Tag: Allston

  • Nation & World

    13 Allston-Brighton nonprofits to receive grants

    Thirteen local nonprofits were selected to receive Harvard Allston Partnership Fund grants totaling $100,000 to support programs in the Allston-Brighton community.

    4 minutes
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    Using podcasts to capture stories

    Gardner Pilot Academy sixth-graders were given the opportunity to tell their stories at PRX’s Podcast Garage, which partners with Harvard University to promote a dynamic, creative community known as the Zone 3 initiative.

    6 minutes
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    Honan 5K paves way to support local programs

    The Brian J. Honan 5K Run/Walk gathered more than 1,300 people together to raise money for local charities and educational programs on Sept. 25.

    4 minutes
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    For Faust, new year brings fresh challenges

    In a question-and-answer session at the start of the new academic year, Harvard President Drew Faust discussed single-gender social organizations, endowment issues, the importance of increasing diversity and safeguarding the humanities, and how she spends her downtime.

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    Harvard President Drew Faust
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    Youngsters find learning never slows down at the Ed Portal

    As part of the first-ever Summer Explorations program at the Harvard Ed Portal, students enriched their learning experience. The program helps halt summer learning loss, which many experts say is a key step in closing the achievement gap.

    4 minutes
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    A sun-bright future in Allston

    With its development plans approved by the city of Boston, Harvard is moving ahead on its plans to create state-of-the-art facilities for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and other centers of innovation.

    5 minutes
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    Spiders to the rescue

    During an instructive session at the Harvard Ed Portal, elementary school students learned the benefits of helpful spiders.

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    Trash becomes treasure, becomes art

    Allston artist Konstantin Simun’s sculptures are inspired by his environment. His work is on display at the Harvard Ed Portal’s Crossings Gallery.

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    Changing your body, from the top down

    A Harvard Launch Lab startup headed by a Harvard Business School grad is focusing on the “battle between the ears” to transform people’s bodies, opening another front in the battle against obesity.

    6 minutes
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    Final OK for Science and Engineering Complex in Allston

    Harvard University has received unanimous final approval from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) for its planned Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Allston.

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    Envisioning Allston’s enterprise research campus

    Harvard has named Steven D. Fessler to lead the real estate development of the Allston enterprise research campus.

    4 minutes
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    Rollout of Science and Engineering Complex

    Harvard has filed its Institutional Master Plan Notification Form with the Boston Redevelopment Authority for the Science and Engineering Complex in Allston.

    4 minutes
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    Football, food, and friends

    Guests from Allston-Brighton and Cambridge attended a Harvard football game and festivities as part of Community Football Day.

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    In annual report, a slight surplus

    A slight surplus atop a strengthening financial foundation marked the 2015 fiscal year, according to Harvard financial leaders, who spoke with the Gazette as the University released its annual financial report.

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    Q&A with Harvard President Drew Faust

    Harvard President Drew Faust sat down with The Gazette recently to discuss the University landscape for the coming academic year, including Harvard’s priorities for 2015-16 as well as some of the challenges ahead.

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    Drew Faust
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    It’s all about that bass

    Local students learn how the body talks to the brain — by making bugs dance — at the Harvard Ed Portal.

    4 minutes
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    Buoyant welcome for Ed Portal reboot

    The reimagined Harvard Ed Portal, a 12,000-square-foot space devoted to teaching and innovation, opened its doors Feb. 21 at Western Avenue and North Harvard Street in Allston.

    5 minutes
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    ‘Lede’ing by example

    This past fall, more than a dozen Boston sixth- and seventh-graders got a taste of life as journalists. Participating in a program called Project Lede, the students learned just how much hard work goes into creating and publishing a newspaper, thanks to Project Lede founders who hail from Harvard and the University of Delaware.

    5 minutes
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    Departing SEAS Dean Murray reflects

    A Q&A with Cherry A. Murray, who will depart Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the end of December.

    9 minutes
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    Going forward, a look back

    The Harvard Campaign, milestones in the arts, and scientific breakthroughs marked 2013-14 at Harvard.

    20 minutes
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    Final touches

    The Office for the Arts’ 15,010-square-foot ceramics studio was dedicated on Wednesday, with Harvard President Drew Faust addressing a large crowd at the Allston facility.

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    A new community, a new era

    Harvard President Drew Faust, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barry’s Corner project in Allston, thanked Boston Mayor Tom Menino for being a “powerful and persistent voice of support” for the city.

    3 minutes
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    The games off the field

    Harvard welcomed 700 of its neighbors from Allston, Brighton, and Cambridge to the annual community football program on Saturday.

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    BRA approves Allston development plan

    The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) on Oct. 17 unanimously approved Harvard’s 10-year development plan in Allston, giving the initial green light to seven new building projects and two major renovations.

    8 minutes
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    Seasoned with salsa

    This month, the Harvard Allston Education Portal has been offering dance lessons from Marco Perez-Moreno, a Harvard alumnus and professional ballroom dancer.

    4 minutes
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    Honan Race gains ground

    Almost 700 Harvard-affiliated athletes sponsored by Harvard Public Affairs & Communications and the Harvard Business School were among the 1,800 runners in the annual Brian J. Honan 5K Road Race on Sunday. The race benefits the Brian J. Honan Charitable Fund.

    4 minutes
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    The shape of things to come

    The Office for the Arts’ Ceramics Program, one of Harvard’s longest and most celebrated, moved this month from its home of 26 years at 219 Western Ave. in Allston just a few blocks down to 224.

    2 minutes
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    Opening a portal to summer

    The Harvard Allston Education Portal has a summer mentoring program that pairs Harvard undergraduates with schoolchildren from Boston’s Allston-Brighton neighborhood to help find new ways to engage the youngsters in math, science, and writing.

    3 minutes
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    A beacon of community

    Harvard, Boston, and community and federal officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Allston for the new Charlesview Apartments at Brighton Mills, an unusual partnership that proved an exercise in teamwork.

    4 minutes
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    One Harvard

    One Harvard is a message to a University of many parts: Get up off your tub. Exit your silo. Share what you know. And it’s happening.

    22 minutes