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    Literary Luminaries

    James R. Russell Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    Organ Transplant

    Nicholas L. Tilney Francis D. Moore Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

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    Revolutionizing Egyptology

    Peter Der Manuelian Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    How to build a party

    Preparations are under way for Harvard’s 375th celebration in Tercentenary Theatre on Friday. Wondering how to plan a party for 5,000 of your closest friends? Find out what you’ll need.

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    Harvard’s Birthday Cake

    Harvard University is celebrating its 375th birthday this year, and we needed a REALLY big cake. Joanne Chang (’91), the owner of Flour Bakery, obliged.

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    Voices from the trees

    To celebrate the University’s 375th anniversary, excerpts of famous speeches will play on loop from trees in Harvard Yard.

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    History in the baking

    In a question-and-answer session, Harvard alumna and chef Joanne Chang recounts the challenge of creating a giant dessert for Harvard’s 375th anniversary celebration.

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    ‘Nixon in China’ and at Harvard

    Harvard President Drew Faust will host a panel discussion Nov. 15 with the alumni behind the groundbreaking opera “Nixon in China” as part of Harvard’s 375th anniversary celebration.

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    Wynton Marsalis returns to Harvard

    Harvard University announced today that Wynton Marsalis will continue his two-year lecture series with an appearance at Sanders Theatre on Sept. 15.

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    A party starts 375th celebrations

    Entertainment, food, festivities highlight October gathering.

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    Banner year ahead

    Harvard gears up to celebrate an event-filled 375th anniversary, embracing what President Faust calls a “tradition of imaginative change.”

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    Harvard’s Mobile Yard Tour app

    Harvard University is commemorating its 375th anniversary this year with a special gift — a mobile tour of Harvard Yard for visitors, neighbors, and members of the Harvard community.

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    They dig the past

    Harvard Summer School students broke ground June 29 for the biennial archaeology class investigating the long history of Harvard Yard. Students will resume the search for traces of the Harvard Indian College, where the College’s first Indian students lived and studied.

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    Honor for Native American

    Harvard University plans to honor Joel Iacoomes, one of the first Native Americans ever to attend the College, with a special posthumous degree at its 2011 Commencement exercises on May 26. Iacoomes died shortly before Commencement in 1665.

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    Harvard announces plans to mark 375th anniversary

    Harvard University, the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning, will mark its 375th anniversary with a yearlong celebration highlighting its rich history and its dedication to teaching, learning, innovation, and research.

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