Tag: Barbara J. Grosz

  • Nation & World

    Embedded EthiCS wins $150,000 grant

    A joint program of the computer science and philosophy departments, Embedded EthiCS has won a $150,000 grant as part of the Responsible Computer Science Challenge sponsored by Omidyar Network, Mozilla, Schmidt Futures, and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.

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    Barbara Grosz (from left), Jeff Behrend, and Allison Simmons
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    Transforming from within

    Ela Bhatt, a lead women’s organizer in India, spoke about social change and personal transformation on Radcliffe Day.

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    Strong voices

    The Radcliffe Institute on May 27 will honor Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association of India, with the Radcliffe Institute Medal. Bhatt’s organization has improved the self-sufficiency of more than a million women.

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    It was a very good year

    With its 360th Commencement, another chapter in Harvard’s history draws to a close, as marked by highlights from this year. Reinstallation of ROTC, ongoing innovation in science and humanities, and Wynton Marsalis at Harvard top off some of the year’s historical benchmarks.

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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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    An interim dean for Radcliffe

    President Drew Faust names Lizabeth Cohen as interim dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The current dean, Barbara J. Grosz, will step down at the end of this academic year.

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    Grosz leaving Radcliffe deanship

    Barbara J. Grosz, dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will step down at the end of this academic year. She will spend next year at Stanford University before returning to the Harvard faculty.

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  • Nation & World

    The need for men to back women

    A two-day conference on gender examined various dimensions to empowering the lives of women in developing nations.

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    Karen Putnam named Radcliffe’s associate dean for advancement

    Karen Putnam has been appointed associate dean for advancement at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Putnam’s position became effective on Sept. 15.

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    Wanted: Big thinkers

    Feminist icon Gloria Steinem accepts this year’s Radcliffe Institute Medal, bringing with her a sense of history, humor, and hope.

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    Steinem to receive Radcliffe Medal

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced that Gloria Steinem, a pioneering feminist, award-winning journalist, and best-selling author, will be awarded the 2010 Radcliffe Institute Medal at the Radcliffe Day luncheon on May 28.

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    Radcliffe names 48 new fellows

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has announced the 48 women and men selected to be Radcliffe Institute fellows in 2010–11.

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    Radcliffe Institute awards Captain Jonathan Fay Prize to Diana C. Wise

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has awarded its 2010 Captain Jonathan Fay Prize to Diana C. Wise, a Harvard senior concentrating in history and literature.

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    Mathematician Sophie Morel:

    Sophie Morel turned 30 on December 16 of last year, the day after she was appointed a professor of mathematics in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a Radcliffe Alumnae Professor…

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    Around the Schools: Radcliffe Institute

    Radcliffe Magazine, the signature publication of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and successor to the Radcliffe Quarterly, debuted in late February

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    Mathematician gains dual appointments

    Sophie Morel, a young mathematician whose research involves algebraic geometry, representation theory, and number theory, is named professor of mathematics in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). She also is named to the Radcliffe Alumnae Professorship.

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    Radcliffe redux, at 10

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study launched a yearlong celebration of its first decade with an interdisciplinary symposium, “Crossing Boundaries.”

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    Risking unknown roads

    Barbara J. Grosz, dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, marks an anniversary moment at Morning Prayers.

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    Radcliffe’s Fay Prize awarded to Norman Yao for pioneering research

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has named Harvard math and physics concentrator Norman Yao ’09 the winner of its 2009 Captain Jonathan Fay Prize. Yao was selected for the quality and potential impact of his senior thesis, which describes a breakthrough scientific technique he developed to measure the properties of neurofilaments,…

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    Computer science pioneer Barbara J. Grosz awarded Allen Newell Award

    Barbara J. Grosz, Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University,…

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    Barbara Grosz named dean of Radcliffe Institute

    Barbara J. Grosz, Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences in Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been appointed the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, President Drew Faust announced today.

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    Intensive workshops pulse through Radcliffe

    Almost everyone knows about the Radcliffe Fellows. These scholars, artists, writers, and scientists — 45 to 50 a year — spend two semesters of intellectual exploration at Harvard University, sponsored by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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    Barbara J. Grosz named interim dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

    Barbara J. Grosz, Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and dean of science at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will serve as interim dean of Radcliffe, effective July 1, 2007, President-elect Drew G. Faust announced today (May 11).

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    Radcliffe conference looks at biological systems

    With the rapid advance of technology opening new frontiers of knowledge, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study looked at the increasingly detailed understanding of biological systems last week (May 6)…

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