Tag: Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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    Study of lizards shows trade as a force in biodiversity

    New research shows that trade is one of the major drivers of biodiversity among lizard species in the Caribbean islands.

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    First named deanship announced

    In recognition of the long, sustained support of Paul B. Edgerley, M.B.A. ’83, and Sandra Matejic Edgerley ’84, M.B.A. ’89, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences deanship will be named in honor of the Edgerley family. This is the first of Harvard’s deanships to be named.

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    All goes swimmingly

    Using simple hydrodynamics, a team of Harvard researchers was able to show that a handful of principles govern how virtually every animal — from the tiniest fish to birds to the largest whales — propel themselves through the water.

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    McKinlock Hall, rejuvenated

    Leverett House’s McKinlock Hall re-opened to students at the beginning of the academic year after 15 months of reconstruction. McKinlock is the second completed project in the House renewal initiative, which is one of the largest and most ambitious capital improvement campaigns in Harvard College history and a major campaign priority.

  • Science & Tech

    Magnetic attraction

    Harvard scientists have developed a system for using magnetic levitation technology to manipulate nonmagnetic materials, potentially enabling manufacturing with materials that are too fragile for traditional methods.

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    From chance meeting, a chance to save lives

    Harvard scientists have developed a new test for sickle cell disease that provides results in just 12 minutes and costs as little as 50 cents — far faster and cheaper than other tests.

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    Freshmen urged forward

    The Class of 2018 gathered at Freshman Convocation to hear from University leaders on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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    FAS seeks community input

    The Gazette recently sat down with Professor Alison Johnson to discuss her committee, which is charged with examining issues of sexual misconduct and other forms of gender discrimination for Harvard College and the rest of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

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    When cooperation counts

    A new study conducted by Harvard scientists shows that in deer mice, a species known to be highly promiscuous, sperm clump together to swim in a more linear fashion, increasing their chances of fertilization.

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    Fighting unfairness

    A new study by Harvard scientists suggests that, from a young age, children are biased in favor of their own social groups when they intervene in what they believe are unfair situations. But as they get older, they can learn to become more impartial.

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    Adam Cohen receives 2014 Blavatnik Award

    Adam Cohen, professor of chemistry and chemical biology and of physics, has been named one of three winners of the 2014 Blavatnik National Awards, which honor young scientists and engineers who have demonstrated important insights in their respective fields and who show exceptional promise going forward.

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    Dual appointment for O’Neil Outar

    Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith and Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Tamara Elliott Rogers have announced O’Neil A.S. Outar will become the new senior associate dean and director of development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) effective Sept. 8.

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    Viewing how neurons work

    A new technique for observing neural activity will allow scientists to stimulate neurons and observe their firing pattern in real time. Tracing those neural pathways can help researchers answer questions about how neural signals propagate, and could one day allow doctors to design individualized treatments for a host of disorders.

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    Sizing up bacteria

    A new theoretical framework outlined by a Harvard scientist could help solve the mystery of how bacterial cells coordinate processes that are critical to cellular division, such as DNA replication, and how bacteria know when to divide.

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    A dream, ‘quietly imagined,’ come true

    Rakesh Khurana became dean of Harvard College on July 1. On his first official day on the job, he reflected on the College’s power to transform undergraduates, and as a result to change society for the better.

  • Science & Tech

    Harvesting energy from devices

    Heat is a byproduct of nearly all electronic devices, yet most of it goes wasted. In an effort to recapture some of that energy and transform it into electricity, a team of Harvard and University of Sannio researchers have developed computer simulations to control the flow of heat and electrical current independently.

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    5 named Harvard College Professors

    Their scholarly interests range from the design of programming languages to health economics to the molecular changes that influence evolutionary fitness. One thing the five faculty members who were awarded Harvard College Professorships in recent weeks have in common is a gift for instilling passion for education in their students.

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    Delving into dark matter

    Harvard physicists have suggested that a disk of dark matter may lie along the center line of the galaxy.

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    Robert Richardson Bowie

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 1, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the Robert Richardson Bowie, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Bowie, who founded the Center for International Affairs, combined distinguished academic achievement with professional service at…

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    Bernard MacGregor Walker Knox

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 1, 2013, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Bernard M. W. Knox, Professor of Greek, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Knox was the founding director of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C.

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    Nathan Keyfitz

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 4, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Nathan Keyfitz, Andelot Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and of Demography at the Harvard School of Public Health, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Considered the…

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    James Thompson

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on November 5, 2013, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late James Burleigh Thompson, Jr., Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Thompson predicted the possible existence of several hypothetical silicate minerals that were subsequently found in…

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    Wallace MacCaffrey

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 1, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the Wallace Trevethic MacCaffrey, Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor MacCaffrey, a definitive authority on the reign of Queen Elizabeth, was awarded the American Historical Society’s…

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    Serafín Moralejo

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 3, 2013, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Serafín Moralejo Álvarez, Fernando Zóbel de Ayala Professor of Fine Arts, was placed upon the records. Professor Moralejo, a distinguished scholar of medieval art, devoted the greater part of his energies…

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    John Peter Huchra

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 1, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late John Peter Huchra, Robert O. and Holly Thomis Doyle Professor of Cosmology, was placed upon the records.

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    Daniel Bell

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 1, 2013, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Daniel Bell, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Bell was a sociologist whose analysis of the end of ideology, post-industrial society, and the…

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    David Saul Landes

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 6, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the David Saul Landes, Coolidge Professor of History and Professor of Economics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Landes, among the finest economic historians of his age, tackled the important question of…

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    James Newton Butler

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 1, 2013, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late James Newton Butler, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Chemistry, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Butler was acclaimed for his research on ionic equilibrium and pelagic tar in the North…

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    Nadav Safran

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 6, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the Nadav Safran, Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies,Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Safran was a wide-ranging scholar of the politics of the Middle East with a deep sensitivity…

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    Abramson Award to Spirling, Combes

    Arthur Spirling, the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences in the Government Department, and Stacey Combes, associate professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, are this year’s winners of the Roslyn Abramson Award.