Tag: Campus
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Memorial service scheduled for James Stemble Duesenberry April 8
A service in memory of James Stemble Duesenberry, the William Joseph Maier Professor of Money and Banking Emeritus, will take place at the Memorial Church on April 8 at 2 p.m. A reception will follow at Loeb House at 17 Quincy St.
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Former director of computer services, Lewis Law dies, at 77
Lewis (Lew) Law, 77, former director of computer services for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), died in Belmont on Feb. 14 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for many years.
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Faculty Council meeting held on March 10
At its tenth meeting of the year (March 10), the Faculty Council discussed final exams and study abroad transcripts with Jay Harris, the Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies and dean of undergraduate education. The council was also briefed about Harvard’s digital dissemination efforts.
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János Kornai Leontief Medal for economics contributions
Former economics professor János Kornai was awarded the Leontief Medal, given annually to several Russian economists and one international economist for contributions to the field of economics.
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Lowell House Opera
For almost three-quarters of a century, the Lowell House Opera has given the Harvard community, and the community at large, something to sing about.
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The HGLC announces fellowship for summer 2010
The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus (HGLC) is encouraging all current full-time students at Harvard to apply to the HGLC Public Service Fellowship, made possible with support from The Open Gate Foundation.
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Two Harvard College seniors named Churchill Scholars
The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States has awarded two Harvard College seniors Zhou Fan and Yi Sun Churchill Scholarships for 2010-11.
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Setting up House
New Winthrop House masters, the first African Americans in those roles at Harvard, juggle duties as teachers, researchers, student mentors, and parents of a new baby.
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Michael Rabin to share in $1M prize
Michael O. Rabin of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has been named a 2010 Dan David Prize laureate.
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation taps seven from Harvard
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded seven Harvard faculty members Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships.
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation taps seven from Harvard
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded seven Harvard faculty members Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships.
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An education that works on two levels
Harvard Kennedy School student Nizar Farsakh talks about what makes the School work, citing its two-pronged approach involving faculty with real-world experience and students with varied backgrounds, all with a willingness to entertain other points of view.
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Nieman Foundation awards Worth Bingham Prize to Raquel Rutledge
Raquel Rutledge, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has been chosen as winner of the Nieman Foundation’s Worth Bingham Prize, awarded annually to honor investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served.
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E.O. Wilson awarded highest external honor by U.Va.
E.O. Wilson, the Pellegrino University Professor Emeritus at Harvard, has been awarded the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture, the highest external honor given by the University of Virginia.
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Around the Schools: Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is losing a faculty member to the federal government, even as it regains one.
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Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography named
The Peabody Museum has named Stephen Dupont, a prize-winning Australian photographer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair magazine, Time magazine, and Rolling Stone, the 2010 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography.
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Around the Schools: Faculty of Arts & Sciences
“Harvard Shorts” is not stock market lingo, nor abbreviated pants for wearing on a treadmill. It’s a new University-wide digital movie contest, sponsored by the Division of Humanities.
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Celebrating a green campus
The Green Carpet awards ceremony will premier this spring honoring Harvard faculty, students, and staff who have made significant contributions to greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability at Harvard. Submission deadline is April 15.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. honored with NAACP Image Award
Henry Louis Gates Jr. received the 41st NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work (nonfiction) for his book “In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past.”
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Jean at Harvard, with honors
Musician and producer Wyclef Jean was honored as the Harvard Foundation’s Artist of the Year at Sanders Theatre.
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Faculty Council meeting held Feb. 24
At its ninth meeting of the year on Feb. 24, the Faculty Council discussed course planning and spoke with President Drew Faust.
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Finance expert Gordon Donaldson dies at 87
Gordon Donaldson, an influential Harvard Business School (HBS) professor, mentor, researcher, and administrator from 1955 to 1993, died on Feb. 12 in Parkland, Fla., at the age of 87.
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Surrendering their secrets
Ann Pearson, professor of biogeochemistry, uses chemistry to understand ancient biology.
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Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 10, 2009, the minute honoring the life and service of the late Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls, Wales Professor of Sanskrit Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Ingalls had an enormous influence on the development of Sanskrit studies in North America.
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Amanda Claybaugh named professor of English
Amanda Claybaugh, an expert on 19th century novels and on reformist writings from the United States and abroad, has been named professor of English at Harvard, effective July 1.
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Haitian-American artist honored
Harvard Foundation names Wyclef Jean Artist of the Year. To be honored during Cultural Rhythms Saturday (Feb. 27) at Sanders Theatre.
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Admissions process
The tradition of careful, individual review of applications to Harvard College goes back to its earliest days. Each application receives as many as four readings prior to selection meetings.
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Henry Ehrenreich
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 15, 2009, the minute honoring the life and service of the late Henry Ehrenreich, Clowes Professor of Science Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Ehrenreich was a prominent contributor to the science and the economics of alternative energy sources, especially solar and wind.